Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation
eBook - PDF

Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation

  1. 960 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation

Book details
Table of contents
Citations

About This Book

Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation contains the Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation (SEMC 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, 2-4 September 2013). Over 420 papers are featured. Many topics are covered, but the contributions may be seen to fall

Frequently asked questions

Simply head over to the account section in settings and click on “Cancel Subscription” - it’s as simple as that. After you cancel, your membership will stay active for the remainder of the time you’ve paid for. Learn more here.
At the moment all of our mobile-responsive ePub books are available to download via the app. Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Learn more here.
Both plans give you full access to the library and all of Perlego’s features. The only differences are the price and subscription period: With the annual plan you’ll save around 30% compared to 12 months on the monthly plan.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes, you can access Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation by Alphose Zingoni in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Physical Sciences & Mechanics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9781315850788
Edition
1
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Mechanics

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Committees
  5. Part 1: Keynote lectures
  6. Chapter 1: Insights and advances in the analysis of structures
  7. Chapter 2: Recent studies on long-span bridges: Vibration control, seismic retrofit and monitoring in Japan
  8. Chapter 3: Local-distortional interaction in cold-formed steel columns: Non-linear behaviour, ultimate strength and DSM design
  9. Chapter 4: Simulation of multi-physical processes in solar updraft power generation
  10. Chapter 5: Mechanics of interfaces and evolving discontinuities
  11. Chapter 6: Recent controversies and new challenges in structural topology optimization
  12. Part 2: Dynamic response, vibration analysis, vibration control
  13. Chapter 7: General conditions for instantaneous system inversion in structural dynamics
  14. Chapter 8: Determination of aerodynamic damping of twin cables in wet conditions through passive-dynamic wind tunnel tests
  15. Chapter 9: Frequency domain stochastic response of structural systems with uncertain parameters: Closed-form sensitivity
  16. Chapter 10: Semi-active control of structural systems with uncertainties using an unscented Kalman filter
  17. Chapter 11: Guided waves for stress identification
  18. Chapter 12: Unscented Kalman Filter for the identification of passive control devices
  19. Chapter 13: Vibration elimination analysis of simply-supported bridge under moving loads based on Laplace-Carson integral transfor
  20. Chapter 14: Dynamic identification of Palazzo Marchesale in S. Giuliano di Puglia
  21. Chapter 15: A suspended mass damper for torsional and translational vibration control
  22. Chapter 16: Status quo and critical review of PPV safe limits for subsurface construction blasting close to low-rise buildings
  23. Chapter 17: Dynamic response of rigid pavement under moving traffic load with variable velocity
  24. Chapter 18: Assessment of bridge behavior due to the passage of high speed trains
  25. Chapter 19: Dynamic response of airport building structure due to construction machinery effects
  26. Part 3: Vibration serviceability, human-induced vibrations, human-structure interaction
  27. Chapter 20: Data-driven model of random lateral pedestrian excitation
  28. Chapter 21: Simultaneous registration of walking behaviour and structural response
  29. Chapter 22: Vibrations in a multi-storey lightweight building structure : Influence of connections and nonstructural mass
  30. Chapter 23: Direct velocity feedback versus a geometric controller design of remotely located vibration control systems
  31. Chapter 24: Sensitivity analysis of coupled crowd-structure system dynamics to walking crowd properties
  32. Chapter 25: Experimental study of the human ability to deliberately excite a flexible floor
  33. Part 4: Non-linear dynamics
  34. Chapter 26: Dynamics of structural components subjected to large rotations using a flexible multibody approach
  35. Chapter 27: Nonlinear dynamics of a rotating SD oscillator
  36. Chapter 28: A hybrid time-frequency procedure for the solution of nonlinear dynamic problems
  37. Chapter 29: Nonplanar vibration and dynamics instability of slender cruciform columns
  38. Chapter 30: Bifurcation analysis of a Jeffcott rotor with a bearing clearance: Numerics and experiments
  39. Chapter 31: A computational study of the upper Lyapunov exponent and the uniform persistence for monotone skew-product semiflows
  40. Chapter 32: Vibrations of cables with bending stiffness by an asymptotic approach
  41. Chapter 33: Singularities that induce a breakdown of determinism in mechanics
  42. Chapter 34: On the dynamics of stacks of rigid blocks
  43. Chapter 35: Numerical bifurcation analysis of an impact oscillator with drift
  44. Part 5: Seismic response, seismic analysis, earthquake-resistant design
  45. Chapter 36: Seismic behaviour and earthquake resistant design of long period structures
  46. Chapter 37: Thinking outside the box: Integrated seismic system evolution in high rises
  47. Chapter 38: Yokohama-Bay cable-stayed bridge seismic response analysis during the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
  48. Chapter 39: Large natural draft cooling towers under earthquake excitation
  49. Chapter 40: Future development of the European seismic code, Eurocode 8
  50. Chapter 41: Dynamic shakedown design of structures under repeated seismic loads
  51. Chapter 42: Performance of buildings and other structures during the Tohoku Tsunami
  52. Chapter 43: Numerical investigation of the cyclic response of CHS braces
  53. Chapter 44: Parametric identification of building structures with seismic recordings
  54. Chapter 45: Generation of spectrum compatible site-dependent earthquake load histories by evolutionary approach
  55. Chapter 46: Large-scale dual shake tables testing: An experimental approach to study the non-uniform excitation effects on long sp
  56. Chapter 47: Seismic design of the self anchored suspension bridge: San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge
  57. Chapter 48: Seismic performance of an asymmetric base-isolated building in the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
  58. Chapter 49: Assessment of evaluation methods of dynamic response of multi-spanbridge to mining tremor
  59. Chapter 49: Characterization of the seismic behavior of steel pallet racks in cross-aisle direction
  60. Chapter 51: Passive energy dissipation characteristics of yielding shear panel device produced from steel and stainless steel
  61. Chapter 52: Seismic behavior of exposed column bases in buckling restrained braced frames
  62. Chapter 53: Multi-story steel structures: Seismic energy modal distribution
  63. Chapter 54: Effect of basement rigidity on seismic response of RC buildings
  64. Chapter 55: Bidirectional pushover analysis of irregular structures
  65. Chapter 56: Seismic collapsing response analysis of wooden house retrofitted by ACM braces
  66. Chapter 57: Nonlinear behaviour of submerged floating tunnels accounting for seaquake effects
  67. Chapter 58: An innovative solution for earthquake resistant hybrid steel-concrete systems with replaceable dissipative steel links
  68. Chapter 59: Effectiveness of seismic protection by added damping: An energy approach
  69. Chapter 60: Seismic Safety Screening Method (SSSM) for slum clearance
  70. Chapter 61: Experimental study on the performance of hollow reinforced concrete bridge piers subjected to lateral seismic loads
  71. Chapter 62: Evaluating the seismic performance of RCC dams, subjected to near-field and far-field earthquakes via FEA approach
  72. Part 6: Material modelling, composite materials, functionally-graded materials
  73. Chapter 63: Some advances in functionally graded materials
  74. Chapter 64: Numerical implementation of the Hoek-Brown material model with strain hardening
  75. Chapter 65: Simulation of the mechanical behavior of W/Cu composites containing FGM related interpenetrating microstructures under
  76. Chapter 66: Determination of effective elastic constants of two phase composites
  77. Chapter 67: Strain induced product properties of magneto-electric composites
  78. Chapter 68: Microstructural image-based modelling of weld failure
  79. Chapter 69: Flame straightening application on structural steels: Effects on mechanical and fracture properties
  80. Chapter 70: Statistically similar RVE construction based on 3D dual-phase steel microstructures
  81. Chapter 71: A study of local mechanical properties of 304L SS welded joints subjected to cyclic straining using depth-sensing inst
  82. Chapter 72: Biological tissue mechanics with fibres modelled as one-dimensional Cosserat continua: Applications to cardiac tissue
  83. Chapter 73: Buckling analysis of thin composite plates reinforced by carbon nanotubes (CNTs) using finite strip methods (F.S.M)
  84. Chapter 74: Identification of nonlinear hyperelastic material parameters for healthy myocardial tissue via an inverse method based
  85. Chapter 75: Numerical properties of second order integration algorithms for plasticity models
  86. Part 7: Numerical modelling, FEM modelling
  87. Chapter 76: A layered shell element for the thermal analysis of plates exposed to non-uniform heating
  88. Chapter 77: Co-rotational FEM for fast geometrically nonlinear static and dynamic algorithms
  89. Chapter 78: Finite element modelling of shear tab connections including damage simulation
  90. Chapter 79: Nonlinear static and dynamic analysis of an electrically-actuated microbeam modelled by means of the strain gradient e
  91. Chapter 80: Peak shear stress distribution in finite element models of concrete slabs
  92. Chapter 81: Elimination of slip-locking in composite beam analysis by using a meshfree method
  93. Chapter 82: Nonlinear analysis of semi-rigid steel frames subjected to blast or fire
  94. Chapter 83: Coupling different FE-models for the calculation of the thermo-mechanical behavior of ultra high performance concrete
  95. Chapter 84: FE modelling of semi-rigid flush end plate joints with concrete-filled steel tubular columns
  96. Chapter 85: Development and testing of a technique for the simulation of the rock cutting process
  97. Chapter 86: Material influence on the strength of aluminium column web in tension
  98. Part 8: Impact, blast, damage mechanics, damage modelling
  99. Chapter 87: Interaction forces between huge cargo vessels and quay walls
  100. Chapter 88: Response of a building envelope system to near field blast events
  101. Chapter 89: Impact velocity and initial length influence on the crushing behaviour of TWCF open section members under axial impact
  102. Chapter 90: Computational modelling of reinforced concrete wall subjected to transformer tank rupture
  103. Chapter 91: Blast test and numerical simulation of point-supported laminated glass curtain wall
  104. Chapter 92: Thermodynamics-based constitutive modeling of coupled dissipative phenomena in engineering materials
  105. Chapter 93: Heterogeneous structures studied by an interphase elasto-plastic damaging model
  106. Chapter 94: A coupled local-nonlocal framework for modeling hydraulic fracturing in the Karoo
  107. Chapter 95: Tensile and compressive buckling of shear deformable damaged beams
  108. Part 9: Fracture, fatigue
  109. Chapter 96: The use of the theory of critical distances in fracture and structural integrity assessments
  110. Chapter 97: Fracture mechanics as an improvement of fatigue life assessment in orthotropic bridge decks
  111. Chapter 98: Analogies in the fracture mechanisms of concrete and ice
  112. Chapter 99: An investigation of the double torsion geometry using peridynamics
  113. Chapter 100: Propagation of non-planar pressurized cracks from a borehole
  114. Chapter 101: Hydraulic fracture simulation: Comparison with exact solutions
  115. Chapter 102: Optimisation of the Double Torsion geometry
  116. Chapter 103: An experimental validation of residual stresses in weld clad pipelines
  117. Chapter 104: Assessment of fracture toughness in strain hardening cement-based composite (SHCC) made from fine and coarse sand
  118. Chapter 105: Polymeric facades: Fatigue performance of pultruded panel connections
  119. Chapter 106: Experimental evaluation of the fretting fatigue behavior of high-strength steel monostrands
  120. Part 10: Wind loading, robustness, progressive collapse, tall buildings
  121. Chapter 107: Revised wind loading for linear and non-linear design of cooling towers
  122. Chapter 108: Wind-tunnel investigations of pressure distribution over high-rise buildings
  123. Chapter 109: Probabilistic models for design of structures against wind loads
  124. Chapter 110: Computational fluid dynamics simulations and validation of results
  125. Chapter 111: Equivalent static wind loads for structures with non-proportional damping
  126. Chapter 112: Robustness of structures: State of art
  127. Chapter 113: Performance-based plastic design of earthquake resistant tall building frames
  128. Chapter 114: Parametric study of pyramid-like tubular structure
  129. Chapter 115: More optimal seismic design of highrise structures using nonlinear analysis techniques
  130. Chapter 116: Progressive collapse prevention of drive-in steel storage racks
  131. Chapter 117: Assessment of column removal time for progressive collapse evaluation of high rise structures
  132. Chapter 118: Rotational capacity of concrete slabs and its influence on tensile membrane action in the framework of robustness anal
  133. Chapter 119: The impact of fire scenario to the collapse of a tall structure
  134. Chapter 120: Behavior of tall buildings under blast loading with direct simulation method
  135. Chapter 121: A modal property analysis of linked tall buildings using a matrix model
  136. Part 11: Bridge engineering, bridge girders
  137. Chapter 122: Composite steel-concrete cable-stayed bridges: Developments and future trends
  138. Chapter 123: Analysis of steel and steel-concrete bridge girders through a higher order beam model
  139. Chapter 124: Full-scale testing of concrete deck slabs under fatigue-causing axle loads
  140. Chapter 125: Cable stressing sequence of an asymmetrical cable stayed bridge
  141. Chapter 126: Design curves for stiffened flanges used in steel box girder bridges
  142. Chapter 127: Fatigue life assessment of existing motorway bridge
  143. Chapter 128: Comparing two types of fatigue and tsunami resisting medium span bridges
  144. Chapter 129: Are short span reinforced concrete bridge girders cost effective?
  145. Chapter 130: Effect of constraint in-plane displacement conditions for the unloaded edges of stiffened flanges used in steel box gi
  146. Chapter 131: Buckling resistance with combined shear of steel curved bridge girder webs
  147. Chapter 132: The weathering steel bridges maintenance practice in Poland
  148. Chapter 133: Study on high speed railway presstred continuous rigid frame bridges
  149. Chapter 134: Experimental study on hybrid FRP-concrete bridge superstructure
  150. Part 12: Lightweight structures, roof systems, membranes, cables, bars, rods, struts
  151. Chapter 135: Design of tension components according to Eurocode 3 Part 1-11
  152. Chapter 136: Extraordinary possibilities using fabric to form concrete structures
  153. Chapter 137: The Porsche Pavilion in the AutostadtWolfsburg, Germany
  154. Chapter 138: Computational model for simulation of rigid foldable origami structures
  155. Chapter 139: Performance analysis of a membrane roof project
  156. Chapter 140: Collapse behaviour of double-layer grid structures in steel
  157. Chapter 141: Behavior of composite bar structures: Theory and examples
  158. Chapter 142: A method for reconstructing the shape of highly flexible, slender objects from distributed strain measurements
  159. Chapter 143: Rod-in-tube buckling – Comparative analysis of numerical and test results
  160. Chapter 144: On load drop phenomenon in axially compressed elasto-plastic columns
  161. Chapter 145: Eulerian formulation for an extensible elastic rod
  162. Chapter 146: Some results of experimental investigations of thin-walled bars
  163. Part 13: Plates, shells, laminated composite structures, sandwich structures
  164. Chapter 147: Bending and buckling of circular sandwich orthotropic plates with corrugated cores
  165. Chapter 148: Modeling and simulation of large amplitude vibrations of layered composite and smart structures
  166. Chapter 149: Simplified modelling of stiffened panels for simultaneous static and dynamic optimisation
  167. Chapter 150: Finite element vibration analysis of pole structures made of advanced composite materials
  168. Chapter 151: Experiments on fatigue behaviour of sandwich panels
  169. Chapter 152: Modeling and nonlinear FE analysis of composite shells at finite rotations
  170. Chapter 153: Using the polynomial annihilation edge detection for locating delamination in laminated composite plates
  171. Chapter 154: On the design of plates and stiffeners of rectangular industrial ducts
  172. Chapter 155: Structural behaviour of flexible straws
  173. Chapter 156: A strain gradient Reissner-Mindlin micro-plate model obtained through an asymptotic analysis
  174. Chapter 157: Inelastic buckling of annular plates in shear
  175. Chapter 158: A novel analytical solution of orthotropic rectangular thick plate
  176. Part 14: Renewable energy structures
  177. Chapter 159: Wind loading on solar chimneys: From wind tunnel experiments to CFD simulation
  178. Chapter 160: Stability and nonlinear behaviour of RC solar updraft towers
  179. Chapter 161: An analysis of an optimised solar thermal chimney for desert deployment
  180. Chapter 162: Solar energy systems under impact of aeolian sand and dust
  181. Chapter 163: Constructability-aspects for reinforced concrete solar updraft power plants chimneys: From construction technology and
  182. Chapter 164: SHM strategies, application and measurements on tripod offshore wind energy converters within the German offshore park
  183. Chapter 165: A comparative study about the effects of linear, weakly and fully nonlinear wave models on the dynamic response of off
  184. Chapter 166: Structural health monitoring for life-cycle estimation of on-shore wind energy converters
  185. Part 15: Cold-formed steel structures, thin-walled sections
  186. Chapter 167: Analysis and design of perforated cold-formed steel members in compression
  187. Chapter 168: A semi-discretized thin-walled beam element including distortion
  188. Chapter 169: Generalised Beam Theory (GBT) for stiffened sections
  189. Chapter 170: Cold-formed steel design and research assisted by testing
  190. Chapter 171: On the response of cold-formed steel sections under compression
  191. Chapter 172: Local and global vibration analysis of thin-walled steel frames using Generalised Beam Theory (GBT)
  192. Chapter 173: Moment redistribution in cold-formed steel continuous beams
  193. Chapter 174: Shear strengths of lipped channel beams with stiffened web openings using numerical studies
  194. Chapter 175: Coupled instability behavior of members with thin-walled welded box sections loaded in bending and compression
  195. Chapter 176: Performance of reinforced web openings of cold-formed steel joists
  196. Chapter 177: A linear one-dimensional model for the flexural-torsional vibrations of tapered thin-walled bars with open cross-secti
  197. Chapter 178: Design models for the bolted joints of cold-formed steel pitched roof portal frames
  198. Chapter 179: Tests of cold-formed steel lipped channel columns undergoing local-distortional-global interaction
  199. Chapter 180: Shear design of cold-formed steel beams using direct strength method
  200. Chapter 181: Influence of cross-section geometry on the distortional post-buckling strength of cold-formed steel columns
  201. Chapter 182: Cold-formed steel beams of corrugated web
  202. Chapter 183: Post-buckling behaviour and strength of cold-formed steel lipped channel columns: When is local-distortional interacti
  203. Chapter 184: Design of Z-section purlins under combined axial compression and bending
  204. Chapter 185: Buckling of cold-formed lipped-channel stub columns
  205. Chapter 186: Continuous beam tests on aluminium alloy SHS and RHS with internal stiffeners
  206. Chapter 187: Rational DSM design of thin-walled cruciform and angle columns
  207. Chapter 188: Flexural-torsional analysis of shear-deformable monosymmetric thin-walled open members – I. Closed-form solution
  208. Chapter 189: Flexural-torsional analysis of shear-deformable monosymmetric thin-walled open members – II. Finite element formulatio
  209. Chapter 190: Flexural strength of single channels restrained by angle cleats
  210. Chapter 191: Single shear screwed connection tests of thin sheet steel at elevated temperatures
  211. Chapter 192: Finite element simulation of perforated rack sections columns
  212. Part 16: Steel structures: Stability, strength, design
  213. Chapter 193: Inelastic post-buckling GBT analysis of tubular thin-walled metal members
  214. Chapter 194: Direct stability analysis of steel beam-column with an elastic restraints
  215. Chapter 195: Stabilization of members with I-sections against flexural torsional buckling
  216. Chapter 196: Lateral-distortional buckling formulae for hollow tubular flange plate girders with slender unstiffened webs
  217. Chapter 197: Modeling of force deformation characteristic of angle bracing members
  218. Chapter 198: Experimental and numerical research on longitudinally stiffened tapered steel plate girders subjected to shear
  219. Chapter 199: A new design methodology for steel hollow sections: The Overall Interaction Concept
  220. Chapter 200: Use of the Overall Interaction Concept for the practical design of steel sections and members
  221. Chapter 201: Influence of imperfections and geometrical discontinuities on the behavior of the steel towers
  222. Chapter 202: Nonlinear finite element modelling of castellated steel beams lateral torsional buckling
  223. Chapter 203: Buckling mode decomposition of thin-walled members with holes
  224. Chapter 204: Resistance assessment of the sinusoidal openings in cellular beams
  225. Chapter 205: GBT buckling analysis of I-section steel girders under concentrated loads
  226. Chapter 206: Design by inelastic analysis – 2010 AISC specification
  227. Chapter 207: Three-dimensional joist member design using equivalent beam theory
  228. Chapter 208: Behaviour of I-section columns experiencing local–global mode interaction: Analytical and finite element modelling
  229. Chapter 209: Influence of the cross section slenderness on the buckling behaviour of steel welded tapered beam-column
  230. Chapter 210: Analyzing portal frames using rotational springs
  231. Chapter 211: Behaviour of pitched-roof portal frames with tapered web and flange members considering lateral restraints
  232. Chapter 212: Compressive resistance of circular hollow sections with squashed ends
  233. Chapter 213: The influence of pallets on the behaviour and design of drive-in steel storage racks – Part I: Behaviour
  234. Chapter 214: The influence of pallets on the behaviour and design of drive-in steel storage racks – Part II: Design
  235. Chapter 215: Extension of the DSM to welded H profile cross-sections
  236. Chapter 216: On the strength of T-section columns
  237. Chapter 217: Stability, failure and design of I-section steel beams subjected to tension
  238. Part 17: Steel joints, steel connections
  239. Chapter 218: Lateral-torsional buckling behavior of members in steel structures with hanging-profile connections
  240. Chapter 219: Design bearing stresses for injection bolts with short and long duration high loads
  241. Chapter 220: On evaluation of a unified moment-rotation characteristic of steel and steel-concrete composite joints
  242. Chapter 221: The influence of the bolt grade on its behaviour under combined tension and shear
  243. Chapter 222: Finite element modeling of CHS T-joints strengthened using through bolts
  244. Chapter 223: In-plane shear flexibility evaluation of fastened steel flat plate by numerical simulation considering the interaction
  245. Chapter 224: New experimental method for determining the stiffness and strength of steel storage rack floor connections
  246. Chapter 225: Seismic behaviour of welded and bolted I-beam to box column connections
  247. Chapter 226: Analytical approach for the determination of the strength and stiffness of the T-stub with four rows of bolts
  248. Chapter 227: Axial capacity of transverse branch plate-to-CHS T-joints
  249. Part 18: Steel-concrete composite construction
  250. Chapter 228: Sustainable composite beams with deconstructable bolted shear connectors
  251. Chapter 229: Numerical simulations of concrete-composite-slabs with perforated metal sheets
  252. Chapter 230: A computer method for design and M-N- analysis of compositesteel-concrete cross-sections
  253. Chapter 231: Load-carrying capacity of steel and high-strength concrete composite columns
  254. Chapter 232: Behaviour of multi-span composite steel-concrete beams subjected to combined flexure and torsion
  255. Chapter 233: Considerations on the long-term behaviour of composite steel-concrete bridges
  256. Chapter 234: Nonlinear inelastic analysis of 3D composite steel-concrete frameworks
  257. Chapter 235: Square concrete filled steel hollow columns
  258. Chapter 236: Study on the loading transferring efficiency of large dimension CFT column in joint zone with internal stiff ring
  259. Chapter 237: Connections by adherence – A numerical analysis of preliminary push-out tests
  260. Part 19: Stainless steel structures
  261. Chapter 238: Constitutive equations for stainless steels: Experimental tests and new proposal
  262. Chapter 239: Direct strength method and continuous strength method for cold-formed lean duplex stainless steel columns
  263. Chapter 240: Numerical study of lean duplex stainless steel plate girders with stocky flanges and slender unstiffened webs under be
  264. Chapter 241: Structural response of stainless steel cross-sections under combined compression and biaxial bending
  265. Chapter 242: Investigating the role of gradual yielding in stainless steel columns and beams by virtual testing
  266. Chapter 243: Experiments on ferritic stainless steel columns in fire
  267. Chapter 244: Buckling response of ferritic stainless steel columns at elevated temperatures
  268. Chapter 245: Interaction effects of constituent plate elements on cold-formed high strength stainless steel cross-section behaviour
  269. Chapter 246: Mechanical properties of austenitic stainless steel after exposed to fire
  270. Chapter 247: Study on ferritic stainless steel and its application on architecture structure
  271. Part 20: Concrete structures, concrete design
  272. Chapter 248: Assessing the reliability of existing concrete bridges in terms of shear strength
  273. Chapter 249: Dismantleable joints of load-bearing reinforced concrete units of prefabricated concrete building system with controll
  274. Chapter 250: Numerical investigations on the shear capacity of reinforced concrete slabs under concentrated loads
  275. Chapter 251: Analysis of the structural behaviour of shear-critical prestressed and reinforced concrete beams using digital image c
  276. Chapter 252: The effect of steel fibres on the compressive ductility in lightweight aggregate concrete structures
  277. Chapter 253: Full-range behavior of FRP-to-concrete bonded joints with trilinear bond-slip law
  278. Chapter 254: A comparison of the variable strut inclination and alternative stirrup design methods
  279. Chapter 255: Shear strength of reinforced concrete plastic hinges subjected to seismic action
  280. Chapter 256: Experimental and numerical investigations on the punching behavior of thick footings with and without shear reinforcem
  281. Chapter 257: Reliability of EN1992 crack model applied to South African water retaining structures
  282. Chapter 258: New design approach for crack width calculation in reinforced concrete structures
  283. Part 21: Fibre-reinforced concrete, polymer-reinforced concrete, cement composites
  284. Chapter 259: Multi-functional fiber reinforced concrete for sustainable structures
  285. Chapter 260: Comparison of strain measurement techniques for the characterization of brittle, cementitious matrix composites
  286. Chapter 261: Strut and tie models for disturbed regions: Steel fibre reinforced concrete dapped end beams
  287. Chapter 262: Study of the properties of hybrid fibre reinforced concretes
  288. Chapter 263: A review of the shear behaviour of reinforced steel fibre concrete
  289. Chapter 264: Time-dependent behaviour of pre-cracked polypropylene fibre reinforced concrete (PFRC) under sustained loading
  290. Chapter 265: Effect of temperature on the behaviour of polymer reinforced concrete façade
  291. Chapter 266: Flexural behaviour of normal and high strength concrete beams reinforced with GFRP rods
  292. Chapter 267: Flexural Behaviour of GFRP prismatic beams in composite action with concrete
  293. Part 22: High strength concrete, high performance concrete
  294. Chapter 268: UHPC – a challenging material for innovative structures
  295. Chapter 269: Modular constructions made of UHPC
  296. Chapter 270: Development of ultra-high performance concrete and applications to bridges in Korea
  297. Chapter 271: Behaviour of hybrid PVA-steel fibre reinforced ultra high performance concrete at high temperature
  298. Chapter 272: Sustainable building with ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) – coordinated research program in Germany
  299. Chapter 273: Composite structures of steel and filigree UHPC-elements – experimental and numerical investigations
  300. Chapter 274: Optimization process for thin-walled high performance concrete sandwich panels
  301. Chapter 275: Quality control of UHPC by using non-destructive ultrasonic testing methods
  302. Chapter 276: Statistical model for compressive strength prediction of high-performance concrete
  303. Chapter 277: Experimental tests and analytical modeling of UHPC beams subjected to torsion
  304. Chapter 278: Compressive strength of high-performance concrete with absorption capacity of Super-Absorbing-Polymers (SAP)
  305. Chapter 279: A model for spalling of HPC thin plates exposed to fire
  306. Chapter 280: Micro structural optimization of high strength performance air hardened foam concrete
  307. Chapter 281: The anchorage of rebars in UHPC
  308. Chapter 282: Next generation nano based carbon concrete
  309. Chapter 283: Evaluation of behavior and ductility of polymer modified steel fiber reinforced high performance concrete beams
  310. Chapter 284: Structural behaviour of high performance fibre-reinforced flowable concrete beams and plates
  311. Chapter 285: Influence of fiber orientation on the properties of strain hardening Ultra-High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete
  312. Part 23: Durability, creep, shrinkage, transport processes in concrete
  313. Chapter 286: The origin of plastic settlement cracking and the effect of re-vibration
  314. Chapter 287: Composite material under influence of moisture
  315. Chapter 288: Chimney cracked reinforced concrete walls as a problem of durability exploitation
  316. Chapter 289: Water transport in surface layer of fair-face concrete
  317. Chapter 290: Creep influence on concrete slabs, pre-stressed in both directions
  318. Chapter 291: Frost resistance property of concrete doped with scrap rubber powder
  319. Part 24: Construction materials, construction technology, building performance
  320. Chapter 292: Determination of the relation between the content of used reclaimed asphalt material and deformation characteristics o
  321. Chapter 293: Feasibility of lightweight aggregate concrete for structural and non-structural works in Tanzania
  322. Chapter 294: Mechanical properties of aluminous cement paste at high temperature
  323. Chapter 295: The influence of percentage replacement from coarse recycled concrete aggregate
  324. Chapter 296: Full-scale model of road structure
  325. Chapter 297: Monitoring of experimental sections with recycled waste materials
  326. Chapter 298: Experience with experimental designs and performance assessment of cold asphalt mixtures – New type of pavement struct
  327. Chapter 299: Knowledge sharing and constructability in structural design
  328. Chapter 300: Processes of ID-based linking of structural relevant construction phase data to planning phase data using auto-ID tech
  329. Chapter 301: Verification of MZELWE module in ESP-r programme with experimental confrontation
  330. Chapter 302: Thermal comfort of the rooms in the designing of commercial buildings
  331. Part 25: Timber structures
  332. Chapter 303: Behaviour of steel to timber connections in fire and normal conditions
  333. Chapter 304: Shaking table tests on a large scale moment resistant timber frame with post-tensioning and energy dissipating system
  334. Chapter 305: Fracture process under moisture content variation in timber structures
  335. Chapter 306: The resilience of timber buildings
  336. Chapter 307: Numerical modeling of a post-tensioned timber frame building with hysteretic energy dissipation
  337. Part 26: Masonry structures
  338. Chapter 308: In situ full-scale tests for old masonry elements: The out-of-plane response
  339. Chapter 309: Seismic behavior of masonry walls with soft-layer wall bearings
  340. Chapter 310: Application of sequentially linear analysis to the seismic assessment of slender masonry towers
  341. Chapter 311: Experimental evaluation of the response of ferrocement strengthened lightweight masonry walls to impact loads
  342. Chapter 312: Externally applied retrofit system for existing masonry buildings subject to progressive collapse
  343. Chapter 313: Non-linear static analysis of masonry-infilled RC frames
  344. Chapter 314: Sisal reinforced cement-based masonry units
  345. Chapter 315: Structural design for earth buildings
  346. Chapter 316: Affordable, sustainable, and resilient tornado shelter design using compressed stabilized earth block construction
  347. Part 27: Performance of structures in fire, design for fire resistance
  348. Chapter 317: Global structural behavior in fire and consolidated testing of steel structures
  349. Chapter 318: Structures in fire or fires in structures? Assessing the true performance of structures in fire
  350. Chapter 319: Numerical simulation of thin RC structures exposed to fire
  351. Chapter 320: Shear capacity of steel plate girders with slender webs in fire
  352. Chapter 321: Modeling and assessment of the response of super-light elements to fire
  353. Chapter 322: Composite floors with steel fibre reinforced concrete slabs exposed to fire
  354. Chapter 323: Engineering solutions for structures in fire: Should concrete care?
  355. Chapter 324: The application of fire engineering methods for the design of open steel car parks
  356. Chapter 325: Numerical study on structural behaviour of cold-formed steel columns under fire conditions
  357. Chapter 326: An analytical method for determining the loading on connections in heating and cooling during a fire
  358. Chapter 327: Fire protection of multi-storey straw bale buildings
  359. Chapter 328: Structural analysis at the fire limit state: Practical applications
  360. Chapter 329: Fire design of wooden box floors
  361. Chapter 330: No-sway collapse of steel frames under fire conditions: A parametric investigation
  362. Chapter 331: Numerical studies of load bearing LSF walls under realistic design fire conditions
  363. Chapter 332: Numerical study of travelling fire in full-scale experimental building
  364. Chapter 333: Numerical and experimental investigation of the toxicity and light extinction of fire smoke using experimental data fr
  365. Chapter 334: Development of a simplified design method to predict the fire rating of LSF walls
  366. Chapter 335: Fire resistance assessment of steel structure exposed to fire for differentiated safety requirements
  367. Chapter 336: Numerical experimental design approach to evaluate the fire resistance of timber connections
  368. Chapter 337: Performance of reinforced concrete structures in post-earthquake fire
  369. Chapter 338: Behaviour of structural steel subjected to post-earthquake fire
  370. Part 28: Structural safety, structural reliability, risk assessment
  371. Chapter 339: Target reliability for engineering structures
  372. Chapter 340: Reliability evaluation and design of steel frames with BRBs under severe earthquakes
  373. Chapter 341: Reliability analysis of corroding pipelines by enhanced Monte Carlo simulation
  374. Chapter 342: Some practical aspects of statistics methods of estimation reliability computed for existing silo constructions
  375. Chapter 343: Model uncertainties in reliability analysis of reinforced concrete structures
  376. Chapter 344: Safety in design for industrial and mining structures
  377. Chapter 345: Risk-based design in mining structures
  378. Chapter 346: Simulated virtual portfolio for masonry buildings
  379. Part 29: Structural optimisation, manufacturing processes
  380. Chapter 347: Effective lightweight design of a rocket interstage ring through mixed-integer optimization
  381. Chapter 348: Topology optimization with local stress constraints in a simultaneous analysis and design setting
  382. Chapter 349: Reliability-based robust optimization using variance based methods
  383. Chapter 350: Designing adaptive structures for whole life energy savings
  384. Chapter 351: Softening some effects of the no free lunch (NFL) theorems in optimization via parallel computing
  385. Chapter 352: Exploring the domain of application of adaptive structures
  386. Chapter 353: Effect of serviceability limits on optimal design of steel portal frames
  387. Chapter 354: Optimization of the injection molding processes using the Moldflow simulation program on the example of electrical con
  388. Chapter 355: Comparison of simulation results of injection molding process obtained by MoldFlow and Moldex3D programs
  389. Chapter 356: The use of modified three axes forging to strengthen Nb for superconducting radio frequency cavities
  390. Chapter 357: Biomass in materials processing: Using cassava leaves to case-harden mild steel
  391. Part 30: Structural health monitoring, damage detection, non-destructive evaluation
  392. Chapter 358: Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) practice for concrete bridges in USA
  393. Chapter 359: Rapid and economical condition assessment of concrete bridge decks through automation of NDE data collection, analysis
  394. Chapter 360: Making sense of bridge monitoring: Vision for the future
  395. Chapter 361: Structural model updating using combined global mode and local primary frequency
  396. Chapter 362: On the application of artificial boundary condition frequencies in structural identification
  397. Chapter 363: A novel two-step method for localization and assessment of cracks in beams
  398. Chapter 364: Model updating of strategic building structures under real earthquake loading
  399. Chapter 365: A frequency analysis applied to force identification
  400. Chapter 366: Influence of multiple cracks upon the dynamic behavior of beams
  401. Chapter 367: Structural health monitoring of continuously welded underground pipelines based on quasi-distributed wireless inclinom
  402. Chapter 368: Cable break detection in pre-stressed bridges, parking decks and girders
  403. Chapter 369: Detection of damage due to salt crystallization through the Scaling Subtraction Method
  404. Chapter 370: A damage evaluation method for bridge substructures using longitudinal impact dynamic responses
  405. Chapter 371: Structural damage identification in small scale models of bridge decks
  406. Chapter 372: An application of the local flexibility method to hyper-static beams using non-local virtual forces
  407. Chapter 373: Effect of load redistribution of a steel truss bridge due to fracture of a truss member on vibration-based fault detec
  408. Chapter 374: A system model for lifecycle monitoring of bridges
  409. Chapter 375: The opportunities of blind source separation techniques in the automation of modal identification for vibration based
  410. Chapter 376: Transducers frequency influence on ultrasonic velocity measurements in concrete specimens
  411. Chapter 377: Application of SHM system based on modal filtration to the truss structure
  412. Chapter 378: System identification of masonry buildings in Vienna
  413. Chapter 379: Shear wave travel times in multi-story buildings for system identification and damage detection
  414. Chapter 380: Application and developments of the infrared thermography in the building construction sector
  415. Chapter 381: Automated devices for inspection and maintenance
  416. Chapter 382: Structural health monitoring of the Basilica S. Maria di Collemaggio
  417. Chapter 383: Experimental study on bridge damage identification based on wavelet packet energy curvature difference method
  418. Chapter 384: Damage detection on reinforced concrete framed structures using a band-variable filter
  419. Chapter 385: Damage identification in the mistuned bladed system utilizing the outlier analysis
  420. Chapter 386: Modal characteristics-based damage identification in repeating structures
  421. Chapter 387: Research on corrosion monitoring for steel-reinforced concrete structures using fiber optic sensing technique
  422. Chapter 388: Steel reinforced concrete structures dynamic damage monitoring using guided wave testing technique
  423. Chapter 389: Structural condition assessment based on modal flexibility from operational modal analysis and model updating
  424. Part 31: Structural assessment, damage assessment, failure analysis, forensic engineering, disaster management
  425. Chapter 390: The art of the forensic engineer
  426. Chapter 391: Lessons for structural engineers: The Hillsborough disaster
  427. Chapter 392: Causal models for the forensic investigation of structural failures
  428. Chapter 393: Capacity assessment of damaged school buildings after 2011 Van earthquake
  429. Chapter 394: Structural failures and monitoring of structural health with use ofWiSeNeMONIT system
  430. Chapter 395: Approaches to quantify the safety gain for existing concrete bridges due to surveillance
  431. Chapter 396: An investigation on the collapse sequence of an RC frame during L’Aquila 2009 earthquake
  432. Chapter 397: Structural assessment during the demolition of an arch bridge by advanced modal techniques
  433. Chapter 398: EQvis: A consequence based risk management software tool
  434. Chapter 399: Measuring degree of interdependencies at the infrastructure level during emergencies
  435. Chapter 400: Back-analysis of the collapse of a metal truss structure
  436. Chapter 401: FE models for evaluating damages in churches hit by L’Aquila earthquake
  437. Part 32: Repair, strengthening, retrofitting, sustainable construction
  438. Chapter 402: The strengthening and widening of the Okavango River Bridge in Northern Namibia
  439. Chapter 403: CFRP strengthening of steel I-beam against local web buckling: A numerical analysis
  440. Chapter 404: Timber beams with external strengthening based on CFRP and GFRP composites
  441. Chapter 405: Bond characterization between historical concrete substrate and SRG/SRP strengthening systems
  442. Chapter 406: Methods of silo strengthening walls in practice
  443. Chapter 407: Study on mechanical behavior of circular concrete columns confined by HFRP under axial compressive load
  444. Chapter 408: Research on concrete repair materials
  445. Chapter 409: Energy harvesting for the sustainability of structures and infrastructures
  446. Chapter 410: Sustainability considerations for tunnel projects
  447. Chapter 411: Challenges in rehabilitation techniques in strengthening cracked concrete beams
  448. Part 33: Soil-structure interaction, foundations, geotechnical engineering
  449. Chapter 412: The second order solution of Boussinesq’s problem
  450. Chapter 413: Upper and lower bound calculations of the bearing capacity of strip footings near slopes in cohesionless soil
  451. Chapter 414: Stress state of massive foundation slabs – Measurements and simulation
  452. Chapter 415: Soil-structure-interaction: Analysis through measurements
  453. Chapter 416: Numerical calculation of damping for monopile foundations under cyclic load during steady-state vibration
  454. Chapter 417: Improved subgrade reaction model in designing embedded piles exposed to static lateral head loads
  455. Chapter 418: Field test of soil-steel arch with ribs and calculation of internal forces on the basis of measured strains
  456. Chapter 419: Alternative shape of suction caisson to reduce risk of buckling under high pressure
  457. Chapter 420: Qualitative and quantitative assessment of liquefaction in a saturated road embankment
  458. Chapter 421: A study of frictional interface properties between typical South African sands and construction materials
  459. Chapter 422: Dynamic soil structure interaction behaviour of building frames with raft foundation
  460. Chapter 423: Using the shear strength reduction method to assess the stability of retaining structures adjacent to excavations for
  461. Part 34: Structural engineering education
  462. Chapter 424: Efforts to reduce the drop-out rate in civil and structural engineering programs
  463. Chapter 425: Teaching and learning of fundamentals of structural engineering in undergraduate level
  464. Chapter 426: Structural stability and the complement to the differential equation
  465. Chapter 427: International master program in structural engineering at Leipzig University of Applied Sciences (HTWK Leipzig)
  466. Back Cover