Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation

Table of contents

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