Buildings & Structures
Influence of Infill on Reinforced Concrete Frame Resting on Slopes under Lateral Loading
Author(s) Pradeep Sivanantham, ,Subramanian Senthil Selvan, Satyanarayanan Kachabeswara Srinivasan, Beulah Gnana Ananthi Gurupatham and Krishanu Roy Abstract When compared to traditional reinforced concrete constructions on level surfaces, buildings situated...
Experimental and Numerical Assessments of New Concrete Dry Connections concerning Potentials of the Robotic Subtractive Manufacturing Technique
Author(s) Abtin Baghdadi, Mahmoud Heristchian, Lukas Ledderose and Harald Kloft Abstract The efficient utilization of robotic construction of structures requires a review of structural material, elements and details, while traditional construction methods face...
Damage Detection in Reinforced Concrete Member Using Local Time-Frequency Transform Applied to Vibration Measurements
Author(s) ing Liu, Thomas Schumacher, Yan, Lina Xu and Bo Wang Abstract Signal processing and analysis of structural vibration measurements are key components of structural damage detection (SDD) in structural health monitoring (SHM). The goal of signal...
Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Wave Overtopping Rates around the Coast of England
Author(s) Dominic P. Hames, BEng, MSc, PhD, CEng, MCIWEM Isabel Vidal, MSc, GMICE Ben P. Gouldby, BSc (Hons) Abstract There is unequivocal evidence that global sea levels are rising. It is therefore inevitable there will be socioeconomic impacts as a result of...
Seismic Fragility Analysis of Corroded Reinforced Concrete Bridges in Bandar Abbas, Iran
Author(s) Mohammadreza Seify Asghshahr, PhD Alireza Rahai, PhD Abstract The seismic performance of reinforced concrete (RC) bridges in the coastal environment of Bandar Abbas, Iran, was investigated. Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis results of the region,...
Basalt Fibers Reinforced Concrete: Strength and Failure Modes
Author(s) y Buthainah Nawaf AL-Kharabsheh, Mohamed Moafak Arbili, Ali Majdi, Saleh M. Alogla, A. Hakamy, Jawad Ahmad, and Ahmed Farouk Deifalla Abstract The low tensile capacity of concrete often results in brittle failure without any warning. One way to cope...
Diagnostics of the RC Roofing Structure of the 100-Year-Old Municipal Theatre Facility
Author(s) Marta Kosior-Kazberuk, Janusz Ryszard KrentowskiORCID andMaciej WardachORCID Abstract Reinforced concrete has been a widely used material for the construction of buildings for many decades. However, with the passage of time, the material...
Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams Containing Nanomaterials Subjected to Monotonic and Cyclic Loadings
Author(s) y Gouda A. Mohamed, Ezzaat A. Sallam and Ahmed N. Elbelacy Abstract The use of nanomaterials improves the performance of reinforced concrete (RC) beams in terms of cracking load, failure load, and deflection. To further evaluate this improvement, the...
Data-Driven Techniques for Evaluating the Mechanical Strength and Raw Material Effects of Steel Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
Author(s) Mohammed Najeeb Al-Hashem, Muhammad Nasir Amin, Waqas Ahmad, Kaffayatullah Khan, Ayaz Ahmad Saqib Ehsan,Qasem M.S. Al-Ahmad and Muhammad Ghulam Qadir Abstract Estimating concrete properties using soft computing techniques has been shown to be a time...