Buildings & Structures
Asymmetric Cantilever Construction Control of a U-Shaped Box Concrete Continuous Bridge in Complex Environment
Author(s) Haijun Zhou, Xuan Qi 2,Zhidong Liu, Wuqiang Xue, Jiuchun Sun, ,Jian Liu 4,Songbai Gui and Xia Yang Abstract The bridge of Shanghai Metro Line 10 over Metro Line 6 is a U-shaped concrete single-box double-cell concrete box beam continuous bridge. A...
Interfacial Effect on Quantitative Concrete Stress Monitoring via Embedded PZT Sensors Based on EMI Technique
Author(s) Qunfeng Liu, Guangdi Dai, Chang Wang, Xing Wu and Xiang Ren Abstract Sensing performance is crucial for real-world applications of the embedded piezoelectric lead zirconate titanate (PZT) sensors in concrete structures. Based on the electromechanical...
Effect of Cation Type on Corrosion of Steel Treated by DNA Corrosion Inhibitor in Simulated Concrete Pore Solution
Author(s) Authors: Guohui Yang Linhua Jiang Fangfang Zhi Weizhun Jin Geyang Li Abstract The purpose of this study is to evaluate the influence of cation types on the rust resistance performance of new nucleic acid corrosion inhibitors in simulated concrete pore...
Experimental and numerical analysis of RC beams strengthened with ECC and stainless steel strips
Author(s) Ahmed Hamoda Mohamed Emara Fathi Abdelazeem Mizan Ahmed Abstract Strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) structures may be required for several reasons and flexural strengthening of normal concrete (NC) beams is widely carried out using laminated...
Confined Ultrahigh-performance Fibre-reinforced Concrete in Retrofitted Beam–column Ioint: experimental Study
Author(s) Satendra Saharan Gurbir Kaur Prem Pal Abstract The beam–column joint (BCJ) is a critical region in a framed structure because during such events as earthquakes it is susceptible to earlier failure than adjacent members, leading to shear failure, and...
Adriseismic Methodology for Expeditious Seismic Assessment of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings
Author(s) Giorgia Predari, Lorenzo Stefanini, Marko Marinković, Mislav Stepinac and Svetlana Brzev Abstract The paper describes a novel Adriseismic method for exp4editious assessment of seismic risk associated with unreinforced masonry buildings. The...
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...