تحقیق و کاربرد در مهندسی سازه، مکانیک و محاسبات ۲۰۱۳
Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation 2013

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