Damage Assessment of Two-Way Bending RC Slabs Subjected to Blast Loadings by Haokai Jia, Ling Yu, Guiying Wu

“…Some design parameters, such as the boundary conditions and the negative reinforcement steel bar length, are also discussed. The illustrated results show that the proposed criterion can apply to all failure modes. …”
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Damage Detection of Laminated Rubber Bearings Based on the Antiresonance Frequencies of Periodic Structure and Its Sensitivity Analysis by Ying Zhang, Hongping Zhu, Shun Weng

“…Firstly, a laminated rubber bearing was simplified as a monocoupled periodic rubber-steel structure. The characteristic equation of the driving point antiresonance frequency of the periodic system was achieved via the dynamic stiffness method. …”
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Investigation on Friction Stir Weldability Characteristics of AA7075-T651 and AA6061-T6 Based Nanocomposites by M. Madhusudan, S. P. Shanmuganatan, Kurse Shridhar, Jacob John, R. Krishnamurthy, Bashyam Sasikumar

“…Friction stir welding (FSW) is an emerging solid-state process and alternative to fusion welding, wherein frictional heat is generated between a nonconsumable rotating steel tool and the work substrate. The present study focuses on the influence of the operating attributes like tool pin contact geometry, welding speed, and tool rotational speed on dissimilar aluminum matrix nanocomposites. …”
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An Analytical Step-by-Step Procedure to Derive the Flexural Response of RC Sections in Compression by Piero Colajanni, Marinella Fossetti, Maurizio Papia

“…The constitutive laws of the materials include confinement effect on the concrete and postyielding behaviour of the steel reinforcement, which can be assumed to be softening behaviour for buckled reinforcing bars. …”
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Timber Portal Frames vs Timber Truss-Based Systems for Residential Buildings by Harry Far, Claire Far

“…The aim of this study is to look at the feasibility and economic incentive that may be gained from using a timber portal frame system, similar to the steel or timber portal frames used for larger industrial constructions, over the traditional timber truss and column arrangement. …”
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Structural safety assessment procedure of plastic single-span greenhouses considering semi-rigid clamp joints by Byung-Hun Seo, Sangik Lee, Do-Kyung Kim, Jong-Hyuk Lee, Dong-Su Kim, Dong-Woo Kim, Yerim Jo, Won Choi

“…Loading test on two types of clamp joints revealed that SP (Steel-plate) joints exhibited more than twice the limit strength of SW (Steel-wire) joints. …”
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Automatic System for Detection and Positioning of Impacts in Metals Based on Arduino by Carlos Morón, Daniel Ferrández, Pablo Saiz, Alberto Morón

“…Thus, using standardized construction steel rods B500SD that can be considered homogeneous along entire section, it was possible to detect where the impact is produced, measuring delays of propagation of acoustic wave throughout the material. …”
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The Process of Nanostructuring of Metal (Iron) Matrix in Composite Materials for Directional Control of the Mechanical Properties by Elena Zemtsova, Denis Yurchuk, Vladimir Smirnov

“…Study of material functional properties showed that the mechanical properties of composite materials based on iron with TiC dispersed phase despite the presence of residual porosity are comparable to the properties of the best grades of steel containing expensive dopants and obtained by molding. …”
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Experimental Studies on Damage Detection in Frame Structures Using Vibration Measurements by Giancarlo Fraraccio, Adrian Brügger, Raimondo Betti

“…Through experimental testing of a four-story steel frame model on a uniaxial shake table, the inherent complications of physical instrumentation and testing are explored. …”
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Shaking Table Experiment and Energy Analysis of a New Rebar Isolation Pier by Yifu Xiao, Shouping Shang, Zhen Wang

“…This paper introduces the structure and principle of a new isolation device—rebar isolation pier—which is mainly composed of vertical steel bar and asphalt ointment. It is used to reduce the earthquake action of the building structure. …”
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Influence of mechanical correction on the geometric and mechanical properties of cold-formed periodic profile fittings by L. V. Loktionova

“…To assess the effect of mechanical correction on the properties of cold-formed periodic profile fittings, statistical data is used for testing samples of fittings produced in coils and straightened before manual testing and samples of the same fittings transferred from consumer companies after mechanical correction on right-sized rotary type cut machines.Tensile testing of samples was performed on testing machines in the laboratory of physical and mechanical tests No. 3 of the OJSC «BSW – Management Company of the Holding «BMC» in accordance with the requirements of ISO 15630-1:2010 «Steel for concrete reinforcement and pre-stressing. …”
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Strengthening Effect of Prestressed Near-Surface-Mounted CFRP Tendon on Reinforced Concrete Beam by Woo-Tai Jung, Jong-Sup Park, Jae-Yoon Kang, Hee Beom Park

“…Efforts are being made to use FRP (fiber-reinforced polymer) for reinforcements instead of traditional construction materials like steel owing to its remarkable mechanical properties. …”
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Analyses on Prestress Loss and Flexural Performance of the Laminated Bamboo Beam Applied with Prestressed BFRP Sheet by Qingfang Lv, Ye Liu, Yi Ding

“…Inspired by the studies about wooden beam applied with prestressed steel plate and bamboo beam strengthened by fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP), this paper aims to explore the applicability of the prestressed basalt fiber-reinforced polymer (BFRP) sheet to the laminated bamboo beam and the variation of the flexural performance of the laminated bamboo beam applied with prestressed BFRP sheet. …”
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Experimental Study on Double Row Micropiles and Anchors Composite Retaining Structure in Deep Fill Site by Wenfeng Liu, Jie Mao, Hongxing Zhao, Guangbiao Shao

“…The results show that double row steel piles and anchors composite retaining structure is feasible when excavating deep fill site in the urban area. …”
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Field Tests to Investigate the Penetration Rate of Piles Driven by Vibratory Installation by Zhaohui Qin, Longzhu Chen, Chunyu Song, Lei Sun

“…In order to find out how these factors affect the penetration rate of the pile in three major actors of vibratory pile driving: (i) the pile to be driven, (ii) the selected driving system, and (iii) the imposed soil conditions, field tests on steel sheet piles driven by vibratory driving technique in different soil conditions are conducted. …”
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Study on the Stress Relaxation Behavior of Large Diameter B-GFRP Bars Using FBG Sensing Technology by Li Guo-wei, Pei Hua-Fu, Hong Cheng-yu

“…Corrosion of steel tendons in certain aggressive environments could lead to durability problems of civil engineering. …”
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Assessment of the quality of abrasion-resistant plates welded joint by Górka J.

“…The results of the abrasion resistance tests were referred to the HARDOX 400 steel reference specimen. Considering the tests results it was concluded that the used filler materials can assure the appropriate operational properties of welded abrasion-resistant plates.…”
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Optimization of Ni-Based WC/Co/Cr Composite Coatings Produced by Multilayer Laser Cladding by Andrea Angelastro, Sabina L. Campanelli, Giuseppe Casalino, Antonio D. Ludovico

“…An optimization procedure was implemented to obtain the combination of process parameters that minimizes the porosity and produces good adhesion to a stainless steel substrate. The optimization procedure was worked out with a mathematical model that was supported by an experimental analysis, which studied the shape of the clad track generated by melting coaxially fed powders with a laser. …”
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Numerical Studies of Floor Heave Control in Deep Mining Roadways with Soft Rocks by the Rock Bolts Reinforcement Technology by Ivan Sakhno, Svitlana Sakhno

“…Ideally, the floor heaves could be reduced by rock bolts with a steel belt installed according to the support scheme III and reinforcement length of 2.0 m for outer bolts and 3.0 m for central bolts.…”
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Development and Analysis of the Control Effect of a Reid Damper with Self-Centering Characteristics by Ying-jie Kang, Ling-yun Peng

“…The main parameters of the damper are the equivalent stiffness and energy dissipation coefficient. Based on a 10-story steel frame structure, 10 energy dissipation design schemes using the proposed Reid damper are proposed. …”
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