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Concrete Structure Design and Health Monitoring: Enhancing Resilience in Face of Disasters

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Building".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2024) | Viewed by 3195

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Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Sydney, Australia
Interests: nanotechnology; nanomaterials; nano-enhanced concrete; concrete structure design; modeling; construction materials; sustainability; recycling; ultra-high-performance concrete
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Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, South Dakota State University, Crothers Engineering Hall 301, Box 2219, Brookings, SD 57007, USA
Interests: sustainable, smart materials and systems; infrastructure assessment and rehabilitation; bridge engineering; structural health monitoring; computational modeling
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Faculty of Civil Engineering Engineering and Architecture Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Vladimira Preloga 3, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Interests: earthquake engineering; structural vibration; building; structural dynamics; finite element analysis; construction engineering
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Dear Colleagues,

Recently, the concept of resilience has gained increasing importance in design, assessment, rehabilitation structures, infrastructure systems, and maintenance, particularly bridges and transportation networks exposed to man-made and natural hazards.

Conventional structures rely on ductile design, dissipate energy through the plastic deformation of structural members, and are expected to not collapse after disasters, such as earthquakes, in order to protect life. However, damage is expected to accumulate in ductile structures, which are often seriously damaged, and heavy repair work and serious plastic deformation are inevitable after disasters, resulting in huge economic losses. These represent considerable costs associated with the disruption of business operations and significant obstacles to post-disaster emergency response, and result in a prolonged disruption of regional or even national economies. Therefore, resilience is required to ensure that structural function or normal operation can be recovered quickly after disasters, which has attracted much attention in recent years. Many high-performance resilient systems have been developed, such as self-centering structures, rocking structures, base-isolated structures, damper-added structures, etc. In addition, many components or devices that are self-centering, replaceable, or feature energy dissipation have also been extensively studied to enhance their resilience. This development is also accompanied by the advance of performance evaluation methods and design.

Moreover, key components of most structures are prone to deterioration due to, for example, fatigue and corrosion. Therefore, structural health monitoring (SHM) has become an important tool for risk reduction and safety management of various structures. An effective use of SHM can substantially reduce operation costs and risks. However, although experimental monitoring techniques, wireless sensors, and energy harvesting have proven effective in laboratory settings, the need to upscale to large dimensions and integrate these approaches into a holistic SHM approach is urgent.

This Special Issue plans to give an overview of the most recent advances in the field of high-performance resilient structures and their practical applications. Additionally, this Special Issue aims to bring together all aspects of quality monitoring, starting from fit-for-service checks, up to damage assessment of structures during usage.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Structural health monitoring (SHM);
  • Concrete structure design;
  • Resilient structures;
  • Self-centering structural system;
  • Rocking structural system;
  • Seismic-resilient structures based on high-performance materials;
  • Seismic-resilience-based design method;
  • Seismic performance evaluation of seismic-resilient structures;
  • Damper-added structural system;
  • Isolated structural system;
  • High-performance precast structure.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Mahmoud H. Akeed
Dr. Akram R. Jawdhari
Dr. Marijana Hadzima-Nyarko
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Keywords

  • structural health monitoring (SHM)
  • concrete structure design
  • resilient structures
  • self-centering structural system
  • rocking structural system
  • seismic-resilient structures based on high-performance materials
  • seismic-resilience-based design method
  • seismic performance evaluation of seismic-resilient structures
  • damper-added structural system
  • isolated structural system
  • high-performance precast structure

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Enhancing the Seismic Response of Residential RC Buildings with an Innovative Base Isolation Technique
by Asma Belbachir, Abdelkader Benanane, Abderrahmane Ouazir, Zouaoui R. Harrat, Marijana Hadzima-Nyarko, Dorin Radu, Ercan Işık, Zouhir S. M. Louhibi and Sofiane Amziane
Sustainability 2023, 15(15), 11624; https://doi.org/10.3390/su151511624 - 27 Jul 2023
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The prediction of the magnitude and impact of forthcoming earthquakes remains an elusive challenge in the field of science. Consequently, extensive research efforts have been directed toward the development of earthquake-resistant design strategies aimed at mitigating building vibrations. This study focuses on the [...] Read more.
The prediction of the magnitude and impact of forthcoming earthquakes remains an elusive challenge in the field of science. Consequently, extensive research efforts have been directed toward the development of earthquake-resistant design strategies aimed at mitigating building vibrations. This study focuses on the efficacy of fluid viscous dampers (FVDs) in augmenting the seismic response of a low-rise residential reinforced-concrete building, which is base-isolated, using high–damping rubber bearings (HDRBs). The structural analysis employs a non-linear approach, employing ETABS v16 software for building modeling and conducting non-linear dynamic analysis using artificial accelerograms specific to Algeria. Three distinct connection configurations to the building’s base are investigated: (1) a fixed-base structure; (2) a structure isolated by HDRBs; and (3) a structure isolated utilizing a novel parallel arrangement of HDRBs in conjunction with FVDs. Comparative evaluation of these configurations reveals noteworthy findings; the results demonstrate that the base isolation system, comprising HDRBs and FVDs, significantly diminishes the base shear force by over 80% and reduces acceleration by 54% while concurrently increasing displacement by 47%. These findings underscore the effectiveness of incorporating FVDs in conjunction with HDRBs as a means to enhance the seismic response of reinforced concrete buildings. This study showcases the potential of such structural analyses to contribute to the development of earthquake-resistant design approaches, providing valuable insights for architects and engineers involved in constructing resilient buildings in seismically active regions. Full article
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