Announcements

1. “A Comprehensive Review of Deep Learning-Based Crack Detection Approaches”
by Younes Hamishebahar, Hong Guan, Stephen So and Jun Jo
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(3), 1374; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12031374
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/3/1374

2. “Forecast of Airblast Vibrations Induced by Blasting Using Support Vector Regression Optimized by the Grasshopper Optimization (SVR-GO) Technique”
by Lihua Chen, Panagiotis G. Asteris, Markos Z. Tsoukalas, Danial Jahed Armaghani, Dmitrii Vladimirovich Ulrikh and Mojtaba Yari
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(19), 9805; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12199805
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/19/9805

3. “A Good Practice for the Proof Testing of Cable-Stayed Bridges”
by Raoul Davide Innocenzi, Vanni Nicoletti, Davide Arezzo, Sandro Carbonari, Fabrizio Gara and Luigino Dezi
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(7), 3547; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12073547
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/7/3547

4. “Project Risk in the Context of Construction Schedules—Combined Monte Carlo Simulation and Time at Risk (TaR) Approach: Insights from the Fort Bema Housing Estate Complex”
by Janusz Sobieraj and Dominik Metelski
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(3), 1044; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12031044
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/3/1044

5. “Low-Cost Sensors Accuracy Study and Enhancement Strategy”
by Seyedmilad Komarizadehasl, Behnam Mobaraki, Haiying Ma, Jose-Antonio Lozano-Galant and Jose Turmo
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(6), 3186; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12063186
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/6/3186

6. “A FE-Based Macro-Element for the Assessment of Masonry Structures: Linear Static, Vibration, and Non-Linear Cyclic Analyses”
by Luis C. M. da Silva and Gabriele Milani
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(3), 1248; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12031248
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/3/1248

7. “Different Types of Continuous Track Irregularities as Sources of Train-Induced Ground Vibration and the Importance of the Random Variation of the Track Support”
by Lutz Auersch
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(3), 1463; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12031463
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/3/1463

8. “Numerical Analysis Exterior RC Beam-Column Joints with CFRP Bars as Beam’s Tensional Reinforcement under Cyclic Reversal Deformations”
by Violetta K. Kytinou, Parthena-Maria K. Kosmidou and Constantin E. Chalioris
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(15), 7419; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12157419
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/15/7419

9. “Waterproof Performance of Sealing Gasket in Shield Tunnel: A Review”
by Chenjie Gong, Yuanye Wang, Wenqi Ding, Mingfeng Lei and Chenghua Shi
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(9), 4556; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12094556
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/9/4556

10. “Insights into Plugging of Pipe Piles Based on Pile Dimensions”
by Antonio Kodsy and Magued Iskander
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(5), 2711; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12052711
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/5/2711

11. “A Rough Discrete Fracture Network Model for Geometrical Modeling of Jointed Rock Masses and the Anisotropic Behaviour”
by Peitao Wang, Cao Liu, Zhenwu Qi, Zhichao Liu and Meifeng Cai
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(3), 1720; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12031720
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/3/1720

12. “Review of Flexible Piezoresistive Strain Sensors in Civil Structural Health Monitoring”
by Ke Gao, Zhiyue Zhang, Shun Weng, Hongping Zhu, Hong Yu and Tingjun Peng
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(19), 9750; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12199750
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/19/9750

13. “Viability of Using High Amounts of Steel Slag Aggregates to Improve the Circularity and Performance of Asphalt Mixtures”
by Caroline Moura, Lucas Nascimento, Carlos Loureiro, Mafalda Rodrigues, Joel Oliveira and Hugo Silva
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(1), 490; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12010490
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/1/490

14. “Lateral Capacity of URM Walls: A Parametric Study Using Macro and Micro Limit Analysis Predictions”
by Simon Szabó, Marco Francesco Funari, Bora Pulatsu and Paulo B. Lourenço
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(21), 10834; https://doi.org/10.3390/app122110834
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/21/10834

15. “Electrical Conductivity and Compressive Strength of Cement Paste with Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene Nanoplatelets”
by Kwang Mo Lim and Joo Ha Lee
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(3), 1160; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12031160
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/3/1160

16. “Auto-Detection of Hidden Corrosion in an Aircraft Structure by Electromagnetic Testing: A Machine-Learning Approach”
by Minhhuy Le, Van Su Luong, Dang Khoa Nguyen, Dang-Khanh Le and Jinyi Lee
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(10), 5175; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12105175
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/10/5175

17. “Experimental and Empirical Study for Prediction of Blast Loads”
by Anselmo Filice, Miroslav Mynarz and Raffaele Zinno
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(5), 2691; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12052691
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/5/2691

18. “Experimental Study and Modelling on the Structural Response of Fiber Reinforced Concrete Beams”
by Vitalijs Lusis, Krishna Kiran Annamaneni, Olga Kononova, Aleksandrs Korjakins, Inga Lasenko, Rengasamy Kannathasan Karunamoorthy and Andrejs Krasnikovs
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(19), 9492; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12199492
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/19/9492

19. “Joint Stiffness Influence on the First-Order Seismic Capacity of Dry-Joint Masonry Structures: Numerical DEM Investigations”
by Nathanaël Savalle, Paulo B. Lourenço and Gabriele Milani
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(4), 2108; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12042108
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/4/2108

20. “Numerical Analysis of the Settlement Behavior of Soft Soil Improved with Stone Columns”
by Athina Grizi, Wisam Al-Ani and Dariusz Wanatowski
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(11), 5293; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12115293
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/11/5293