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Women in Civil Engineering

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 13083

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Georgia Thermou

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Civil Engineering Department, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
Interests: performance-based seismic assessment and retrofit of RC structures; earthquake design of RC structures; sustainable and resilient buildings and infrastructure; innovative concrete (FRC, UHPC, SHCCs, TRC); innovative materials in retrofitting of structures (FRPs, FRCMs: TRM, SRG); sustainable retrofitting with recycled materials; retrofit strategies using traditional and novel intervention methods; shear transfer along concrete and composite interfaces; damage information modelling for assessing and retrofitting substandard RC bridges
Dr. Athina Grizi

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Guest Editor
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Interests: soil dynamics; pile dynamics; soil–structure interaction; health assessment of aging infrastructure

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In 1905, Nora Stanton Barney became the first woman to receive a degree in civil engineering. Women around the world have made remarkable achievements in the civil engineering profession since then.

To celebrate the accomplishments of women in the civil engineering field, this Special Issue entitled "Women in Civil Engineering" will highlight perspectives from female investigators of diverse backgrounds in a variety of civil engineering careers. We encourage women in academia and industry who are either leaders in the profession, are mid-career professionals and in the process of establishing their own research group, or junior engineers to share their contributions in the advancement of knowledge in several fields of civil engineering.

Topics of interest for publication in this Special Issue include, but are not limited to:

  • Structural Engineering;
  • Geotechnical Engineering;
  • Transportation Engineering;
  • Environmental Engineering;
  • Water Resources Engineering;
  • Construction Engineering;
  • Surveying.

We would like to cordially invite you to submit an article to this Special Issue.

The only requirement is that the corresponding author is a woman.

Dr. Georgia Thermou
Dr. Athina Grizi
Guest Editors

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  • female engineers

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An Example-Guide for Rapid Seismic Assessment and FRP Strengthening of Substandard RC Buildings
by Sousana Tastani and Georgia Thermou
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(24), 12950; https://doi.org/10.3390/app122412950 - 16 Dec 2022
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This paper presents a rapid seismic assessment and Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) retrofit design methodology which relies on the European design guidelines recently published in Chapter 8 of fib Bulletin 90 on the use of externally applied FRP reinforcement in the seismic retrofitting [...] Read more.
This paper presents a rapid seismic assessment and Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) retrofit design methodology which relies on the European design guidelines recently published in Chapter 8 of fib Bulletin 90 on the use of externally applied FRP reinforcement in the seismic retrofitting of reinforced concrete (r.c.) structures. For this purpose, an example-guide is developed with step-by-step hand calculations aiming to facilitate engineers of practice and researchers working in the field to easily understand the proposed methodology. A three-storey, pilotis-type residential r.c. building is selected typical of the Mediterranean construction practice in the 1970s. The methodology followed only aims to provide preliminary results on seismic assessment and retrofitting before the implementation of more sophisticated analysis if need be (e.g., in case of irregular buildings). The assessment procedure identified that the columns of the ground storey, being the most critical structural elements for the stability of the structure, are vulnerable to brittle failure modes. To remove all the brittle failure modes attributed to inherent deficiencies and enhance the overall deformation capacity of the building, the strengthening schemes applied in the ground storey (pilotis) is a combination of local strengthening measures, such as FRP wrapping, and global interventions. The latter may refer to the addition of r.c. jacketing to the central column to remove slenderness and of metal X-braces to modify the lateral deflection shape of the building and thus moderate the interstorey displacement demand. Full article
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Teenagers and Automated Vehicles: Are They Ready to Use Them?
by Andromachi Mourtzouchou, Ioan Cristinel Raileanu, Monica Grosso, Louison Duboz, Rubén Cordera, Maria Alonso Raposo, Ada Garus, Borja Alonso and Biagio Ciuffo
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(23), 12255; https://doi.org/10.3390/app122312255 - 30 Nov 2022
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Mobility needs, expectations, and concerns vary across age groups and are closely linked to users’ views on the future of the road transport system. Automated vehicles are expected to have a significant impact on the future of the road transport system, and pilot [...] Read more.
Mobility needs, expectations, and concerns vary across age groups and are closely linked to users’ views on the future of the road transport system. Automated vehicles are expected to have a significant impact on the future of the road transport system, and pilot deployments are increasingly being tested in Europe and beyond, which is also thanks to the evolving regulatory landscape. As a result, several studies have started to analyse citizens’ attitudes towards this technology. However, very few studies have focused on teenagers’ views on automated vehicles, although today’s children and teenagers could be among the first users of such vehicles. Studying teenagers and the way they envisage automated vehicles in the future is of particular significance in defining transport planning strategies and supporting upcoming policy orientations. To cover this gap, the present study aims to explore teenagers’ views about automated vehicles and whether and how they could fit into their future transport setting. A series of on-line and face-to-face focus groups, a demonstration of an automated vehicle prototype, supporting engagement activities, and a post-pre survey were used to collect their views on the topic. The results show that even though the teenagers acknowledged the potential advantages, they also expressed concerns in relation to the interactions with other road users, to automated driving systems’ reliability, to safety, and to data privacy. In particular, these safety concerns revealed an unwillingness on the part of the teenagers to be among the first users of automated vehicles. Full article
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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 - 24 May 2022
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The use of column-like elements for improving both the settlement performance and bearing capacity of foundations constructed over soft soils is well understood for large groups of columns supporting an infinitely wide load, such as embankments and slabs. However, little is still understood [...] Read more.
The use of column-like elements for improving both the settlement performance and bearing capacity of foundations constructed over soft soils is well understood for large groups of columns supporting an infinitely wide load, such as embankments and slabs. However, little is still understood for lightly loaded, low-rise structures supported by pad foundations constructed on a finite number of stone columns, particularly when a crust layer is present at the top of the soft soil. In this study, a comprehensive 3D finite element analysis is used to investigate the influence of key design parameters, such as column spacing, column length, footing shape, and the presence of a crust layer, on the settlement behavior of stone columns to support shallow foundations. The results show that the modeling of a well-characterized soft soil profile predicts well the long-term settlement using both drained and undrained analyses. It was found that the presence of a stiff crust layer has a significant influence on the deformational mode of the stone columns which is not captured by laboratory modeling. Full article
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Analysis and Evaluation on Residual Strength of Pipelines with Internal Corrosion Defects in Seasonal Frozen Soil Region
by Xiaoli Li, Guitao Chen, Xiaoyan Liu, Jing Ji and Lianfu Han
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(24), 12141; https://doi.org/10.3390/app112412141 - 20 Dec 2021
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In order to study the residual strength of buried pipelines with internal corrosion defects in seasonally frozen soil regions, we established a thermo-mechanical coupling model of a buried pipeline under differential frost heave by using the finite element elastoplastic analysis method. The material [...] Read more.
In order to study the residual strength of buried pipelines with internal corrosion defects in seasonally frozen soil regions, we established a thermo-mechanical coupling model of a buried pipeline under differential frost heave by using the finite element elastoplastic analysis method. The material nonlinearity and geometric nonlinearity were considered as the basis of analysis. Firstly, the location of the maximum Mises equivalent stress in the inner wall of the buried non-corroded pipeline was determined. Furthermore, the residual strength of the buried pipeline with corrosion defects and the stress state of internal corrosion area in the pipeline under different defect parameters was analyzed by the orthogonal design method. Based on the data results of the finite element simulation calculation, the prediction formula of residual strength of buried pipelines with internal corrosion defects was obtained by SPSS (Statistical Product and Service Solutions) fitting. The prediction results were analyzed in comparison with the evaluation results of B31G, DNV RP-F101 and the experimental data of hydraulic blasting. The rationality of the finite element model and the accuracy of the fitting formula were verified. The results show that the effect degree of main factors on residual strength was in order of corrosion depth, corrosion length, and corrosion width. when the corrosion length exceeds 600 mm, which affects the influence degree of residual strength will gradually decrease. the prediction error of the fitting formula is small and the distribution is uniform, it can meet the prediction requirements of failure pressure of buried pipelines with internal corrosion defects in seasonally frozen soil regions. This method may provide some useful theoretical reference for the simulation real-time monitoring and safety analysis in the pipeline operation stage. Full article
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