Diagnostics of Damaged Building Structures
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 4797
Special Issue Editors
Interests: building failures; heritage facilities; large panel buildings; ageing-related defects; NDT and DT; FE analysis; structure strengthening; reconstruction
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As an engineer with many years of practical experience, a researcher, and a teacher at a technical university, together with my professional colleague, we would like to invite you to participate in creating a Special Issue of the Buildings journal, entitled Diagnostics of Damaged Building Structures.
The passage of time changes the functional properties of building materials of even the highest quality. Changes in the functions of the facilities in use are associated with the need to adapt them to the newly designed requirements. Defects in structural elements caused by human error or natural forces need to be identified, and damaged buildings need to be repaired or strengthened. In each of these cases, the most important thing is the safety of people using these facilities.
The examination of the condition of structures in hazardous environments, the determination of the causes of the occurring damage, and then designing and implementing reinforcements or repair strategies is a complex process. The results obtained from the activities carried out are always subject to the risk of errors. However, it is possible to minimize their effects. The dissemination of your existing experience in specialist cyclical publications is an action in this direction.
The pages of the Buildings journal are one of the best places in which we can share our experience in a professional group, as well as disseminate the effects of our work on the forum of both scientists and engineers.
Therefore, we sincerely invite you to take part in creating this Special Issue.
Dr. Janusz Krentowski
Dr. Marta Kaluza
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- building failure
- catastrophe collapse
- FE analysis
- NDT and DT monitoring
- material aging-related defect physical properties analysis
- strengthening reconstruction
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