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Research on Structural Analysis and Design of Civil Structures—2nd Edition

A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 1876

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Dr. Ping Zhu

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College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
Interests: behavior of steel–concrete composite structures; ultra-high concrete materials; computational mechanics
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Dr. Zhe Zhang

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School of Civil Engineering, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou 412007, China
Interests: long-span and innovative civil structures; application of high-performance building materials; intelligent construction of structures
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Dear Colleagues,

It is a pleasure to announce the 2nd edition of this Special Issue, entitled “Research on Structural Analysis and Design of Civil Structures”. Research into structural analysis and design is an ongoing and critical process that helps experts in the field understand how structures behave and how to improve their performance. This Special Issue aims to gather and discuss the latest research in relation to structural analysis and the design of civil structures in order to comprehensively cover this field and provide a well-documented reference for readers. Suitable article themes for submission include, though not exhaustively, theoretical analysis, performance evaluation, finite element analysis, structural optimization, and the conceptual design of civil structures.

Dr. Ping Zhu
Dr. Zhe Zhang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • structural analysis
  • structural design
  • performance evaluation
  • structural optimization
  • numerical analysis
  • performance prediction

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Large Eddy Simulation Study on Wind Load Characteristics of Construction Steel Platform for High-Rise Core Tube
by Feng Pan and Zheng He
Buildings 2026, 16(8), 1552; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings16081552 - 15 Apr 2026
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To study the wind load characteristics of the construction steel platform of the high-rise core tube, considering the influence of safety net permeability and core tube interference, a large eddy simulation was used for unsteady numerical simulation. The pressure jump method was used [...] Read more.
To study the wind load characteristics of the construction steel platform of the high-rise core tube, considering the influence of safety net permeability and core tube interference, a large eddy simulation was used for unsteady numerical simulation. The pressure jump method was used to model the safety net, and the entrance turbulence was generated through the synthesis turbulence method to obtain the wind field distribution, wind pressure coefficient, and shape coefficient of the construction steel platform. The results indicate that there is a sudden drop in internal wind pressure at the entrance of the construction steel platform, and there are strong shear vortices and vortex shedding downstream of the platform. At 0° wind direction, the net wind pressure coefficient reaches a maximum of 1.3 at the center of the windward side, and a maximum negative value of −1.2 appears at the corners; as the wind direction angle increases, the maximum wind pressure coefficient decreases from 6.4 to about 5.3. The body shape coefficients of the windward side under three different wind directions are 0.563, 0.378, and 0.153, respectively. This indicates that the ventilation of the safety net reduces the wind load on the construction steel platform, resulting in a result lower than the standard value, and the standard value is conservative. The results of this study can provide data support and engineering reference for wind resistant design and structural optimization of construction steel platform structures. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Research on Structural Analysis and Design of Civil Structures—2nd Edition)
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Study on Aging Performance of BFRP Cables in Long-Span Sea-Crossing Cable-Stayed Bridges Under the Coupling Effect of Light, Heat, Water, Salt, and Prestress
by Yaqiang Yang, Wenbin Cheng, Jianhua Yang, Lianshang Shi, Jianzhe Shi, Sijie He, Hejiajun Zhou and Chaoming Shen
Buildings 2026, 16(6), 1211; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings16061211 - 19 Mar 2026
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The anti-aging performance of stay cables in complex marine environments is directly related to the long-term service safety of sea-crossing cable-stayed bridge structures, and it has been recognized as one of the key issues for the priority evaluation of the structural performance of [...] Read more.
The anti-aging performance of stay cables in complex marine environments is directly related to the long-term service safety of sea-crossing cable-stayed bridge structures, and it has been recognized as one of the key issues for the priority evaluation of the structural performance of sea-crossing cable-stayed bridges with Basalt Fiber Reinforced Polymer (BFRP) cables. In this paper, the coupled aging effects of ultraviolet radiation, salt spray, temperature and humidity, and prestress on BFRP cables were taken into consideration. Accelerated aging tests involving the coupling of light, heat, water, salt, and prestress were carried out to simulate the actual marine service environment. The anti-aging performance of BFRP cables was investigated by combining the analysis of macro mechanical properties with the characterization of micro structural morphology. The results of the study were as follows: (1) With the increase in aging duration, the tensile strength and ultimate fracture strain of BFRP cables decreased gradually. The degradation rates of tensile strength and ultimate fracture strain of BFRP cables exhibited a decreasing trend, characterized by an initial rapid phase followed by a gradual slowdown under the coupled aging effects of light, heat, water, salt, and prestress. (2) Compared with the significant decrease in tensile strength, the elastic modulus of BFRP cables showed an insignificant decrease. The elastic modulus of BFRP cables was observed to exhibit a trend of initial decrease, subsequent increase, and another decrease, with an overall reduction. (3) Temperature and prestress were verified to exert a considerable influence on the anti-aging performance of BFRP cables. The influence of temperature on the degradation of aging performance of BFRP cables was found to be greater than that of prestress. (4) The degradation in the anti-aging performance of BFRP cables under coupled aging effects was confirmed to originate from the initiation and propagation of microcracks in the resin matrix, which were caused by the combined actions of prestress, photochemistry, and hydrolysis. Meanwhile, the damage to the fiber–resin interface was accelerated by chloride ions in seawater under high-temperature conditions, which ultimately led to a reduction in the anti-aging performance of BFRP cables. Full article
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Bridging Heterogeneous Experimental Data and Soil Mechanics: An Interpretable Machine Learning Framework for Displacement-Dependent Earth Pressure
by Tianqin Zeng, Zhe Zhang and Yongge Zeng
Buildings 2026, 16(3), 601; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings16030601 - 1 Feb 2026
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Classical earth pressure theories often struggle to account for the complex coupling effects of wall displacement and spatial non-uniformity under non-limit states. This study presents an interpretable machine learning framework designed to extract universal mechanical laws from heterogeneous experimental datasets. Using a multi-source [...] Read more.
Classical earth pressure theories often struggle to account for the complex coupling effects of wall displacement and spatial non-uniformity under non-limit states. This study presents an interpretable machine learning framework designed to extract universal mechanical laws from heterogeneous experimental datasets. Using a multi-source database of rigid retaining walls with sandy backfill, a three-stage feature refinement strategy is proposed that incorporates Recursive Feature Elimination, Collinearity Analysis, and Interpretability Comparison to identify a parsimonious set of five fundamental physical parameters. A SHapley Additive exPlanations-Categorical Boosting (CatBoost-SHAP) framework is established to predict the active earth pressure coefficient (K) and interpret the underlying mechanisms across various movement modes (RB, RT, and T). Results demonstrate that the model effectively captures the progressive evolution of shear bands and the soil arching effect. Specifically, a critical displacement threshold of Δ/H ≈ 0.006 is identified, marking the transition from mode-dominated stress non-uniformity to magnitude-driven limit states. Leave-One-Dataset-Out Cross-Validation (LODOCV) confirms the model’s ability to maintain physical consistency over purely statistical fitting despite significant inter-literature heterogeneity. Finally, a Graphical User Interface (GUI) is developed to facilitate rapid, displacement-based design in engineering practice. This research bridges the gap between empirical laboratory observations and generalized mechanical logic, providing a data-driven foundation for refined geotechnical design. Full article
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A Novel UHPC-NC Composite Column Frame Structure: Design and Seismic Performance Investigation
by Bin Chen, Yu Luo, Yang Zhou and Wenhui Tian
Buildings 2026, 16(2), 287; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings16020287 - 9 Jan 2026
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Existing studies have demonstrated that insufficient horizontal deformation capacity of columns under high axial compression ratios constitutes a key factor leading to seismic damage in ordinary concrete frame structures. This paper proposes a novel framed structure incorporating composite columns by combining ultra-high performance [...] Read more.
Existing studies have demonstrated that insufficient horizontal deformation capacity of columns under high axial compression ratios constitutes a key factor leading to seismic damage in ordinary concrete frame structures. This paper proposes a novel framed structure incorporating composite columns by combining ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC), which exhibits excellent mechanical properties, with normal concrete (NC). The design concept maintains the overall mechanical performance of the composite column frame structure while significantly reducing the lateral stiffness when the composite columns are configured in a “split-column form.” For instance, the lateral stiffness of ZH-5 in the “split-column form” is only one-tenth of that of ZT-1 in its initial state, leading to a substantial enhancement in horizontal deformation capacity. This design approach maintains the overall mechanical performance of the composite column frame structure while significantly enhancing its horizontal deformation capacity by reducing lateral stiffness through the “split-column” configuration. Using the ABAQUS finite element software 2021, a finite element model of a multi-story frame column structure was developed. Research findings indicate that the frame structure utilizing UHPC-NC composite columns exhibits reduced tensile damage, lower peak and plastic displacements, and a relatively smaller inter-story drift angle. Specifically, the plastic drift angle of the UHPC-NC composite column frame structure from the first to the fourth story is 5% to 31% smaller than that of the conventional reinforced concrete column frame structure. The novel UHPC-NC composite column frame structure demonstrates superior seismic performance. Full article
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