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Disaster Prevention and Resilient Structures in Engineering Construction

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 1022

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Dehong Wang

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School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin 132012, China
Interests: ultra-high-performance concrete; concrete durability; precast concrete structure; earthquake engineering; seismic design
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Dr. Wei Chang

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School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
Interests: engineering construction and building technology; materials science; physics; computer science

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, frequent natural disasters and accidental hazards worldwide have posed serious challenges to modern engineering construction. Throughout their entire life cycle, engineering structures such as high-rise buildings, residential clusters, and transmission tower line systems are exposed to individual or concurrent environmental threats, including earthquakes, strong winds, and rainfall. In this context, the development of infrastructure disaster prevention technologies with multi-hazard resistance capabilities and the establishment of resilient structural systems with rapid post-disaster recovery are critical to addressing the multiple disaster risks posed by climate change. These advancements hold significant implications for structural disaster prevention and mitigation as well as risk and crisis management.

This Special Issue focuses on disaster prevention and resilient structures in engineering construction, emphasizing, but not limited to, the following research directions: multi-hazard effects on engineering structures, safety and disaster prevention in power infrastructure, and structural resilience. We cordially welcome submissions on theoretical innovations, numerical simulations, experimental studies, and engineering applications that advance academic progress in structural engineering.

Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions that you may have about this Special Issue.

Dr. Dehong Wang
Dr. Wei Chang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • multi-hazard effects
  • extreme climate
  • safety and disaster prevention
  • structural resilience
  • extreme loads
  • seismic performance
  • foundation engineering
  • high-performance materials

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Anti-Overturning Performance of Prefabricated Foundations for Distribution Line Poles
by Liang Zhang, Chen Chen, Yan Yang, Kai Niu, Weihao Xu and Dehong Wang
Buildings 2025, 15(15), 2717; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15152717 - 1 Aug 2025
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To enhance the anti-overturning performance of poles and prevent tilting or collapse, a prefabricated foundation for distribution lines is developed. Field tests are conducted on five groups of foundations. Based on the test results, finite element analysis (FEA) is employed to investigate the [...] Read more.
To enhance the anti-overturning performance of poles and prevent tilting or collapse, a prefabricated foundation for distribution lines is developed. Field tests are conducted on five groups of foundations. Based on the test results, finite element analysis (FEA) is employed to investigate the influence of different factors—such as pole embedment depth, foundation locations, soil type, and soil parameters—on the anti-overturning performance of pole prefabricated foundations. The results indicate that under ultimate load conditions, the reaction force distribution at the base of the foundation approximates a triangular pattern, and the lateral earth pressure on the pole follows an approximately quadratic parabolic distribution along the depth. When the foundation size increases from 0.8 m to 0.9 m, the bearing capacity of the prefabricated foundation improves by 8%. Furthermore, when the load direction changes from 0° to 45°, the foundation’s bearing capacity increases by 14%. When the foundation is buried at a depth of 1.0 m, compared with the ground position, the ultimate overturning moment of the prefabricated foundation increases by 10%. Based on field test results, finite element simulation results, and limit equilibrium theory, a calculation method for the anti-overturning bearing capacity of prefabricated pole foundations is developed, which can provide a practical reference for the engineering design of distribution line poles and their prefabricated foundations. Full article
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Study on the Bearing Performance of Pole-Assembled Inclined Pile Foundation Under Downward Pressure-Horizontal Loads
by Chong Zhao, Wenzhuo Song, Wenzheng Hao, Furan Guo, Yan Yang, Mengxin Kang, Liang Zhang and Yun Wang
Buildings 2025, 15(15), 2656; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15152656 - 28 Jul 2025
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A novel prefabricated pile foundation is presented to improve the disaster resistance of the pole line. Bearing performance analysis of prefabricated inclined pile foundations for electric poles under downward pressure-horizontal loading is carried out, and the effects of prefabricated foundation dimensions and pile [...] Read more.
A novel prefabricated pile foundation is presented to improve the disaster resistance of the pole line. Bearing performance analysis of prefabricated inclined pile foundations for electric poles under downward pressure-horizontal loading is carried out, and the effects of prefabricated foundation dimensions and pile inclination on the horizontal load–displacement curves at the top of the poles, the horizontal displacement and settlement at the top of the piles, the horizontal displacement and tilt rate of the poles’ bodies and piles bending moments are investigated. The findings indicate the following: as the prefabricated foundation size grows, the bearing capacity of the foundation improves, and the anti-overturning ability of the electric pole improves; the foundation size increases from 0.9 m to 1.35 m, the anti-overturning bearing capacity of the foundation increases by 15.77%, the maximum bending moment of the foundation pile body increases by 19.7%, and the maximum bending moment occurs at about 0.2 m of the pile body; the bearing capacity of inclined piles is larger than that of straight piles—with an increase in the pile inclination angle, the foundation bearing performance increases, and the overturning bearing capacity of the poles increases; the pile inclination angle grows from 0° to 20°, the overturning bearing performance of the foundation increases by 19.2%, the maximum bending moment of the foundation piles reduces by 21.2%, and the maximum of the bending moment occurs at the pile body at a position of about 0.2 m. Full article
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Experimental Study on Bending Performance of Prefabricated Retaining Wall
by Yidan Ma, Hengchen Du, Shicheng Nie, Kai Zhu, Han Liu and Dehong Wang
Buildings 2025, 15(13), 2169; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15132169 - 21 Jun 2025
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To address the engineering issues of difficult quality control, complex construction processes, and long construction periods in cast-in-place protective walls for manually excavated piles, a prefabricated protective wall structure is proposed. This study aims to investigate its mechanical properties and key influencing parameters [...] Read more.
To address the engineering issues of difficult quality control, complex construction processes, and long construction periods in cast-in-place protective walls for manually excavated piles, a prefabricated protective wall structure is proposed. This study aims to investigate its mechanical properties and key influencing parameters through experiments. Six groups of prefabricated wall segment specimens with different wall thicknesses (50 mm, 65 mm) and concrete strengths (C50 concrete, reactive powder concrete RPC) were designed, and two-point bending tests were conducted to systematically analyze their failure characteristics, crack development patterns, and strain distribution laws. The test results show that the peak vertical bending displacements at mid-span of the specimens are 11–18 mm (1.83–2.71% of the radius). The 65-mm-thick specimens exhibit 3–10% higher flexural strength than the 50-mm-thick ones, and reactive powder concrete (RPC) specimens of the same thickness show an 8.3% increase in strength compared to C50 concrete specimens. When the load reaches 80% of the ultimate load, abrupt changes in concrete strain occur at the mid-span and loading points, while the strain at the fixed end is only 15–20% of the mid-span strain. The prefabricated protective wall demonstrates superior deformation resistance, with vertical displacements (3–5% of the radius) significantly lower than those of cast-in-place walls. This research clarifies the influence of wall thickness and concrete strength on the mechanical properties of prefabricated protective walls, providing key mechanical parameters to support their engineering applications. Full article
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