We tested the hypothesis that the loss of load-bearing capacity, as estimated by means of static load tests and from sonic tomography, is comparable. This is of practical importance for arborists when they have to assess results reported by different...
The effects of traffic loads on existing bridges are quite different from those of design live loads because of the various traffic environments. However, the bridge maintenance and safety assessment of in-service bridges maintain the design load cap...
One important parameter for evaluating the safety and reliability of a ship is o the dynamic ultimate load capacity of ship structures. Because of the importance of this parameter, its determination is essential. In this paper, a novel “two-ste...
According to Modified Compression Field Theory (MCFT), the ultimate shear capacity of a reinforced concrete section depends on load effects (shear, moment, torsion, and axial force) caused by factored design loads. In many design standards, including...
The operational stability of a power transformer exerts an extremely important impact on the power symmetry, balance, and security of power systems. When the grid load fluctuates greatly, if the load factor of the transformer cannot be maintained wit...
In construction, materials of various kinds such as steel, concrete, and timber have consistently been pertinent. Yet the ambition to provide a more sustainable, effective and cost-efficient solution, in a world where the environment is becoming a gr...
This paper studies the load-bearing capacity of various concrete tetrapods under quasi-static loading. The tetrapods were made of plain concrete and synthetic-polymer-fiber-reinforced concrete. Load tests of the tetrapods were performed. The maximum...
The aim of this study was to determine the load-bearing capacity of Klein’s floors under fire conditions using analytical and numerical analyses. Analytical and numerical simulations were performed considering different structural variants of K...
Steel corrosion is one of the most dominant factors in the degradation of transport infrastructure. This article deals with the impact of the atmospheric corrosion of structural steel on the load-carrying capacity of old riveted bridge structures. A...
In response to the demand for flexible regulation resources in distribution networks with high proportion of new energy integration, this study explores the regulation potential of feeder loads. It controls the power of feeder loads through various t...
The paper introduces a powerful method for developing lightweight designs and enhancing the load-bearing capacity of common structures. The method, referred to as the ‘method of aggregation’, has been derived from reverse engineering of s...
In this paper, the blast-loading experiment and numerical simulation are carried out for RC slabs with two typical reinforcement ratios. The time history of reflected shockwave pressures and displacement responses at different positions on the impact...
The purpose of this study is to propose a practical formula for estimating the maximum load bearing capacity of partially concrete-filled steel tubes (PCFST) without using complicated numerical analysis and estimation procedures. This study focused o...
The load-bearing capacity of pebble aggregates plays a pivotal role in influencing the operational performance of uncontrolled trucks on arrester beds. The complexity of this phenomenon stems from the nonuniformity in the shapes of the pebbles and th...
To address the insufficient consideration of load temporal characteristics, load growth, distributed generation (DG) integration, and business-expansion load connection in existing available-capacity assessment methods, this paper proposes a load-con...
Quality assessment of stiffness and load-carrying capacity of composite connections is of great importance when it comes to designing timber–concrete composite structures. The new European regulation intended explicitly for timber–concret...
In this paper, the influence of a nominal bearing clearance on the lift-off behaviour and the load-carrying capacity of gas polymer bearings (GPBs) is investigated. For this purpose, an experimental study with five different bearing gap configuration...
Infrastructure through the masonry walls (for example, wiring and piping works) are usually installed using chases in different directions. Introducing these chases in a newly built wall will affect its overall load carrying capacity. However, there...
Soil’s load-bearing capacity is a crucial property from which the ability of soil to resist the vertical deformation resulting from a normal load can be determined, and this property is essential for analyzing a vehicle’s performance over...
In traditional masonry construction, roof trusses are anchored to walls using conventional anchors embedded directly into the reinforced concrete ring beam. However, in lightweight structures, installing a ring beam may impose an additional load on t...
After large-scale electric vehicles (EVs) are connected to the residential distribution network, community charging has become one of the main bottlenecks at present, especially in old residential areas. Therefore, the current residential distributio...
Steel-wire rope is a mechanical component that has versatile uses and on which human lives depend. One of the basic parameters that serve to describe the rope is its load-bearing capacity. The static load-bearing capacity is a mechanical property cha...
With the increasing proportion of Distributed Generation (DG) in distribution networks and growing electricity business expansion demand, the integration of DG and new loads imposes significant impacts on distribution networks. To address the incompl...
The growing flexibility of load dispatching in modern smart grids has exposed critical limitations in conventional capacity pricing mechanisms, which calculate charges based solely on monthly maximum demand without distinguishing when peak demand occ...
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If land resources are forced to withstand greater populations than they are able to withstand, irreversible damage to the land resources system will happen in a specific region. This challenge highlights the urgency of appropriately evaluating the la...
Environmental deformations and changes put countries under socioeconomic stress at the global level and are, therefore, an essential topic of discussion. In this context, this paper analyzes the impact of financial development, tourism, and economic...
In order to discuss the load capacity and displacement of masonry constructed with recycled concrete and self-insulation blocks, one type of 10.6 MPa compressive strength block and three kinds of mortar with M15, M10, and M5 compressive strengths are...
The load-carrying capacities of welded joints need to be paid attention to in the design of the frame, which transfers the thrust generated by the rocket engine to the rocket body. A load-carrying capacity evaluation method of welded joints based on...
To improve the economy and stability of data center green power direct supply, the capacity configuration optimization of wind–light–load storage based on improved particle swarm optimization (PSO) is conducted. According to wind speed, t...
To address the issues of neglecting population heterogeneity and the difficulties in determining constraint parameters in residential load adjustable capacity forecasting, this paper proposes a data-driven forecasting method that considers profile he...
To accurately evaluate the load-bearing capacity of Cu-Ni alloy pipelines with double pitting corrosion defects, in this study, the influence of dual-defect morphological parameters on the ultimate load capacity was investigated through finite elemen...
The environmental degradation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region leads to significant challenges regarding economic sustainability and the attainment of sustainable development goals (SDGs). The extensive use of fossil fuels in the reg...
Piles are structural members subjected to combined compression and bending and are typically constructed in soil or underwater environments. As a result, they are exposed to moisture, chloride attack, and various chemical agents, which may lead to cr...
Under low-temperature conditions, the load-bearing capacity of piezoelectric stacks arises from coupled thermo-electro-mechanical interactions, with temperature fluctuations, compressive prestress, and excitation voltage critically modulating perform...
With the continuous expansion of distributed photovoltaic (PV) integration, the hosting capacity of distribution networks has become a critical issue in power system planning and operation. Under varying meteorological and load fluctuation conditions...
Steel girders with corrugated webs are increasingly used in bridge and building structures subjected to cyclic variable loads, where the geometry of the corrugation plays an important role in fatigue performance. This paper investigates the fatigue b...
This study used finite element simulation and theoretical analysis to predict the crack distribution patterns that may occur during the shrinkage cracking process of rectangular timber beams. Based on the predictions, experimental specimens with six...
This research presents a novel approach of artificial intelligence (AI) based gene expression programming (GEP) for predicting the lateral load carrying capacity of RC rectangular columns when subjected to earthquake loading. To achieve the desired r...
The paper presents an extensive study aimed to determine the applicability of the demountable Bailey bridge (BB) system on construction sites or in other temporary conditions while meeting the regulations for the design and assessment of steel bridge...
This study presents the results of an investigation of the effect of macro synthetic fibers (MSF) reinforcement on the load carrying capacity of concrete pavement slabs. Six concrete slabs having dimensions of 800 × 800 × 50 mm3 were prepared and tes...
Isotropic ultra-thin shells or membranes, as well as cable–membrane structures, cannot resist loads at the initial state and always require a form-finding process to reach the steady state. After this stage, they can work in a pure membrane sta...
Large-diameter monopiles that can safely support the lateral loads caused by wind and waves have been widely used for the foundations of offshore wind turbines. However, when the penetration depth is insufficient as a result of the presence of thick...
In the case of fastenings on rock, as a result of the variability, it is quite difficult to make a preliminary assessment of the load-bearing capacity of rock as a base material. This paper therefore investigates which rock parameters next to an anch...
As oil and gas exploration advances, tubular strings in extended-reach wells are becoming increasingly susceptible to buckling, self-locking, and other failure modes due to their relatively low weight and limited structural stiffness. Existing studie...
Gas film thickness significantly influences the performance prediction of Gas Foil Thrust Bearings (GFTB). However, the Classical Model (CM) for GFTBs exhibits inaccuracies in describing gas film thickness. In this paper, we explore the differences i...
In this study, a continuation of the research on the influence of the bearing capacity proof on the fire resistance of an element’s cross-section is presented; however, in this particular case, we focus on elements made of homogeneous glued lam...
The sustainability of cities often changes as rapid urban developments and population growth affect the carrying capacity. Understanding the dynamics of carrying capacity becomes crucial for tourist-oriented cities. This study focused on Baguio City,...
This paper presents a load-capacity-constrained arm-angle planning method for a centrally driven humanoid robotic arm. Joint-range and singularity constraints are projected into the one-dimensional arm-angle domain to form a geometric feasible set. A...
The development of marine energy requires reliable foundations, which may be located near submarine slopes. This paper utilizes the lower bound limit analysis (LBLA) to analyze the undrained bearing capacity of foundations on slopes with anisotropy a...
To investigate the residual load-bearing capacity of composite steel truss bridge girders after vehicle fire, a 100 m simple supported composite steel truss bridge girder was selected as the research object, and a typical oil tanker fire was taken as...
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