Parallel strand bamboo is a composite material that demonstrates high strength and low variability compared to other timber materials. However, its use in bolted connections is limited by a tendency to fail in shear-out mode. One promising technique...
Connection behavior significantly influences the design efficiency of steel–concrete composite bridges. This study investigates the impact of shear connectors, specifically headed stud connectors, on the structural response of symmetric and ske...
Precast concrete structures have become increasingly popular in the construction industry due to their ability to enhance efficiency, structural soundness, quality, and sustainability. Among these, modular construction has emerged as a transformative...
The construction sector faces growing pressure to reduce its environmental impact, particularly in regions with limited access to conventional materials and urgent housing needs. Bamboo, a fast-growing and renewable resource with favorable mechanical...
This paper develops a new type of shear connection for steel-concrete composite bridges using Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) as the connection grout. The UHPC-grout strip shear connection is fabricated by preforming a roughened slot in the co...
Carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) has the advantages of being light weight, high strength, and corrosion resistant. At present, it is widely used in the lightweight design of automobile parts. The manufacturing of lightweight parts inevitably in...
Rods and plates at the connections in composite insulating material towers are commonly fixed to each other by metal bolts, which may cause electrical field distortion at the connections. So, the rod–plate connections are prone to partial disch...
The current study investigates the influence of timber-to-concrete connection types on the behaviour of timber–concrete composite (TCC) structures employing metal web timber joists. Two groups of laboratory specimens were prepared, each compris...
Steel–concrete composite structures are widely used in composite frame structures and super high-rise buildings. However, the lack of relevant building design standards to ensure their structural stability under extreme conditions has led to po...
A beam containing a piezoelectric layer or layers is used for piezoelectric harvesting from various processes. The structure of the beam is made by gluing the piezoelectric material on one side (unimorph) or both sides (bimorph) of a carrying substra...
It is known that steel–concrete composite systems are very efficient. However, such steel–concrete composite systems can be optimised using cold-formed steel elements and innovative shear connections. In other words, by considering demoun...
Composite frame beams utilize the composite action between steel beams and concrete slabs to improve bearing capacity and stiffness. However, the longitudinal slab reinforcement is generally interrupted by the steel column, limiting the slab contribu...
The Innovative Lightweight Cold-Formed Steel–Concrete Composite Floor System (LWT-FLOOR) addresses key challenges faced by the construction industry related to the efficiency, adaptability, and life-cycle usability of structural elements. Withi...
Screwed connections are widely adopted in timber–concrete composite (TCC) structures. Owing to the diverse connection configurations and complex shear mechanisms, existing empirical models or theoretical formulas cannot accurately and efficient...
The failure modes of tie-bars under monotonic loading and cyclic loading are ductility and brittleness, respectively. They can significantly affect the design for tie-bars in a steel plate–concrete (SC) composite structure. A 3D finite element...
This paper introduces a method to create a moment-resisting edge connection between two cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels. With this connection, two-way spanning cross-laminated timber slabs can be realised, where the span exceeds the manufacturing...
The interface mechanical performance between aluminum alloy and timber is the key to ensure that the two work together. In this study, 11 group connection performance tests were carried out to investigate the influence of connection type (shear bolt...
In this paper, the short-term behaviour of innovative aluminium–timber composite beams was investigated. Laminated veneer lumber panels were attached to aluminium beams with screws. Recently conducted theoretical, experimental, and numerical in...
Prefabricated concrete shear-wall structures are a primary form of prefabricated concrete construction. In this paper, the seismic performance of precast shear walls with frames is studied by experimental methods. The failure characteristics, hystere...
This research employs plastic limit analysis to examine load combinations, contact interactions, and friction effects on steel–concrete connections. A nonlinear finite element model was developed using ABAQUS 2021, incorporating the concrete da...
This study presents a structured evaluation framework for inter-module connections in the context of steel–concrete composite modular structures, addressing a gap in existing reviews that have focused almost exclusively on steel modular systems...
This study used finite element analysis (FEA) to model the effects of adhesive Z-connections on the thickness swelling of laminated wood composites exposed to water. We hypothesized that the area density, diameter, and spatial distribution of adhesiv...
This paper presents the first experimental study of the load-slip behaviour of aluminium-timber composite bolted connections reinforced with toothed plates. The effectiveness of the strengthening was evaluated in laboratory push-out tests. The push-o...
Recently, to resolve a growing need for durable and resilient railway bridge construction/reconstruction systems, a great amount of research has been carried out in many countries. As a part of such studies, prefabricated composite girders with an in...
Monotonic push-out tests were carried out on 11 specimens having high-strength bolt, T-type perforated plate, or slot-type perforated plate connections to investigate the influence of different connection types on the interface performance of glass f...
An integrated rebar box connection is proposed for the horizontal joints of fully prefabricated composite walls to simplify joint detailing and reduce on-site wet construction. Experimental tests and numerical analyses were conducted to evaluate the...
Fiber-reinforced polymer composites have been highlighted as ideal candidates for structural applications in marine renewable energy devices, such as tidal turbines and wave energy converters. It is well understood that harsh marine environments can...
A new type of assembled integral multi-ribbed composite floor system with novel wet joint and steel sleeve connections, which exhibits satisfactory strength and stiffness, was proposed in the previous study. To further study the flexural performances...
In this paper, a novel precast concrete composite wall connected by tooth groove and grouted sleeve was introduced, which is produced in factories by means of structure-insulation integrated prefabrication, and the prefabrication and assembly process...
This study introduces precast concrete beam–column connections comprised of composite beams, precast columns, and a monolithic joint core. The composite beams consist of U-shaped beams and floor slabs, leveraging the U-shaped beams for their li...
The complexity of finite element analysis for composite structures can be significantly reduced by representing the connector and adjacent concrete as a macroscopic element. Nevertheless, the prevailing macroscopic models for shear connections predom...
Notch connections are commonly used in timber concrete composite (TCC) members because of the simple geometry of the solution making execution easy and the high strength and stiffness resulting from the mechanical interlock between the timber and con...
Timber–concrete composite (TCC) systems present a viable alternative to conventional timber or reinforced concrete systems. TCC leverages the advantages of both materials, resulting in an enhanced composite structure. Historically, traditional...
The mechanical method has become a new construction method for connected aisles in metro tunnels due to its advantages of fast construction speed, high safety, and minimal ground disturbance. During the tunneling process, the interaction mechanism be...
To address the conflicts between traditional composite slab reinforcement layouts and supports—which adversely affect construction quality and efficiency—and to fill the theoretical gap regarding end connections without projecting bars in...
Composite materials are widely used in the new generation of aviation equipment due to their comprehensive performance. However, the part fixture is usually difficult during the machining of composites with soft and brittle characteristics, such as t...
Damage identification of composite structures is a major ongoing challenge for a secure operational life-cycle due to the complex, gradual damage behaviour of composite materials. Especially for composite rotors in aero-engines and wind-turbines, a c...
This study investigates bolted connections in open-section glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) composite cross-arms for 34.5 kV energy distribution towers. Six GFRP angle sections (L50 × 5 to L120 × 12) were tested under tensile loading...
While significant progress has been achieved in studying resting-state functional networks in a healthy human brain and in a wide range of clinical conditions, many questions related to their relationship to the brain’s cellular constituents re...
To achieve the assembled connection between dovetail profiled steel sheets and the boundary members in dovetail profiled steel concrete composite shear walls (DPSCWs), self-tapping screws were employed. Three DPSCW specimens connected with self-tappi...
Timber-concrete composite structures are innovative structural systems which have become the subject of extensive research and practical usage, primarily due to their attractive mechanical properties. This article deals with the experimental procedur...
This study investigates interface sliding behavior in composite I-steel–concrete beams reinforced with a composite material plate by analyzing various connection configurations combining shear stud connectors and adhesive bonding. The degree of...
This study investigates the mechanical behaviour of timber–concrete composite (TCC) floor members with an innovative adhesive connection reinforced by granite chips, glass fibre yarn net in the epoxy adhesive layer, and polypropylene (PP) fibre...
The steel plate–concrete composite shear wall (SPCSW), having been widely applied to several super high-rise buildings, is currently regarded as a new type of lateral load-resisting structure. The SPCSW design does not consider the connection t...
In order to make the grid-connected composite device (GCCD) controller meet the requirements of different operating modes and complex working conditions of power grid, this paper proposes to introduce sliding mode control (SMC) into GCCD controller....
Energy collection in a capacitor, which was charged by four connection structures of Macro Fiber Composite (MFC) patches, was the subject of laboratory research. The first structure was the delta circuit created by three MFC patches and connected wit...
Interfacial slip effects and the unbonded phenomenon of external tendons are the key mechanical features of the externally prestressed steel-concrete composite beams (EPCBs). In this paper, an 8-node fiber beam element is built for the nonlinear anal...
To address complex connections in prefabricated concrete structures, a novel joint connecting a prefabricated concrete-filled steel tubular column and a composite beam is proposed. Pseudo-static tests on six scaled specimens and ABAQUS finite element...
One of the limitations of using glued connections in practice is related to the need for connection quality control. Still, the need for the non-destructive quality control of finished products to determine the compliance of the developed structure w...
The superb dynamic performance of steel-plate composite (SC) structures under unexpected impact loading depends on the good design of the connection between the SC wall and foundation. This study investigated the flexural behavior and dynamic respons...
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