This study focused on comprehensively analyzing the construction, mechanism, and design theory of the Thick Rubber Bearing–Disk Spring Bearing (TNRB-DSB) system, with the aim of evaluating its isolation effect. Mechanical tests were conducted t...
Soil–structure interaction (SSI), which characterizes the dynamic interaction between a structure and its surrounding soil, is of great significance to the seismic assessment of structures. Past research endeavors have undertaken analytical, nu...
With the development of civil engineering, lightweight and high-strength materials, as well as large-span, low-frequency structural systems, are increasingly used. However, its self-oscillation frequency is often close to the stride frequency of pede...
The complex and diverse structural forms make it impossible to define universal shape coefficients for large-span roof structures, which usually need to be obtained by wind tunnel tests. However, the number of test measurement points is limited, whic...
Nowadays, it is common to see large public buildings, e.g., stadiums, with some equipment or substructure suspended from the center of the roof. These substructures will tend to be larger and heavier the more gear is needed, which may have negative i...
There are obvious differences in shape and space between the large-span spatial structure and the traditional steel structure, and there will be openings at the top of the spatial structure. However, there are few studies on the fire of the spherical...
Non-structural elements have been demonstrated to be essential for the dynamic performance of large-span structures. However, how to quantify their effect has not yet been fully understood. In this study, the contribution of non-structural elements t...
The traveling wave and slope amplification effects should be considered in the shaking table test of large-span structures in mountain areas. Based on the structural characteristics and site conditions of a large-span structure in a mountain area, th...
Large-span bridges are critical components of transportation networks. Environmental variability, material degradation, and cumulative fatigue continuously affect their long-term performance. Digital Twin (DT) technology has emerged as a promising pa...
The feasibility of employing the dynamic substructure approach for seismic response analysis of complex structures has been widely recognized. However, the analytical accuracy of this method is affected by several factors, including the element type,...
Large-span structures may experience progressive collapse involving complex member collisions, for which efficient and accurate simulation remains a challenging problem in engineering practice. Conventional finite element methods are computationally...
To alleviate the workload in prevailing expert-based onsite inspection, a vision-based method using state-of-the-art deep learning architectures is proposed to automatically detect ceiling damage in large-span structures. The dataset consists of 914...
Solar radiation is the foundation of efficient greenhouse production. Studying how structural parameters affect light transmission and solar energy utilization efficiency is crucial for optimizing greenhouse design and increasing crop yields. This st...
To support design-consistent modeling of large-span trusses from field scans, this study aims to develop and evaluate a workflow guided by CAD priors for isolating load-bearing members and completing structural topology in severely occluded regions....
This study investigates the shear capacity of aluminum alloy honeycomb sandwich plates connected by high-strength, ordinary, or self-tapping bolts. For that purpose, experimental tests and finite elements are carried out. The failure of a high-streng...
A structure does not reach a stable state during the construction process, and hence its structural reliability is low. In order to ensure the safety of the construction process and final structural quality, it is necessary to analyze the safety and...
Italy is located in a very active seismic zone, and many earthquakes have marked the country, some of them in the recent past. In order to take adequate measures of seismic prevention and protection, in the last decades, the Italian Civil Protection...
Ground-motion intensity measures (IMs), which quantify and describe the characteristics of earthquake ground motion, are of utmost importance in the assessment of seismic risk and the design of resilient structures with large spans. The appropriate s...
To investigate the thermal effects of solar radiation on annular steel structures with non-uniform spans, this study implemented a methodology combining numerical simulation and monitoring. Electronic strain gauges and temperature monitoring points w...
This study investigates the structural health monitoring and stress prediction of large-span steel roof structures in airport terminals, focusing on the impact of temperature variations and the development of an advanced hybrid prediction model. A co...
With the rapid development of big data, the Internet of Things (IoT), and other technological advancements, digital twin (DT) technology is increasingly being applied to the field of bridge structural health monitoring. Achieving the precise implemen...
This study presents a comprehensive construction monitoring program for a geometrically complex, large-span spatial tubular truss system within a typical center steel exhibition hall. To ensure construction quality and structural integrity throughout...
Underground structures in earthquake-prone zones should be designed to withstand both static overburden pressures and earthquake shocks. This paper presents a case study on a large-span powerhouse cavern. With seismic data selected from past earthqua...
Due to the size limitations of shaking tables, dynamic scale models of large-span space structures for engineering have small cross-sections and thin wall thicknesses. It is difficult to use the structural steels commonly used in prototypes to make d...
Large-span spatial lattice structures generally have characteristics such as incomplete modal information, high modal density, and high degrees of freedom. To address the problem of misjudgment in the damage detection of large-span spatial structures...
The accurate measurement of cable force plays an important role in the structural form, structural behavior, and safety evaluation of large-span cable-stayed bridges. A fast cable-force estimation method is proposed based on the alignment recognition...
Since most of the cable-driven parallel manipulators (CDPMs) are small in dimension or low in speed, the self-weight or inertia of the cable is neglected when dealing with the problems of kinematics, dynamics and workspace. The cable is treated as a...
Due to their light weight, low stiffness, and large range of tilt angle changes, flexible-support photovoltaic structures are highly sensitive to wind loads. Therefore, it is necessary to study the wind load characteristics under large tilt angles an...
A comparative study of composite floor systems with I-beams and corrugated web beams is performed based on non-linear programming (NLP) algorithm. The optimization is conducted to find the most economical design with minimum steel consumption conside...
The large-span insulated plastic greenhouse is a highly promising horticultural facility. The design parameters and configuration of structural components significantly impact their safety and load-bearing performance. However, current research in th...
To date, scholars’ research on the stability behavior of the arch structure mainly focuses on solid–web section arches, steel tubular truss arches and concrete-filled steel tubular arches, but the stability behavior of the novel spatial g...
To overcome the limitations of conventional steel support systems in large-span concrete dome construction, this study proposes a novel prestressed modular aluminum alloy formwork system based on a radial–circumferential spatial truss configura...
Large-span steel trusses are widely used in public buildings such as large-span factory buildings, exhibition halls, gymnasiums, and bridges because of their fast construction speed and easy industrial manufacturing. Due to construction errors and en...
Bouncing is one of the most common human crowd activities on civil infrastructures such as sports stadiums and concert halls, where the audience tends to make their bodies jump up and down to celebrate or participate in sport and musical events. Dyna...
Super-large span twin tunnels, which can relieve traffic burden and improve the efficiency of roads, have been rapidly popularized in urban construction. Hence, it is very important to master the share rate of support structure in this sort of tunnel...
This article presents the design process and structural analysis for Halls 3, 4, and 6 commissioned by Fira de la Gran Vía in Barcelona. Its objective is to document the complete development of a real structure—from the initial briefing...
The cold box is a crucial component for cryogenic distillation in air separation units. With the increasing focus on energy conservation and emissions reduction, the integral hoisting of the cold box has emerged as a viable alternative to traditional...
With changes in the city environment and advances in engineering technologies, there is an increasing demand for the construction of super-large span city domes that can cover a large area to create a small internal environment within a specific regi...
The predominant failure mode of ultra-large LNG tanks is buckling. Current stability analysis methods for the roofs of these tanks face challenges, such as inaccurate buckling load simulations and on-site monitoring data scarcity. This article presen...
The conventional double-sidewall pilot tunnelling method (CDWM) has been widely applied in the construction of large-span tunnels. However, when applied to shallow-buried tunnels in weak surrounding rock, the method often suffers from excessive defor...
Large language models (LLMs) have achieved strong performance in many linguistic tasks, but their ability to process discourse-level information structure remains insufficiently understood. In particular, current models may identify locally coherent...
Wind-induced response poses a significant challenge to the stability of extra-large-span heavy steel box girders during synchronous lifting operations. This study adopted a method combining numerical simulation with on-site monitoring to investigate...
The deformation of surrounding soil primarily governs the behavior of underground structures. Consequently, variations in their external geometry significantly affect their overall seismic response. Moreover, large soil deformations and structural up...
During the excavation process of a large-span variable cross-section of a tunnel, the deformation and stress characteristics of the surrounding rock supporting the structure are complex, and construction control is difficult. Based on an actual tunne...
The paper reports the results of an experimental and numerical investigation into the effect of the support conditions on the low velocity impact behaviour of sandwich composite panels. Significant differences are observed experimentally between the...
Due to the increasing importance of the continuous monitoring of Civil Structures, this research aims to take advantage of new solutions of measurement systems and sensors in the Structural Health Monitoring of bridges, using the reinforced concrete...
The large-span, relaxed antenna network is a large deformation flexible structure due to its low pre-tension level of the wires. Its dynamic analysis under a wind load belongs to dynamic and geometric nonlinear problems, which is very complex to accu...
The Zhanjiang Bay Laboratory R&D Building project aims to create a favorable working, research, and living environment. Zone II of the Zhanjiang Bay Laboratory R&D Building is equipped with a large-span, heavy-load transfer truss to obtain a...
Large-span stadium roofs in coastal regions are highly vulnerable to typhoon-induced wind damage, and their post-event performance depends on both structural safety and functionality recovery. This study proposes a probabilistic framework to assess t...
Long-span steel structure trusses are widely used in factory buildings. However, with the increase in service time and dynamic load fatigue, transverse cracks at the bottom of the middle span and oblique deformation of the abdomen during the operatio...
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