Crack patterns provide critical information about the structural integrity and safety of concrete structures. However, until now, there has been a lack of sufficient studies on using the Finite Element (FE) method to investigate the characteristics o...
With the development of urbanization, numerous excavations are carried out to facilitate the development of underground space. As a support for tunnel structures, uplift piles are often installed prior to tunnel excavation. The excavation inevitably...
Traditional cast-in-place beam–column joints have the defects of high complexity and high construction difficulty, which seriously affect the efficiency and safety of the building construction line, and precast beam–column joints (PBCJs)...
Owing to the substantial benefits in environmental protection and resource saving, recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) is increasingly used in civil engineering; among the different types, RAC-filled steel tubes are an efficient structural form utilizi...
Waste tires have excellent mechanical performance and have been used as reinforcing material in geotechnical engineering; however, their interface properties are poorly understood. To further our knowledge, this paper examines the pull-out characteri...
This study examines the in-situ lateral static load behavior of a closed-diaphragm wall foundation, aiming to better understand its load–displacement response, structural behavior, and soil interaction under horizontal loading. An in-situ stati...
Joints and interfaces are one of the key aspects of the design and production of composite structures. This paper investigates the effect of adhesive–adherend interface morphology on the mechanical behavior of wavy-lap joints with the aim to im...
To optimize the design of concrete beams and assess the performance of new materials, four-point bending tests were conducted to examine the bending behavior of alkali-activated concrete (ALAC) beams with different reinforcement ratios. The cracking...
A nonlinear semi-numeric and finite element analysis of three-point bending tests of notched polymer fiber-reinforced concrete prisms was performed. The computational and experimental results were compared in terms of the load-displacement behavior....
Natural resources have been excessively consumed, and large amounts of construction wastes have been generated, owing to the fast development of civil industry, causing crucial environmental issues. Therefore, reusable construction waste fabricated i...
The structural performance of damaged open-web type of steel encased reinforced concrete (SRC) beam-columns after retrofitting was experimentally investigated. The experimental parameters were the open-web type of the encased steel and the maximum ti...
A full-scale reinforced subgrade for railways (RSR) was constructed, and repetitive and static load tests were performed to analyze the deformation characteristics of reinforced rigid walls with short reinforcements for railway subgrades that require...
Recent developments in computer technology have made possible the use of finite element methods for 3D modeling and analysis of reinforced concrete structures. In this study, the failure behavior and crack formation of an R/C frame under monotonic an...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of implant position and loading position on biomechanical behaviors using implant-supported removable partial denture (ISRPD) models in a simulated Kennedy class Ⅱ partially edentulous mandible...
This study analyzed the correlation between the load transfer properties and the overall toughness in the flexural behavior of steel fiber-reinforced concrete after concrete matrix cracking. Beam specimens with identical aspect ratios were made with...
This paper investigates the mechanical behavior of PBL shear connectors in UHPC during the elastic stage, utilizing push-out experiments and numerical simulation. This study simplifies the mechanical behavior of PBL shear connectors in UHPC under nor...
The elastoplastic model can more accurately simulate the elastoplastic behavior of soil in the process of loading, so as to determine the soil resistance more accurately, which holds great significance in calculating the bearing capacity of pile foun...
The glass fiber reinforced plastics (GFRP) composite material is a low carbon emission, low life cycle cost, and sustainable material. In this paper, the structural behavior of the lateral force resistant performance of GFRP composite material frames...
The construction of buildings and infrastructure on marine deposits is challenging. The impact of the horizontal behavior of structures on reclaimed areas is critical. This study investigated the behavior of laterally loaded drilled shafts in marine...
Describing the moment rotation (M/θ) behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) hinges is essential in predicting the behavior of RC structures under severe loadings, such as under cyclic earthquake motions and blast loading. The behavior of RC hinges is d...
The analysis of the behavior of soil and foundations when the piles in offshore areas are subjected to long-term lateral loading (wind) is one of the major problems associated with the smooth operation of superstructure. The strength of the pile-soil...
The pile–bucket foundation that features a bucket slipped onto a monopile is a new type of symmetric offshore foundation supporting the wind turbine. Its load bearing and deformation resistance capacity are unclear, especially when subjected to cycli...
Suspension structures, known for their excellent properties, have been widely used to cover medium and large spans. Their efficiency lies in their ability to primarily withstand permanent and variable loads through tension. Consequently, suspension r...
A suction pile is a promising option when floating offshore structures are deployed at deep and distant locations. A suction pile is typically used for the foundation system of a mooring system subjected to horizontal loading with a load inclination....
The degradation of seismic performance for RC bridge piers induced by chloride corrosion has previously been studied by treating the earthquake as a unilateral cyclic loading. Such studies do not consider the true response of the pier under the joint...
Urban forest ecosystems are being developed to provide various environmental services (e.g., the preservation of urban trees) to urban inhabitants. However, some trees are deteriorated asymptomatically without exhibiting an early sign of tree displac...
Numerous methods and devices are available for implant fixation in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Biomechanical data indicate high variability in fixation stability across different devices. This study aims to provide a better insig...
The geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS) bridge abutment with a staged-construction full height rigid (FHR) facing and an integral bridge (IB) system was developed in Japan in the 2000s. This technology offers several advantages, especially concerning...
This paper reports the results of three thin wythe precast sandwich panels tested under axial load. Panel reinforcements and shear connectors in the current state of precast sandwich panels in the civil construction context are evaluated. The authors...
In this study, the cyclic responses of an offshore wind turbine with a tripod foundation installed on an actual site were evaluated in a centrifuge. To understand the behavior of the turbine at the site, the site soil conditions, environmental loads,...
The mechanical properties of bone tissues change significantly within the bone body, since it is considered as a heterogeneous material. The characterization of bone mechanical properties is necessary for many studies, such as in prosthesis design. A...
This paper presents the experimental results obtained with a post-peak loading device of hydraulic fracture controlled by setting circumferential deformation of a specimen to be a closed-loop feedback signal during servo-water-driven and monitored wi...
This study investigates the displacement behavior of excavations under asymmetric loading conditions and proposes optimized support design strategies from the perspective of displacement control. Physical model tests reveal that, in excavation projec...
In this study, ground stability was evaluated through vertical displacement distribution and surface settlement results. In particular, a finite element analysis was conducted considering various factors (namely, cavity type and area, traffic load, p...
In this study, the post-yield load-displacement relationships of precast composite beams with various boundary conditions were predicted based on strength degradation data. The aim of this study was to explore the post-yield hysteretic structural beh...
Concrete slabs in composite bridges are inevitably subjected to heavy vehicular loads during their service life. To evaluate the fatigue performance of the prestressed concrete slabs in composite bridges, two full-scaled models of prestressed concret...
The modeling of compliant bridge-type displacement amplification mechanisms has challenges due to the intrinsic coupling of kinematic and mechanical behaviors. A structure load performance integrated model method for the bridge-type displacement ampl...
Pneumatic artificial muscle (PAM) is attractive in rehabilitation and biomimetic robots due to its flexibility. However, there exists a strong hysteretic nonlinearity in PAMs and strong coupling between the output displacement and the output force. A...
Bridges are exposed to various kinds of external loads, including vehicle and hurricanes, during their life cycle. These loads cause structural damage, which may lead to bridge collapse. To ensure bridge safety, it is essential to periodically inspec...
A numerical analysis of rubberized reinforced concrete columns’ performance under cyclic loading is presented in this study. Three different concrete blends (M1, M2, and M3) were chosen based on the volume of fine aggregate replaced by varying...
Tall buildings are vulnerable to wind loads, which can cause significant displacements that can affect their stability, strength, and serviceability. Their structural configuration can significantly influence their behavior to wind loads. There are n...
Osteosynthesis resorbable materials made of uncalcined and unsintered hydroxyapatite (u-HA) particles, poly-L-lactide (PLLA), are bioresorbable, and these materials have feasible bioactive/osteoconductive capacities. However, their strength and stabi...
The mechanical behavior of the steel–concrete joints in a composite bridge was investigated. Pull-out tests on eight specimens were carried out to evaluate the connection performance of Perfobond rib shear connectors (PBL shear connectors). In...
The paper proposes and tests an approach to determine the stress intensity factors (SIF) of cracks subjected to mode III using full-field displacements as opposed to the crack opening displacement (COD) method, which uses only two data points. The pr...
The present work aims to study the effect of cyclic loading on the tensile behavior of a chemically stabilized sandy soil, whether or not reinforced with polypropylene or sisal fibers. To this end, a series of splitting tensile strength tests were ca...
The objective of this study was to evaluate rebound characteristics for running-specific prostheses by quantifying their dynamic behavior by an impact experiment. The impact experiment was conducted to produce a typical ground foot strike contact, a...
Recycled rubber in granulated form is a promising geosynthetic material to be used in geotechnical/geo-environmental engineering and infrastructure projects, and it is typically mixed with natural soils/aggregates. However, the complex interactions o...
To improve the structural application of steel fiber-reinforced concrete with recycled aggregates (SFRC-RA) composited in gradation by large-particle natural coarse aggregate and small-particle recycled coarse aggregate, the large eccentric compressi...
In permafrost regions with warm frozen soil, the pile foundation is commonly used, but most currently available models for the WFS foundation pile–soil system are either highly empirical or overcomplicated, without a simplified theoretical mann...
In this paper, an evaluation based on the detailed failure has been conducted for underground sewage Geopolymer concrete (GPC) pipes under static and seismic loadings with consideration of the optimal time steps in the time-dependent process related...
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