A recent blast design trend is to properly select cladding characteristics in order to limit blast consequences on its supporting structure. In this context, it is worth noting that cladding components may exhibit significant membrane action, and its...
This study aimed to investigate the impact of cognitive load on moral judgments while incorporating action propensities and collective interests as variables. Study 1 (N = 102) used the dot matrix memory task to manipulate cognitive load, and partici...
With the increasing development of civil engineering in large cities, more and more excavations and surcharge loadings are being constructed or planned adjacent to existing building piles in crowded urban areas. Previous study on pile deformation has...
The chloride diffusion of marine high-performance concrete under a couple of actions, flexural load and freezing–thawing, was investigated by a fast freezing and thawing test in NaCl solution. Concrete specimens of 100 × 100 × 515 m...
In order to study the fractal characteristics and energy dissipation of concrete suffered freeze-thaw cycle actions and impact loading, C35 concrete was taken as the research object in this paper, and freeze-thaw cycle tests were carried out with a f...
This study investigates how the insertion point and parameterization of reinforcement-learning (RL) compensation affect a low-voltage dual-active-bridge (DAB) converter operated with triple-phase-shift (TPS) modulation. A proportional–integral...
The structural safety of the infrastructure stock is an important issue in modern seismic performance assessments. Following recent seismic events, reports have highlighted the increased vulnerability of physical infrastructural assets, particularly...
As climate changes progress we are dealing with violent and excessive environmental actions. However, the impacts of loads acting on a building object caused by unlikely phenomena such as: fire, explosion, flood, vehicle impact, plane impact, excessi...
In railway engineering research, there is a notable gap as existing studies often focus separately on train-induced vibrations or freeze–thaw cycle impacts on subgrades, lacking a comprehensive analysis of their combined effects on subgrade dyn...
Experimental measurement and numerical simulations were carried out for investigating the impact loading behavior of platform decks under regular and irregular wave actions. In the numerical simulation section, a full-scale numerical wave tank was es...
For the design of floating offshore wind turbines (FOWT), all the load cases need to be calculated by using a coupled model of wind turbine and platform, while the uncoupled approach will help to reduce the number of simulations for the design and op...
In order to solve the wall damage problem of roadways with deep and high stress in methane explosion accidents, mathematical-physical analysis models for the dynamic response damage of roadway walls were established by LS-Dyna software in this paper,...
Since extreme values of climatic actions are commonly derived assuming the climate being stationary over time, engineering structures and infrastructures are designed considering design actions derived under this assumption. Owing to the increased re...
Unbound granular materials (UGMs) have advantages in their water storage and drainage capabilities in permeable pavement, which is a benefit for urban sustainable development. The plastic strain of UGM is a crucial mechanical property that affects it...
Interfacial slip can cause rigidity degradation and stress concentration in fiber-reinforced polymer-concrete hybrid beam (FCHB). Therefore, precisely evaluating the composite action between fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) and concrete of FCHB plays a...
In the Netherlands, the assessment of existing prestressed concrete slab-between-girder bridges has revealed that the thin, transversely prestressed slabs may be critical for static and fatigue punching when evaluated using the recently introduced Eu...
In most cases, the properties of fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) are considered under axial tension or compression. The effects caused by induced anisotropy of the refractive index in FBGs under the action of a transverse load are also known. However, th...
This study evaluates different strengthening arrangements of externally bonded carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) strips for mitigating progressive collapse of reinforced concrete flat slabs following column failure. Using a well-calibrated three...
As the penetration rate of distributed power sources increases and distribution network structures grow increasingly complex, the uncertainty in switch action control during load transfer has become a critical issue affecting grid safety and reliabil...
This article addresses the relevant problem of the stress–strain behavior of compressed reinforced concrete columns under lateral pulse loading. A simplified engineering method of analyzing the limit value of lateral pulse loading P, depending...
The operational modes and fault characteristics of distribution networks incorporating distributed generation are becoming increasingly complex. This complexity increases the difficulty of predicting switch control action times and leads to scattered...
This paper is intended to give an overview of the experiments to evaluate the cognitive load of the officer on watch (OOW) during a collision avoidance maneuver in a full-mission simulator. The main goal is to investigate the possibilities of recordi...
Hydraulic concrete structures in cold regions often suffer from the combined action of freeze-thaw (FT) cycles and external loads, indicating that these structures often depend on the combined effects of two or more factors. In recent years, research...
To compare the deterioration mechanism of reinforced concrete beams between the combined effect of cyclic loading and carbonation and the sum of both individual factors, an optimized test procedure was introduced in this study. The macroscopic and mi...
The problem of the output voltage regulation in a DC-DC boost converter feeding a DC microgrid is addressed in this research via the passivity-based control theory with a proportional–integral action (PI-PBC). Two external input estimators were...
In response to the future net zero emissions plan in Taiwan, the campus shoulders the university’s social responsibility and educational significance. Recently, energy conservation and carbon reduction have become common goals for every campus....
Lightweight roofs are extremely sensitive to extreme snow loads, as confirmed by recently occurring failures all over Europe. Obviously, the problem is further emphasized in warmer climatic areas, where low design values are generally foreseen for sn...
Concrete-filled stainless steel tubes (CFSST) could be used as structural members in corrosion-prone environments. A detailed numerical investigation of the mechanical performance and calculation method of CFSST members under eccentric tension is car...
Previous research has indicated that buckling-restrained braces (BRBs) increase the lateral story stiffness, resulting in a shortening of the natural period, which leads to an increase in the seismic input into the buildings, especially in high-rise...
Human listeriosis is a serious foodborne disease of which outbreaks are occurring increasingly frequently in Europe. Around the world, different legal requirements exist to guarantee food safety. Nanomaterials are increasingly used in the food indust...
Due to the ever-growing load demand and the deregulation of the electricity market, power systems often run near the stability boundaries, which deteriorates system voltage stability and raises voltage issues for the stable operations of power system...
Condition monitoring can identify abnormal operating states, but a diagnostic posterior does not specify how much load a remaining unit can accept after a dropout. We evaluate a sensor-to-action interface that converts calibrated condition probabilit...
This study uses controlled numerical experimentation to comparatively simulate and investigate solute transport and concentration responses and patterns in the Baltic Sea for various solute releases from the land through two different coastal cases....
Although more and more reliability-oriented sensitivity analysis (ROSA) techniques are now available, review and comparison articles of ROSA are absent. In civil engineering, many of the latest indices have never been used to analyse structural relia...
Coal mine underground reservoirs are increasingly used for mine-water storage and reuse in ecologically fragile mining regions, but the dynamic response of artificial dam structures under coupled water-pressure and seismic loading remains insufficien...
We report on an active nanocarrier for chlorhexidine (CHX) based on sterically stabilized shellac nanoparticles (NPs) with dual surface functionalization, which greatly enhances the antimicrobial action of CHX. The fabrication process for the CHX nan...
The deformation and cracking of concrete will lead to various deterioration processes, which will greatly reduce the durability and service life of the concrete pavement. The relating previous studies and analysis revealed that the coupling action of...
To reasonably analyze the bearing characteristics of curved beam bridge pile foundation under the combined action of vertical force (V) and torque (T) in expansive soil, a method of determining Tu (limit torque) under the action of V is proposed. Con...
In this study, we obtained an electroelastic solution for functionally graded piezoelectric circular plates under the action of combined mechanical loads which include the uniformly distributed loads on the upper surface of the plate and the radial f...
In the long-term service, the wharf structure can be damaged by ship impact, wave load, and even earthquake, which will affect the safe production and smooth operation of the port. Based on the theory of structural dynamic response analysis and wavel...
In order to obtain the damage characteristics of a roadway wall caused by a gas explosion, the damage evaluation theory of a roadway wall under the dynamic and static loads of a gas explosion is analyzed in this paper. Meanwhile, an evaluation method...
A significant part of reinforced concrete structures is subjected to intensive environmental impact during operation. This can cause local destruction and failure of buildings if obligatory measures are not taken to protect them from corrosion. This...
As a consequence of the action of waves on rubble mound breakwaters, there are loads—both on the vertical and horizontal sides of the crown walls—which modify the conditions of their stability. These loads provoke dynamic impulses that ge...
This paper investigated the response of a cross-fault water conveyance tunnel under the combined action of faulting dislocation and seismic loading. The current work studied the mechanical properties of the wall rock–lining contact surface. Fin...
This study is primarily intended to present a damage constitutive equation under the combined action of confining pressures and freeze–thaw cycles by subjecting deep expansive clay to the consolidated undrained triaxial tests. We study the infl...
Driven by the intensification of climate change, extreme snow events are becoming more frequent, posing significant risks to the safety of arched-roof structures. The combination of strong winds and heavy snowfall will cause localized snowdrifts that...
Deformation and fracture properties of structural materials are greatly influenced by the factors like applied load, state of stress, and temperature. A precise prediction of the material properties of stainless steel at elevated temperature is neces...
This paper conducts impact dynamics experiments on coal measures sandstone in a deep mine via the established dynamic load and temperature split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) experimental system. Firstly, the experimental conditions for the impact dy...
The foundation of a large river crossing bridge is often located on high and steep slopes in mountainous area, and the stability of the slope has a significant impact on the safety of the bridge. Not only the bridge load, but also the hydro-dynamical...
The variation in road cross slope with service life affects the pavement drainage and has an adverse effect on vehicle operation safety. This paper describes a cross-slope variation prediction method influenced by the coupling effect of traffic load...
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