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Paul Murdy, Scott Hughes, David A. Miller, Francisco J. Presuel-Moreno, George T. Bonheyo, Budi Gunawan and Bernadette A. Hernandez-Sanchez
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 caus...
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Jacinta García-Talegón, Adolfo Carlos Iñigo, Rosa Sepúlveda and Eduardo Azofra
After subjecting Zamora building stones to accelerated ageing tests, colour changes were studied, namely: (a) freezing/thawing and thermal shock (gelifraction and thermoclasty), and (b) combination of freezing/thawing plus thermal shock and salt crystall...
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Rand Askar, Luís Bragança and Helena Gervásio
A growing interest has been expressed in the issue of building adaptability over the past decade, perceiving it as an intrinsic criterion for sustainability. In light of the circular economy (CE) and its application in the construction sector, more atten...
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Válter Xavier, Rita Couto, Ricardo Monteiro, José Miguel Castro and Rita Bento
As many European countries, the Portuguese territory is a region of moderate seismicity, and a large part of its building stock includes reinforced concrete (RC) buildings built before the introduction of modern seismic codes (<1983s). Currently, the Lis...
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Hui Pang, Wen Xu, Junwu Dai and Tao Jiang
Seismic isolation is a technique that has been widely used around the world to decouple the superstructure from the ground motions during earthquakes. However, the attention of seismic isolation is mostly focused on the protection of the building structu...
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