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Dilanka Chandrasiri, Perampalam Gatheeshgar, Hadi Monsef Ahmadi and Lenganji Simwanda
In the construction domain, there is a growing emphasis on sustainability, resource efficiency, and energy optimisation. Light-gauge steel panels (LGSPs) stand out for their inherent advantages including lightweight construction and energy efficiency. Ho...
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Xianquan Wang, Yong Qiu, Jie Yuan, Dongyan Liu, Peiyu Shi, Chenchen Zhao, Shanyuan Xu and Tengfei Zhao
Spatial truss structures (STSs), serving as the bottom support structure of a cooling tower, effectively harness the superior load-bearing capacity offered by lattice-type truss structures. STSs are composed of main bars, diagonal bars, and horizontal ba...
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Hao Qi, Shaowei Hu, Xiang Xue, Changxi Shan, Wenhao Li, Yajia Wang and Peiyi Wang
To prevent brittle damage and improve the post-earthquake rapid repair capability of beam-column connections, a precast reduced beam section (PRBS) connection joint that can be rapidly repaired under earthquake action was proposed in this study. Four spe...
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Thi Tuyet Trinh Nguyen, Van Bac Nguyen and Minh Quan Thai
In this paper, the flexural strength and buckling of the partially concrete-filled steel tubes (PCFST) under laterally repeated loads was investigated through three-point bending test configuration. Three-dimensional Finite Element (FE) models of the ben...
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Jian-Tao Wang, Xiang-Hong Liu, Qing Sun and Yu-Wei Li
Upon the higher requirement on high-performance structures of large-scale supporting structures of offshore wind turbines, the systematic analysis on the compressive-flexural behavior and ultimate bearing capacity of tapered concrete-filled double skin s...
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Arcesio Salamanca-Carreño, Mauricio Vélez-Terranova, Oscar Mauricio Vargas-Corzo, Otoniel Pérez-López, Andrés Fernando Castillo-Pérez and Pere M. Parés-Casanova
Savannah floodplains are a natural agroecosystem located in the eastern plains of Colombia, with soils considered to be of low fertility. This assumption has not been rigorously validated by direct experimental studies. The aim of the study was to analyz...
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Yajun Zhang, Yu Zhao, Yongjun Zhou and Xia Yang
The universal hinge support (UHS) is a new connection system for the tower and pier of a single-tower cable-stayed bridge (STCSB), which could conform the multi-direction rotation of the tower and release the bending moment at the bottom of the tower in ...
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Biwen Zhou, Yumei Hu, Xingyuan Zheng and Hao Zhu
Bending deformation gives rise to interwire slippage for spiral strands subjected to multi-axial loads, and further induces wear or fatigue phenomena in practice. The interwire friction would resist bending deformation and lead to uneven tension distribu...
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Ahmed Khalil, Mohamed Elkafrawy, Wael Abuzaid, Rami Hawileh and Mohammad AlHamaydeh
The iron-based shape memory alloy (Fe-SMA) has promising applications in strengthening and repairing aged steel-reinforced concrete structural elements. Fe-SMA bars can produce pre-stressing forces on reinforced concrete members by activating their shape...
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Peifang Hu, Yong Liu, Jingfeng Wang, Wanqian Wang and Guangdong Pan
A novel CFS composite wall filled with cement-based lightweight polymer material (CFS-CLPM composite wall) has been proposed and proven to have excellent architectural and mechanical performance. To promote its application in prefabricated concrete (PC) ...
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