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Valentina Gallina, Silvia Torresan, Alex Zabeo, Jonathan Rizzi, Sandro Carniel, Mauro Sclavo, Lisa Pizzol, Antonio Marcomini and Andrea Critto
Coastal erosion is an issue of major concern for coastal managers and is expected to increase in magnitude and severity due to global climate change. This paper analyzes the potential consequences of climate change on coastal erosion (e.g., impacts on be...
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Fatemeh Safari Honar, Vahid Broujerdian, Esmaeil Mohammadi Dehcheshmeh and Chiara Bedon
The progressive collapse of structures subjected to a truck collision with ground floor columns is numerically investigated in this paper. For this purpose, a four-story steel building with a dual system (including an intermediate steel moment frame, wit...
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Ho-Jin Baek, Ju-Seong Jung, Kang-Seok Lee and Bok-Gi Lee
This study proposes a concrete-filled tube composite strengthening system (CCSS), which is a new concept that can improve and supplement the vulnerability of existing CFT seismic strengthening methods. The CCSS seismic reinforcement method is easy to con...
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Xiaobing Yan, Qiqi Hao, Rui Yang, Jianyu Peng, Fengpeng Zhang and Sanyuan Tan
To identify the magnitude and direction of in situ stress in deeply buried tunnels, an inversion method for the stress field was proposed based on a finite number of measurement points of surface strain. Firstly, elastic strain data of finite points on t...
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Hong Lang, Yuan Peng, Zheng Zou, Shengxue Zhu, Zhen Chen and Meng Zhang
The bridgehead settlement problem continues to be one of the most chronic issues affecting long-term bridge performance. In addition, the magnitude of non-staggered-step settlement across the bridge approach transition has not been quantified. Non-contac...
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Christos Iliadis, Panagiota Galiatsatou, Vassilis Glenis, Panagiotis Prinos and Chris Kilsby
The expansion of urban areas and the increasing frequency and magnitude of intense rainfall events are anticipated to contribute to the widespread escalation of urban flood risk across the globe. To effectively mitigate future flood risks, it is crucial ...
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Nazeer Asmael, Alain Dupuy, Paul McLachlan and Michel Franceschi
The complex and interconnected water challenges linked to global climate change and natural and anthropogenic water resources pressure have become major challenges in the 21st century. The Garonne River and its accompanying alluvial aquifers are consider...
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Ali Reza Ghanizadeh, Ahmad Aziminejad, Panagiotis G. Asteris and Danial Jahed Armaghani
Earthquake-induced soil liquefaction (EISL) can cause significant damage to structures, facilities, and vital urban arteries. Thus, the accurate prediction of EISL is a challenge for geotechnical engineers in mitigating irreparable loss to buildings and ...
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Patricio Venegas-Aravena and Enrique G. Cordaro
Understanding the process of earthquake preparation is of utmost importance in mitigating the potential damage caused by seismic events. That is why the study of seismic precursors is fundamental. However, the community studying non-seismic precursors re...
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Zhi Li, Haoyu Mao, Biao Li, Xiang Zhou, Guo Liao and Jianjun Chen
Numerous large hydropower projects have been built, are being built, or are planned to be developed in southwest China as a result of the increasing demand for clean energy in China?s social and economic development. Based on engineering geological data,...
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