Tag: Civil and Structural Engineering
Thrust line methods for masonry arches and compressive strength
Historical development and recent advances in thrust line method for masonry arches, incorporating compressive strength in limit analysis formulations.
Masonry buildings showed recurring earthquake damage patterns
Study of masonry building damage from Turkish earthquakes reveals critical failure patterns including out-of-plane wall collapse, poor connections, and material deficiencies. Findings support.
Rubber-stiffened steel plates showed delamination as the main failure mode
Study on rubber-stiffened steel plates and rapid-hardening concrete for sustainable bridge expansion joints, examining static performance, failure mechanisms, and design parameters for jointless.
GFRP shows lower CO2 emissions than steel in most structural applications
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in EngineeringComparative life-cycle assessment of CO2 emissions in GFRP versus steel structural components, demonstrating GFRP sustainability advantages through unit performance metrics and sensitivity analysis.
