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Hyeon-Jong Hwang and Chang-Soo Kim
In nonlinear analysis for performance-based design of reinforced concrete moment frames, a plastic hinge spring element is predominantly used in order to simply and accurately describe the inelastic behavior of beam?column joints, including strength degr...
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?iga Unuk and Milan Kuhta
A nonlinear semi-numeric and finite element analysis of three-point bending tests of notched polymer fiber-reinforced concrete prisms was performed. The computational and experimental results were compared in terms of the load-displacement behavior. The ...
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Niki Balkamou and George Papagiannopoulos
Steel Plate Shear Walls (SPSW) provide significant lateral load capacity and can be utilized in the seismic retrofit and upgrade of existing reinforced concrete (r/c) buildings. In this study, the application of SPSW to retrofit a r/c building designed a...
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Kuo-Wei Liao, Fu-Sheng Chien and Rong-Jing Ju
A safety analysis process for an immersed bridge is proposed, in which material nonlinear properties, added mass, soil spring, plastic hinge length and property, nonlinear pushover analysis, and time history analysis are included. Outcomes of interest in...
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Jingchang Kong, Yuhan Su, Zhi Zheng, Xiaomin Wang and Yukang Zhang
This study presents a finite element (FE) model, the accuracy of which is verified by the comparison between the numerical and test results. The calibrated model is used to investigate the influence of vertical arrangement and masonry material of infill ...
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Melisa Herrera, Diego Sosa, Sigifredo Díaz and Jessica Thangjitham
Current construction codes require detailed analyses for structural retrofitting, which must consider performance during seismic events. Therefore, the computational models used to evaluate existing infrastructure require nonlinear structural analysis an...
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Fernando Gómez-Martínez and Agustín Pérez-García
Current formulations proposed by Eurocode 8 part 3 for the inelastic deformations of existing reinforced concrete members are assessed separately for wide beams (WB) and conventional deep beams (DB). The current approach, based on a large experimental da...
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Chenhua Jin, Yanli Su, Zuanfeng Pan and Shaoping Meng
Experimental observations on three reinforced concrete shear walls with small shear span-to-depth ratio (SDR) under combined high vertical axial load and horizontal cyclic loads are presented. The influence of high axial load ratio (ALR) on the failure m...
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Zhiqiang Wang, Chengjun Wu, Hongya Qu and Wei Xiao
In this study, finite element analysis (FEA) has been conducted for an improved grouted corrugated duct (GCD) connection design with a reserved recess in bridge footing. This study aims to understand the damage progression mechanism and to evaluate the c...
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Wenle Gao, Yuming Kou, Tongqing Yan, Hong Sun and Saijiang Li
Blasting demolition plays an important role in building demolition, and numerical-simulation methods can facilitate the optimization of blasting-demolition schemes. To study the influence of the delay-time differences between columns on the blasting and ...
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Chun Bao Li and Joonmo Choung
This study deals with a solar photovoltaic demonstration project composed of four types of sub-plants that will be operated in the Saemangeum Seawall coast. The project aimed to investigate the most efficient sub-plant types. Hydrodynamic analyses were u...
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