|
|
|
Miao Li, Hao Li and Yang Wen
A new type of spherical node was used to design a laboratory-scale prototype of a six-leg lattice of steel tubes and concrete for application as a wind turbine tower. Repeated load tests were performed on the prototype tower for several weeks to evaluate...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jian Yang, Ming Sun, Guohuang Yao, Haizhu Guo and Rumian Zhong
This study explores an advanced prefabricated composite structure, namely ECC/RC composite shear walls with enhanced seismic performance. This performance enhancement is attributed to the strategic use of engineered cementitious composites (ECC) known fo...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bin Chi, Yuhu Quan, Fenglai Wang and Xu Yang
Prestressing technology is an effective way to improve the seismic performance of masonry structures such as concrete masonry wall. Therefore, bonded prestressing technology applied to integrated concrete masonry wall (ICMW) was proposed in this study, a...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jiakang Li, Zhe Zhang, Lu Wang, Zhe Ma and Wenyuan Wang
Aiming at the problem of excessive vertical vibration caused by seismic primary waves in jacket structures located in seismic zones in China, a new type of shear plate metal damper with upper and lower elliptical openings (SPA) is proposed in this paper....
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Haibo Wang, Wenqing Xu, Bing Cheng and Qi Zong
To study the particle size distribution and energy variation law of hard coal under a load, an impact compression test of hard coal specimens under different impact loading conditions was carried out using a F50 mm diameter Separate Hopkinson Press Bar (...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bok-Gi Lee, Jin-Young Kim, Ju-Seong Jung and Kang-Seok Lee
This study proposed a novel V-bracing system equipped with a laterally layered friction damper (LLFD), which can supplement the shortcomings of conventional vibration control systems and is applicable to existing reinforced concrete (R/C) buildings. A ma...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ioannis Kazakis and Theophanis V. Karambas
This study focuses on the numerical investigation of the 3D hydrodynamic processes of coastal zones such as wave breaking, wave-induced currents, and sediment transport, using the multiphase, interFoam solver of OpenFOAM® (a state-of-the-art, open-source...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changbao Yang, Zhisheng Wang, Yuanwei Lyu, Jingyang Zhang and Ben Xu
With increasing demand for load capacity and dynamic responses, the new generation of Gas Dynamic Foil Bearings (GDFB), assembled from preloaded elastic multi-leaf foils, has been put forward. It exhibits steady and dynamic characteristics that are more ...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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...
ver más
|
|
|
|