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Sipho G. Thango, Georgios A. Drosopoulos, Siphesihle M. Motsa and Georgios E. Stavroulakis
A methodology to predict key aspects of the structural response of masonry walls under blast loading using artificial neural networks (ANN) is presented in this paper. The failure patterns of masonry walls due to in and out-of-plane loading are complex d...
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Mohamed Ben Rhouma, Azer Maazoun, Aldjabar Aminou, Bachir Belkassem, Ignaas Vandenbruwane, Tine Tysmans and David Lecompte
Reinforced concrete (RC) columns, being axial-bearing components in buildings, are susceptible to damage and failure when subjected to blast loading. The failure of these columns can trigger a progressive collapse in targeted buildings. The primary objec...
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Munashe Ignatius Chibinyani, Thywill Cephas Dzogbewu, Maina Maringa and Amos Muiruri
Lattice structures are useful in the aerospace, automotive, infrastructural, and medical fields due to the way they incorporate a lightweight design and good mechanical properties, because of their hollow shapes. This review paper documents work carried ...
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Ta Quy Hung, Mitsuo Mizoguchi and Yuya Takase
Every year, Vietnam faces typhoons accompanied by strong winds. Semi-permanent houses are severely damaged by these winds. We researched a strengthening method using a Polypropylen (PP) band to prevent housing damage caused by strong winds. In this study...
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Emmanouil-Georgios Kouris, Leonidas-Alexandros S. Kouris, Avraam A. Konstantinidis, Chris G. Karayannis and Elias C. Aifantis
The seismic response of five cultural heritage towers erected between the 10th and 19th century AD are investigated herein. Firstly, their architectural and modal characteristics were studied in the light of seismic events that hit the monuments. There e...
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Yihui Zhu, Xiaoyun Zhang, Benyuan Xue, Hengsha Liu, Yaoke Wen and Cheng Xu
Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber laminate is currently widely used in ballistic protection for its exceptional physical and mechanical properties. However, the dynamic compressive mechanism of UHMWPE laminate remains poorly underst...
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Ondrej Svoboda, Josef Machacek
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Tubular steel arch supporting textile membrane roofing is investigated experimentally and numerically. The stabilization effects of the textile membrane on in-plane and out-of-plane behavior of the arch is of primary interest. First a model of a large me...
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Pedro J. Sousa, Francisco Barros, Paulo J. Tavares and Pedro M. G. P. Moreira
Rotating structures are important and commonly used in the transportation and energy generation fields, where a better understanding of the deformations these structures endure is essential for both the design and maintenance phases. This work presents a...
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Tae Young Ko and Sean Seungwon Lee
Rock fractures in geological conditions are caused not only by applied stress, but also by stress corrosion. Stress corrosion is an environmentally activated chemical process, associated with the fluid-assisted crack growth. Crack growth due to stress co...
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A. Aviram,J.W. Badillo,J.A. Prieto,J.D. Jaramillo
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Several methodologies used for the collapse assessment of an unreinforced brick masonry wall subject to out-of-plane bending due to moderate wind loads in Medellin, Colombia are presented. Models include a rigid cantilever model of masonry elements, defo...
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