Abstract: The softened membrane model for torsion (SMMT) was the first rational theory to incorporate the precracking and postcracking torsional behavior of solid RC members. A series of theoretical and experimental investigations ...

Abstract: Seismic early warning has been very important and has become feasible in Taiwan. Perhaps because of the lack of quick and reliable estimations of the induced structural response, however, the triggering criteria of almost ...

Abstract: The construction of a 140-m spanned arch bridge adopted an innovative launching method in which the steel superstructure with a total weight of 2,120 t was entirely assembled and erected on the south side, and then ...