Abstract: The stiffness and strength of a composite structure formed by a slab and an underlying beam made of different materials strongly depends on the shear coupling at their interface, which in general is not perfect because of ...

Abstract: Marked differences have been observed between the global and local responses of tensile steel bars—the first traditionally defined by considering average strains (displacement of the bar's ends divided by its undistorted ...

Abstract: Laminated glass, made by bonding glass plies together through polymeric interlayers, is a redundant system that allows for stress redistribution after partial failure. This study analyzes how the structural safety level ...

Abstract: As already indicated by Galileo, the laws of rescaling for load-bearing structures do not follow the simple geometric proportion because the structural weight increases more than the structural capacity and can equally ...

Abstract: Thermal tempering can induce a permanent residual prestress in glass, which is beneficial because it compensates for the low tensile strength of the material. The characteristic design resistance of tempered glass is usually ...