Abstract: Eleven steel-concrete composite beams, four under pure torsion, and seven under combined bending and torsion were tested to study their torsional behaviors. Torsion-dominated and bending-dominated failure modes were observed, ...

Abstract: Several large-magnitude earthquakes, including the Prince William Sound earthquake of March 1964 and the Denali earthquake of November 2002, occurred in the state of Alaska and caused considerable damages to its transportation ...

Abstract: Steel-concrete-steel (SCS) composite structures with bidirectional steel webs and ribs exhibit superior performance in capacity, rigidity, ductility, blast resistance, waterproofness, and construction efficiency compared ...

Abstract: To improve the precision of traditional response surface methods, an updated response surface method is proposed. Combining the updated response surface method and fmincon algorithm, the accuracy of the finite-element model ...

Abstract: Arteries can be considered as layered composite material. Experimental data on the stiffness of human atherosclerotic carotid arteries and their media and adventitia layers are very limited. This study used uniaxial tests ...