Abstract: With increasing implementation of off-site prefabrication and modular construction technologies, the complexity of material supply chain management on construction projects has grown substantially. However, research on ...

Abstract: A zero curvature method to estimate the limit load is introduced in detail, and a uniform computing process for computerization of the zero curvature method is presented. A new protection criterion against plastic collapse ...

Abstract: Since the middle of the last century, numerous fracture models have been reported in the literature. These models, whether proposed on the basis of theoretical derivation, experimental observation, or a combination of the ...

Abstract: This study aims to develop a new fabrication process to create high-precision patterned shape memory alloy (SMA) bimorph micro-actuators by the e-beam evaporation technique. To examine the effect of the annealing process ...

Abstract: In this paper, a new technique is presented for parametrically studying the steady-state dynamics of piecewise-linear nonsmooth oscillators. This new method can be used as an efficient computational tool for analyzing the ...

Abstract: The propensity of buildings for progressive collapse can be assessed using the alternative path method. Generally, there are three scenarios to be considered: internal column, side column, and corner column removals. Many ...

Abstract: Progressive collapse of building structures has been a hot research topic since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. These works provide valuable information focused more on beam–column connections and two-dimensional ...