Abstract: The shear behavior of basalt fiber–reinforced polymer-reinforced seawater–sea sand concrete (BFRP-SSC) beams was investigated experimentally. The effects of several factors, including stirrup diameters (8, 10, and 12 mm), ...

Abstract: The physical cementation and grain breakage effects play a vital role in influencing the mechanical properties of hydrate-bearing sediment. In this study, a thermodynamic model for hydrate-bearing sediment considering ...

Abstract: Surface textures have various applications, such as friction/wear reduction and light absorbing enhancement. Deformation-based surface texturing has the potential of economically creating micro-scale ...

Abstract: A fundamental understanding of the flutter stabilization of streamlined box girders is of critical importance for ensuring the structural safety of superlong span bridges. This study systematically investigated the flutter ...

Abstract: The superstrong typhoon Lekima landed twice along the Yellow Sea of China in 2019; its wind characteristics and impact on bridges’ buffeting performance are still unclear. Based on the measured wind and temperature data ...

Abstract: Wind barrier is an effective countermeasure to protect vehicles from the lateral wind on sea-crossing bridges. Previous studies focused on the sheltering efficiency of wind barriers and their effects on the aerodynamic/aeroelastic ...

Abstract: The performance of adhesive bonded subassemblies and vehicle structures strongly depends on not only the properties of the adherends and adhesives but also the gap between the workpieces. An ...

Abstract: The cyclic and compressive mechanical behavior of ultrathin sheet metals was experimentally investigated. A novel transparent wedge device was designed and fabricated to prevent the buckling of ...

Abstract: To overcome nonconvergence in the two-dimensional–three degrees of freedom