Abstract: In recent years, the concepts of resilience and sustainability have become very topical and popular. The concept of sustainability rose to prominence in the late 1980s and became a central issue in world politics, when the ...

Abstract: An experimental and analytical study was conducted to investigate the fatigue behavior of tension steel plates strengthened with prestressed carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) laminates. A simple fracture mechanics ...

Abstract: Preserving the structural integrity of historical bridges made of wrought iron is a mandatory technical requirement in several countries in Europe. A reliable fatigue lifetime estimation of theses bridges allows for proposal ...