Abstract: RC column–steel beam (RCS) systems, a novel type of hybrid structure, have been used widely in recent decades owing to their excellent seismic performance and simple fabrication process. However, due to the effects of ...

Abstract: Due to the strength reduction at the bent corners of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) stirrups, the high tensile strength of FRP reinforcement cannot be fully utilized in concrete structures. Although numerous experimental ...

Abstract: A new connection joint between precast concrete bridge slabs, headed bar joints in high-performance fiber-reinforced mortar (HPFRM), is proposed to reduce the lap length and simplify the construction process of the traditional ...

Abstract: A tethered autonomous docking system, which is composed of a rope winch installed at the bottom of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a quadrotor for autonomous docking, and a connected tether, can be widely used for ...

Abstract: To reduce the construction complexity of concrete bridge slabs, a novel-headed bar joint with high-performance fiber reinforced mortar (HPFRM) was proposed. In this study, the flexural performance of connected precast ...

Abstract: This article aims to develop a hybrid approach of complementary ensemble empirical mode decomposition (CEEMD) and random decrement technique (RDT) for identifying the modal parameters (i.e., natural frequency and damping ...