Abstract: A space truss is formed of interconnected structural components that transfer loads axially. Pultruded glass-fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites exhibit their best material strength in the axial (pultrusion) direction, ...

Abstract: The use of bolted sleeve joints has been proposed for assembling pultruded glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) tubular profiles into space lattice shell structures. Such joint configurations may introduce a semi-rigid ...

Abstract: loud classification of ground-based images is a challenging task. Recent research has focused on extracting discriminative image features, which are mainly divided into two categories: 1) choosing appropriate texture ...

Abstract: This study presents cyclic resistances of an instrumented medium dense sand (i.e., the Sand Array) and medium plastic silt (i.e., the Silt Array) deposit deduced from in situ dynamic testing using the controlled ...

Abstract: This paper investigates bolted sleeve joints for connecting tubular pultruded fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) sections in tubular structures such as space frames. In the proposed joint, FRP profile and steel connector are ...

Abstract: Although thermal conductivity is a widely applied parameter in geotechnical engineering, the effect of soil gradation on the thermal conductivity is not well understood. Thermal needle tests were performed to analyze the ...

Abstract: The strength–dilatancy relationship, which is significantly influenced by the shearing mode, is of great importance in modeling evolution of the mobilized strength and predicting deformations of granular soils. In this ...

Abstract: Glass-fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites with innovative sleeve joints are examined for space frame assembly. The sleeve joint connects one end of a steel tubular connector with a circular solid or hollow GFRP ...