Abstract: The slew of high profile engineering calamities in the past decade has demonstrated the disastrous consequence of progressive collapse. However, the low probability of such events actually occurring means it is uneconomical ...

Abstract: The unilateral contact buckling problem of thin plates resting on tensionless foundations is investigated. Three different plate models are considered. For a plate of limited length on a tensionless elastic foundation, the ...

Abstract: The static and dynamic fracture behavior of high-strength fiber-reinforced seawater sea-sand (SWSS) concrete was investigated by conducting fracture toughness and drop-weight impact tests. The results were compared with ...

Abstract: This paper addresses the structural performance of a type of sandwich panels with lightly profiled thin steel skins filled with lightweight concrete. A series of experimental tests and numerical simulations were conducted ...