Abstract: Mortise-tenon joints are the key load-bearing and energy-dissipating connections in conventional timber structures. The stiffness and damping ratio completely degradation of the key joints in an existing wooden frame due ...

Abstract: The mechanical properties of random chopped fiber composites are analyzed using micromechanical principles. A progressive damage model is adopted to investigate the damage and failure of the ...

Abstract: This note is intended to discuss the returnable Global Positioning System (GPS) sonde (RGS). RGS, adopting the shape of an aircraft, is 700?1000 g in weight. RGS is carried up into the air by a balloon and continuously ...

Abstract: Viscoelastic damper (VED) reinforcement has been successfully implemented in Chuan-dou–type timber buildings in southwest China, a region with high seismic intensity. However, the development of analysis models for this ...

Abstract: The railway station is a critical node in the transportation network. Accurately evaluating the postearthquake functional level of railway stations not only facilitates functional recovery but also provides a scientific ...

Abstract: A viscoelastic damper (VED) reinforcement option focusing on recovering the seismic performance of earthquake-damaged historic timber structures on a slope, as regulated by a direct displacement-based design procedure, was ...

Abstract: High-performance turf reinforcement mat (HPTRM) is a technology to strengthen the vegetation lining and enhance its anti-erosion capability. Existing studies on the erosion resistance of vegetated HPTRM systems are mainly ...

Abstract: The increasing integration of electricity and heating networks escalates the operation risk of an integrated energy system (IES). The vulnerable components in IES, which play an important role of aggravating the spread of ...