Abstract: With higher requirements in stiffness and strength, the running safety of high-speed railway bridges is more sensitive to structural damage. Compared with long steel hangers, short steel hangers sustain greater damage under ...

Abstract: This study conducts experimental and numerical investigations on the thermal storage characteristics of the vertical cylindrical water tank in the heat preservation process. A new experimental rig is established under the ...

Abstract: This paper first proposes the concept of using subcritical water as a thermal energy storage (TES) material. Subcritical water has a maximum TES temperature of 330°C and an internal energy storage density as high as ...

Abstract: In order to adapt to a new site planning of the Porcelain Tower of Nanjing, China, two two-story and one three-story historical masonry building built in the 1930s were translocated. Because of the limited ground space, ...

Abstract: Taking advantage of the structural health monitoring system installed on the steel truss arch girder of the Dashengguan Yangtze Bridge, the monitoring correlation between strain and uniform temperature at night is obtained, ...

Abstract: A novel self-centering cable brace (SCCB) with friction devices was developed to improve the seismic performance of existing frame structures. To investigate the enhancing effect of the SCCB on reinforced concrete (RC) ...