Abstract: Ductile performance of beam structures often is achieved by material yielding or progressive failure of components. A new structural concept was developed and validated in this study to provide ductile responses of beam ...

Abstract: The postfire mechanical performances of water-cooled full-scale GFRP cellular columns subjected to axial compression were evaluated after exposure to an ISO-834 fire from one side for periods of 60 and 120 mins. The elastic ...

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: When structural elements are subjected to compressive loads, the shear forces and stresses induced by second-order effects may lead to shear failure prior to compressive failure. This is particularly likely to occur in the ...

Abstract: Drainage ditches are effective agricultural facilities because they can drain excess water from the field, and an eco-friendly drainage ditch can also eliminate agricultural nonpoint source pollution effectively. Field ...

Abstract: The hybrid modular approach to architecture consists of a conceptual separation of permanent structural systems and removable living systems, in which a permanent, traditionally built structure hosts changeable modular ...

Abstract: Glass fiber–reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites have been used in civil construction because of their high strength, lightweight, and corrosion resistance. However, their thermal sensitivity due to the polymer resin ...

Abstract: Presented in this paper is a combined experimental and analytical modeling study of the strength of pultruded fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) single-bolted double-lap joints subjected to tensile loading and elevated ...

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: The concept of confined concrete has been widely accepted throughout the structural engineering field, such as the spiral, steel tube, or carbon fiber composite shell confined concrete, etc. In the present study, this ...