Abstract: There is increasing recognition that conventional ductility-based design of structures for collapse prevention may not be sufficient in a modern society that demands higher-performing alternatives. Such a reality has ...

Abstract: This paper presents an innovative shape memory alloy (SMA) ring spring system used for high-performance steel beam-to-column connections. The ring spring system, which includes a series of SMA outer rings and high-strength ...

Abstract: Abstract The traditional Green–Ampt model inadequately characterizes unsaturated transition zones and interlayer infiltration discontinuities during rainfall infiltration in multilayer slopes. This study extends the ...