Abstract: The Dynamic mechanical properties of thermoplastic block copolymer modified asphalt were investigated. A viscosity graded AC-20 asphalt cement and five styrene-butadiene block copolymers with linear and radial structures ...

Abstract: The effect of skew, anisotropic reinforcement on the post‐cracking response and ultimate capacity of RC membrane elements under monotonically increasing proportional loading is studied. Appropriate constitutive models for ...

Abstract: Use of a layering technique in general nonlinear finite element (FE) analysis of reinforced‐concrete flat shell elements is introduced. Stack of simple four‐node plane stress and Mindlin plate elements is used to simulate ...

Abstract: Upon recent research, steel plate shear wall (SPSW) is known as an effective lateral force resisting system in high seismic zones. However, there are still areas of concern in the design and construction of this system ...

Abstract: High winds at a maximum speed of 96 mph (43 m/s) hit the Columbia Regional Airport in Missouri on June 17, 1985, causing heavy damage to parked aircraft, hangars, building glass windows, automobiles, and so on. A post‐disaster ...

Abstract: An automatic procedure for spatial modeling and inclusion of straight segments of embedded reinforcement in a mesh of solid‐isoparametric elements representing concrete is presented. This procedure alleviates the laborious ...

Abstract: The effect of brace local inertia (LI) on seismic response of short to medium rise diagonally braced offshore jackets is studied using conventional beam-column finite elements. A range of variables including brace slenderness ...