Abstract: To investigate the efficiency of passive energy dissipation devices in protecting cable-stayed bridges from severe damage when subjected to high-intensity ground motions, a 1/20-scale bridge model from a typical medium-span ...

Abstract: Aftershock ground motions are essential for the study of aftershock synthesis into seismic risk. However, the number of available aftershock records is limited, which necessitates that the methods for synthesizing aftershocks ...

Abstract: Hurricane wind–induced damage to the roofs of residential buildings has raised concerns regarding design provisions and construction practices. Current code provisions on wind loads on roofs are mainly based on testing of ...

Abstract: Nonductile reinforced concrete (RC) frame buildings were found to be vulnerable to earthquakes. Thus retrofitting of these buildings is necessary, as addressed in the recent retrofit program of Los Angeles. A potential ...

Abstract: Aerodynamic testing of low-rise structures is fraught with difficulties that can be the cause of large measurement errors, resulting in the underestimation of aerodynamic pressures by a factor of as much as two. The errors ...

Abstract: For task allocation for multiple uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) with time -series constraints, a time sequence task allocation method based on an improved contract net protocol (CNP) algorithm is proposed considering the ...

Abstract: Abstract Double-cable suspension bridges (2-CSBs) usually have smaller main cable diameters and larger cable stiffness and enjoy bright engineering prospects. However, there is still a need for studies on the mechanical ...