Journal of Structural Design and Construction Practice: Recent submissions
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Quantifying the Mediating Effect of Frontline Supervisors on Workers’ Safety Actions: A Construction Safety Culture Focus
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Ensuring the safety of construction sites is a pivotal aspect in the field of construction engineering and management. Frontline supervisors, acting as a central link between upper management, safety personnel, and field ... -
Impact of Retrofitting Techniques on Seismic Resilience of Schools: Case Study in Khorramabad, Lorestan, Iran
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Iran is located in a seismically active region, which poses a significant threat of destructive earthquakes. Given the dense populations they support and their structural importance, schools demand resilience across various ... -
Framework Guiding and Supporting Augmented Reality Implementation for Synchronized Communication
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Effective communication is essential in the construction industry to ensure coordination and collaboration among stakeholders for successful project outcomes. However, traditional communication methods often fall short in ... -
Practical Wind Turbine Selection: A Multicriterion Decision Analysis for Sustainable Energy Infrastructure
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)In the pursuit of a sustainable energy future, this study employs multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) to present a concise and comprehensive strategy for onshore wind project cost analysis, addressing the critical ... -
Effect of Various Parameters on Seismic Response of CBM Structures: A Numerical Investigation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Confined brick masonry (CBM) structures have demonstrated success in seismic regions due to their straightforward construction and efficient wall-to-column connections. However, there is not enough comprehensive understanding ... -
Response of Base-Isolated Building with Secondary System under Earthquakes and Pulse-Type Ground Motions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Important secondary structures such as pipes may experience damage and become cracked during earthquakes. This not only may cause the piping to lose its functionality, but also may lead to secondary hazard such as fire if ... -
Durability of Green Concrete Composed of Fly Ash, GGBS, Quarry Dust, and RCA after Acid Exposure
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Green concrete utilizes industrial waste resources as fine and coarse aggregates, to partially replace cement in concrete using supplemental cementitious materials. The primary goal of the present study was to explore the ... -
In-Plane Seismic Strengthening of Brick Masonry Wall Using Wire Rope and Neoprene
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This paper reports a comprehensive study on the performance of the in-plane behavior of masonry walls. The use of wire rope and neoprene as a method for reinforcing existing masonry walls is proposed in this paper. The ... -
New Confined Concrete Stress–Strain Model for Square Double-Skin FRP-Concrete-Steel Stiffened Tubular Columns
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Double-skin tubular columns (DSTCs) are promising modern columns with concrete sandwiched between fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) and steel skins. Typical concentrated and localized failure modes in DSTCs can be constrained ... -
Effect of Piston Displacement on Performance of an MR Damper for Structural Application
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Semiactive vibration control devices have grown in popularity due to their ability to regulate devices while consuming little power. Magnetorheological (MR) fluids with regulated rheological properties are used in large-scale ... -
Behavior of RC Buildings Located on Hill Slopes under Earthquake Shaking
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Buildings on hill slopes have suffered significant damage from past earthquakes due to poor design and construction practices. Therefore, Indian building code restricts the natural period of building on slopes based on ... -
Influence of Loading Direction on Compressive Strength of Concrete Block Masonry
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This paper presents the results of experimental testing of block masonry prisms and wallettes under uniaxial compression. The compressive load was applied in a direction perpendicular or parallel to the bed joints. Masonry ... -
Hydro–Aero Coupling Analysis and Surge Motion Effects on Aerodynamic Performance in Floating Offshore Wind Turbines: A Review and Synthesis of Literature
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)In response to the global shift toward renewable energy, wind energy is a pivotal player in sustainability. Floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) emerge as a promising solution for expanding wind energy into economically ... -
Analyzing Seismic Performance of Optimized Base Isolation Systems with Soil–Structure Interaction: An Analytical and Numerical Approach
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Soil–structure interaction (SSI) is a well-established phenomenon with significant implications for the dynamic response of structures subjected to earthquake loads. This study aimed to find the optimum stiffness of a lead ... -
Influence of Sulfuric Acid Exposure on Mechanical Properties of Alkali-Activated Concrete
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This study focuses on investigating the relationship between binder chemical composition, microstructure development in alkali-activated paste (AAP), and the sulfuric acid resistance of alkali-activated concrete (AAC). ... -
Toward Sustainable Architecture: Structural Analysis and Energy Efficiency of Vertical Sun Control Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Vertical sun control and shading devices such as louvers are essential features of modern building design. These devices are being used increasingly in the Middle Eastern region due to the extreme temperatures. These devices ... -
A Numerical Investigation of Longitudinal Track–Bridge Interaction in Simply Supported Precast Concrete Girder Railway Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)In railway tracks, additional stresses occur in rails due to interaction between the rail and the bridge superstructure, which is a phenomenon known as track–bridge interaction (TBI). The additional rail stresses (ARSs) ... -
Numerical Study of Flexural Behavior of Post-Tensioned Concrete-Filled Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Tube Beam
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Concrete-filled fiber tubes (CFFT) are gaining prominence as a feasible alternative to traditional materials for a variety of structural applications. However, research on structural performance of CFFT beams is still ... -
Axial Compression Performance of Structural Ceramsite Concrete Reinforced with Steel Fiber
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This study investigates the influence of steel fiber content (0%, 0.3%, 0.6%, 0.9%) on the axial compressive performance of ceramsite concrete. Four types of ceramsite concrete specimens were prepared and the cube compressive ... -
Experimental Testing of Shear Web Panels of Steel Plate Girders Strengthened by Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Steel plate girders are susceptible to web buckling due to slender web. This phenomenon creates an undesirable failure mode and limits their ultimate load capacity. The use of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite ...