Journal of Structural Design and Construction Practice: Recent submissions
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Structural Performance of Slotted Reinforced Concrete Bridge Pier
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)Bridges are among the most important structures for human civilization. Bridge safety is therefore an ongoing concern of engineers. Scouring of river beds due to blocking of downstream current by the bridge pier is one of ... -
Wind-Induced Structural Response of Skylights: A Eurocode-Based Assessment
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)The installation of structural glass systems, such as skylights and curtain walls, may improve the aesthetic and functional value of a building. These attractive systems have practical benefits like increased efficiency ... -
Enhancing Pounding Hazard Assessment: Investigating Rubber Bumper Behavior in Base Isolation Systems during Earthquakes
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)Seismic vibrations naturally induce significant horizontal displacements, resulting in collisions between neighboring buildings when there is insufficient spacing. Pounding, which occurs primarily in tall buildings, leads ... -
Experimental Study of Trapezoidal-Shaped Steel Form Deck Composite Slab and Verifying the m-k Constants
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)This paper investigates the flexural behavior of composite deck slabs using a two-point line load test. Six full-scale, one-way, single-span, simply supported composite slab specimens were tested using M20 grade concrete ... -
Ground Vibrations near Buried Structures due to the Installation of Rockfill Columns
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)Environmental considerations are an important aspect of construction activities, such as the impact of construction vibrations at project sites and in nearby properties. There are limited studies to investigate the impact ... -
Adequacy of Equivalent Static Analysis Method Employing Caltrans, AASHTO, and ATC-32 Provisions in Response Estimation of Vibration-Controlled Bridges
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Bridges are among the key elements of the transportation network. Many bridges are severely damaged or destroyed when subjected to earthquakes. One of the effective methods to reduction of a bridge’s seismic damage is to ... -
Effects of Replacing Cement with GGBS and Fly Ash on the Flexural and Shear Performance of Reinforced Concrete Beams
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)Cement has historically been a major contributor to carbon dioxide emissions, and substituting cement in concrete with alternative cementitious materials will lead to a decrease in carbon footprints. A vast amount of ... -
RC Deep Beams with Vertical Openings: Behavior and Proposed Mitigation Techniques
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Vertical openings in beams and girders are sometimes used to facilitate the passage of essential services such as HVAC, electricity, and sewage. There is a lack of research on the effects of vertical openings on deep ... -
Experimental Study of Flexural Behavior of Hybrid Beams Exposed to Flame: Normal and Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)This investigation was conducted to study the response of reinforced hybrid beams exposed to flames and their capacity for carrying loads. At the age of 28 days, concrete samples and beams were exposed to fire ... -
Novel Lower-Bound Solution for Bearing Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Deep Beams
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)The present study proposes a novel yet straightforward method for calculating the bearing capacity of deep beams using the theory of lower-bound limit analysis. The equations of the proposed method are obtained from the ... -
Comparison between Stiffened Plate and Steel Aluminum Foam Sandwich Panels
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)In civil structures, a lot of attention is paid to lightweight design, i.e., reduction in self-weight by design without compromising safety, integrity, and performance of a structure. The cost-effectiveness of lightweight ... -
External Reinforced Concrete Beam-Column Joints: Experimental Investigation, Analytical Prediction, and Simple Design Suggestions
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Experimental research was carried out regarding the flexural behavior of three full-scale external beam-column concrete joints cast with plain concrete in the presence of shear reinforcements in the joint regions constituted ... -
Perceived Factors Inhibiting Environmental Impact Assessment Practice in Construction Industry
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Among the best methods for identifying, preventing, minimizing, and compensating for any negative effects on the environment and promoting sustainability is environmental impact assessment (EIA). However, a number of ... -
Effect of Steel Hose Clamp Stiffeners on the Load-Carrying Capacity of Bamboo Members
(ASCE, 2023/11/01)The high strength of bamboo material cannot be fully utilized due to the failure of bamboo culm before reaching the ultimate strength values. This study focuses on the prevention of different failures caused due to shear, ... -
Remaining Fatigue Life Assessment of a Steel Railway Bridge Based on Fracture and Stress Life Approach
(ASCE, 2023/11/01)The railway bridge over the Bhakra River is an open web riveted steel girder bridge between the Bareilly–Rampur section that belongs to the Moradabad division of India’s Northern Railway. Simulation-based fatigue life ... -
Statistical Modeling for Strength Prediction in Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Blocks Manufactured with Construction and Demolition Waste Utilization
(ASCE, 2023/11/01)This study presents a novel investigation and comparison of the mechanical properties, specifically compressive strength (CS) and flexural strength (FS), of autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) blocks using machine learning ... -
Exploratory Study of the Fin Plate Connections of a Circular Hollow Section Structure
(ASCE, 2023/11/01)Four specimens of a circular tubular structure with fin plate connections were load tested to failure and compared with the corresponding finite-element method (FEM) analyses. There have been no investigations of such a ... -
Grey Wolf Optimization–Aided Cost-Minimization Technique of Reinforced Concrete T-Beam at Ultimate Load
(ASCE, 2023/08/01)Minimizing construction cost while simultaneously meeting structural requirements has been an important topic. This study addresses the application of grey wolf optimization (GWO) to the cost minimization of T-beams subjected ... -
Design Aids for Calculating Idealized Moment-Curvature Relationships of Circular Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns
(ASCE, 2023/11/01)This manuscript first presents the development and then the implementation of simple design aids that allow bridge engineers to quickly estimate idealized moment–curvature relationships for circular concrete columns in ... -
Reliability-Based Assessment of a Masonry Arch Bridge Considering Random Stereotomy
(ASCE, 2023/11/01)The stereotomy (bricklaying pattern) of masonry arches is not only a characteristic of the architecture of these structures, but also an important revealing element of mechanical safety when degradations appear in the ...