Journal of Structural Design and Construction Practice: Recent submissions
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Comparison of Column Removal Methods in Progressive Collapse Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Moment-Resisting Frames
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)A building experiences progressive collapse when a primary structural element fails, resulting in the failure of adjoining structural elements, which in turn causes further structural failure. The final failure contains ... -
Flexural Test on a Full-Scale 60-kW Wind Turbine–Tower Telescopic Steel Pipe
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)A full-scale static test to failure was conducted on 6-m (236.22 in.)-long steel pipes constituting a segment of a telescopic wind tower with a 60-kW wind turbine. The diameter of the circular cross section of the steel ... -
Comparative Energy Analysis and Life-Cycle Assessment of Innovative Residential Wall Systems in Cold Regions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)This research mainly focused on energy simulation for residential buildings with different types of wall systems in Boston. Building-envelope systems have a significant influence on the whole building’s energy performance, ... -
Construction Delays in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)Construction delays are a common problem in all developing and developed countries, costing the industry billions of dollars every year. Understanding the major delay factors for construction projects is the first step in ... -
Flexural Strengthening of Continuous Reinforced Concrete Beams with Near-Surface-Mounted Reinforcement
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)This experimental study attempts to investigate the flexural behavior of continuous reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened by near-surface-mounted steel bars. The tests were conducted on 11 3,000-mm specimens with ... -
Condition Assessment and Strengthening of Aged Structures: Perspectives Based on a Critical Case Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)This article presents a concise overview on condition monitoring and retrofitting/strengthening of structures, including a practical case study of strengthening for an existing historical building. Condition assessment of ... -
Methodology to Obtain Dynamic Response of Road Bridges Considering Bridge–Vehicle Interactions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)Most bridge design standards do not consider a dynamic analysis but instead consider an equivalent static analysis. In addition, the few engineers who carry out dynamic analysis do not usually consider the interaction ... -
Structural Design and Inspectability of Highway Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)It is inevitable that the components of highway bridges will develop flaws due to mechanical and environmental loads. Bridges are typically inspected visually to determine their condition and serviceability. Unfortunately, ... -
Implementation of Nonlinear Elements for Seismic Response Analysis of Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)General purpose finite-element software tools have put nonlinear analysis within an engineer’s reach for the assessment of bridge response to seismic loading. Although these tools can capture strength, ductility, and ... -
Continuous Reinforced Concrete Rigid-Frame Bridges in China
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)Continuous reinforced concrete rigid-frame bridges in China have undergone rapid development in recent decades. Great progress has been made in the design and construction of these types of bridges. Therefore, it is useful ... -
Efficient Preconditioned Soil–Foundation–Structure Interaction Approach to Compute Tall-Building Time Periods
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)The present paper suggests an efficient preconditioned two-iteration substructure approach—namely, preconditioned soil–structure interaction (PSSI)—to couple the analysis of a superstructure over fixed bases (which is ... -
Development of Innovative Block Charts for a Box-Type Cross Drain with a Constant Width for Various Depths of Soil Cushion
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)A cross-drain structure provides an opening under a highway. Cross drains must be provided transversely under highway embankments to cross obstructions such as canals, streams, and natural depressions. A cross drain is ... -
Analysis and Design of Tensile Membrane Structures: Challenges and Recommendations
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)Tensile membrane structures (TMS) are increasingly in demand due to their ability to span large distances with elegance and structural efficiency. Because TMS is comparatively new to the structural engineering world, there ... -
Optimal Depth-to-Span Ratio for Composite Rigid-Frame Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)The depth-to-span ratio is not only an important part of steel-concrete composite rigid-frame bridges (CRFBs) but is also one of the important parameters in designing CRFBs, determining the appearance of the bridge, volume ... -
Closure to “Floor Vibration Control as a Serviceability Requirement in Design Standards and Practices: Review” by Chaimaa Jaafari and Jamshid Mohammadi
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Horizontal Thrust in Vertically Curved Reinforced Concrete Beams
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)This study was conducted to investigate the horizontal thrust of vertically curved reinforced concrete (VCRC) beams. The middle portion of beam is curved like an arch; such beams are said to be vertically curved beams. In ... -
Shear Failure Capacity Prediction of Concrete Beam–Column Joints in Terms of ANFIS and GMDH
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)Vulnerability assessment of structures in an earthquake is one of the most important topics in structural engineering. HAZUS instruction is the code widely used for assessment of structures for satisfied damage based on ... -
Structural Behavior of Reinforced Reactive Powder Concrete Tapered Beams
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)The present study can be divided into five groups following its five goals. The first goal was to check the effect of compressive strength on the structural behavior of tapered and prismatic beams. The second goal was to ... -
Abandoned Hole Effect on Ultimate Strength of Mechanical Anchors in Tension
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)Postinstalled anchors are frequently installed with unpredictable abandoned drilled holes (ADHs) at the job site. While ADHs may have a reducing impact on the original ultimate tensile strength (Nu) of the anchor per the ... -
Progressive Collapse Analysis of Steel Braced Frames
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)This paper studies the behavior of concentrically braced frames (CBFs) and eccentrically braced frames (EBFs) under a progressive collapse scenario, by using the alternate load path method, recommended in progressive ...