peer reviewed / Deep beams in concrete infrastructure often exhibit wide diagonal shear cracks that extend from the supports to concentrated loads. A key problem in these cases is to assess the residual capacity against shear failure across such cracks. This problem can be solved by establishing a relationship between the opening of the crack and t...
peer reviewed / The present article summarizes the submissions to the Tribomechadynamics Research Challenge announced in 2021. The task was a blind prediction of the vibration behavior of a system comprising a thin plate clamped on two sides via bolted joints. Both geometric and frictional contact nonlinearities are expected to be relevant. Provide...
peer reviewed / This document serves as an extension of the keynote presentation delivered in Florence during the 16th International Conference on Wind Engineering. It elucidates the objectives and reviews the challenges related to two pivotal issues at the juncture of wind and structural engineering: (i) the computation of Equivalent Static Wind L...
peer reviewed / In semi-arid and arid regions, qanats are a vital water source for agricultural needs. However, many communities are abandoning these traditional and sustainable water supply systems in favor of modern and more productive methods. Consequently, this research aimed to identify the most effective approaches for rejuvenating qanats in ...
peer reviewed / This paper presents a method to quantify the shear transfer mechanisms in large-scale, shear-critical, reinforced concrete deep beams from detailed experimental data. The results provide a fundamental understanding of structural behavior upon which direct crack-based assessment methods and improved modelling of crack interfaces can ...
peer reviewed / The accurate assessment of cracked reinforced concrete structures is becoming increasingly more important as the world's infrastructure ages and resources for retrofit and replacement remain limited. While existing approaches can be used to predict crack information for comparisons with on-site observations, there remains a need to ...
peer reviewed / Reinforced concrete dapped-end connections are susceptible to formation of inclined cracks at the reentrant corner under service conditions. As these connections also work with high shear stresses, they require a high amount of reinforcement to ensure sufficient load-bearing capacity. To deepen the understanding of this topic, an ex...
peer reviewed / Population growth, coupled with climate and social shifts, has resulted in a global phenomenon of water scarcity. Yet, the effect of social factors on water resources has been poorly studied. Hence, this study aimed to identify the key parameters in social systems that significantly impact hydrological system change and presents the...
A new model predicting the whole-body Dynamic Mean thermal sensation Vote (DMV) is described. The model is useful for evaluating transient thermal conditions but is limited to uniform ones. It is based on physiological signals (mean skin temperature and its rate of change, mean skin wittedness, and core body temperature) simulated by using Gagge's ...
peer reviewed / Dapped-end connections are widely used in concrete infrastructure, and in particular in Gerber-type bridges and precast concrete buildings. The main vulnerability of such connections is the early opening of inclined cracks at the re-entrant corner of the dapped end. Such cracks are difficult to control as they propagate at low loads...
