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Nonlinear Analysis of RC Beams Using High Performance FRC Matrices
The results of a nonlinear analysis model of reinforced concrete beams using a high performance fiber reinforced cement based matrix, particularly SIFCON (Slurry Infiltrated Fiber Concrete)...

Analysis and Design of SFRC Structural Elements
This paper presents and validates practical methods for flexural, shear and torsional analysis and design of fibrous reinforced concrete structural elements. The effects of both fiber...

In-Situ Determination of the Compressive Stress-Strain Relationship of Multi-Wythe Brick Masonry
In-situ stress-strain relationships of existing multi-wythe brick masonry have been determined by introducing flatjacks into sawcuts made in the exterior wythe of the multi-wythe masonry....

A New Theory of Built-Up Columns
In laced, battened and other built up columns the shear stiffness of the web can have a significant effect on the overall buckling load. At the present time, such columns are analyzed...

Analysis of the Seismic Records of a Suspension Bridge
A well-instrumented suspension bridge in Los Angeles, was shaken by the October 1, 1987 Whittier earthquake (M_L = 5.9). This study addresses the...

Steel Bar Joist Performance: Design Deficiencies and Defects
Several failures of steel bar joist roofs have been investigated by the authors in the past decade. Many of these failures or performance problems have corresponded to bar joists manufactured...

Loma Prieta Response of an Eccentrically Braced Tall Building
Acceleration response records obtained during the October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake [M_s = 7.1] from the 47-story, eccentrically braced Embarcadero...

Signal Analysis for Quantitative AE Testing
Quantitative acoustic emission (AE) techniques can be used to monitor crack growth and to deduce microfracture mechanisms in quasi-brittle materials. Multichannel data acquisition systems...

Acoustic Emission Monitoring of Stressed Composite Bars
In this study, Acoustic Emission (AE) technique is used to monitor the behavior of composite bars subjected to direct tension. Aramid Fiber Reinforced Plastics (AFRP) bars were loaded...

Full Scale Dynamic Monitoring of Highway Bridges
Sensitivity of identified modal properties by physical testing is critical for automated monitoring of bridge structural condition. It is investigated here considering flexure modes and...

What is Optimization?
Basic concepts of optimization are described using design of a plate girder as an example. First, a way to formulate the problem as an optimization problem is presented. Then basic terminologies...

How to Optimize Steel Frameworks
This paper presents the details of a design synthesis strategy to conduct computer-automated design of least-weight structural steel frameworks, where members are automatically sized using...

How to Optimize Prestressed Concrete Systems?
Three common problems of prestressed concrete optimization, that involve only a single structural analysis and can readily be solved by available programs, are presented: 1. The problem...

How to Include Reliability Constraints in Structural Optimization
Structural optimization is a complex process made of design cycles aimed at finding the best possible solution. At each design cycle ultimate and/or serviceability limit states must be...

Interfacing Academia and the Practicing Profession
The paper presents a discussion of current topics and instructional methods in structural engineering in the United States. Following a review of typical subject matter in analysis and...

What Attributes Should the Structural Engineering Graduate Possess?
This paper will discuss the need for structural engineering students to be trained to think in terms of the performance of the structural system as a whole, rather than the individual...

Structural Analysis for the Student
The transition from student to practicing structural engineer can be a very 'eye-opening' experience. From the classical right-wrong classroom solutions of well-defined indeterminate structures,...

Structural Analysis in Context
The issues of what student should learn about structural analysis and how it should be taught are explored considering the purposes of structural analysis in engineering practice and the...

Inspections, Evaluations and Modifications for Corps of Engineers Dams
The Corps of Engineers owns and operates 580 dams in the United States. As these dams become older (199 are over 50 years old), dam safety and modifications play an increasing role in...

Embankment Dam Safety
Procedures for identification and evaluation of conditions which can lead to catastrophic dam failure through either piping or deep seated instability of the downstream surface are presented....

 

 

 

 

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