Review of NPP Concrete Degradation Factors and Assessment Methods
Degradation of concrete in nuclear power plant (NPP) structures can be an age-related phenomena. Several research programs have been initiated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission...
Pullout Testing of High-Strength Concrete Members
An experimental investigation of a high-strength concrete mixture was undertaken to measure and evaluate pullout and compressive strength properties. Two columns, a slab, and cylindrical...
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Probabilistic Mechanics in Civil Engineering
This paper describes the background, purpose and activities associated with the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Division and its technical committees. This includes research in probabilistic,...
On the Influence of Seismically Induced Residual Forces on Bridge Abutment Design
The seismic design of bridge abutments depend on the anticipated movement of the abutment during the design earthquake. For seat-type abutments in which the backfill resistance can be...
Wind Cross-Spectrum Effects on Long-Span Bridges
This paper discusses current analysis for long span bridge response based on wind components. The authors summarize the development of techniques which take such components into account,...
Analytical Studies on the Seismic Response of Lead Rubber Base Isolated Bridges
Highlights of a study related to the response of base isolated bridges are presented. Four different analytical models are developed and used to evaluate the response of base isolated...
Nonlinear Shoaling and Impact of Waves on Coastal Structures
A two-dimensional fully nonlinear potential flow model is used to calculate shoaling of solitary and enoidal waves over a sloping bottom and interaction with submerged or emerged coastal...
On the Role of Experimental Mechanics in Assessing the Performance of Concrete
The role of experimental mechanics in material characterization, design, construction, performance evaluation, repair, rehabilitation and finally destruction of concrete structures is...
Two Basic Concepts in Offshore Engineering
Two concepts are developed which lead to an improved understanding of the characteristics of the wave forces that act on deep-water, jacket-type offshore structures. The first concept...
3D Frequency Domain Analysis of Offshore Structures
This paper reports the application of three-dimensional (3D) frequency domain computational tools to the dynamic analysis of offshore structure systems. Previous applications of 3D frequency...
Responses of Bilinear and Impacting Systems Subjected to Regular Waves
The dynamic responses of bilinear and impacting oscillators subjected to harmonic loadings are investigated. Differing from previous studies in which bifurcation diagrams were developed...
Cylindrical Shell Redesign by Large Admissible Perturbations
Redesign (or inverse design) is the problem of defining an objective structural State S2 from its specifications and the known baseline State S1. The large admissible perturbations approach...
Wavelet Transform Analysis of Several Transient or Nonstationary Phenomena in Engineering Mechanics
Several examples of the use of a wavelet transform in the analysis of transient events in mechanical systems are provided. The transform has the advantage over other transient analysis...
Wave Propagation in Fluid Loaded Periodic Structures
Periodic structures, such as rib stiffened plates or cylindrical shells, are frequently used as major structural components in naval and aerospace applications. For these applications,...
Flexible Porous Breakwater
This is a theoretical study of the reflection and transmission of linear waves by a flexible, porous and thin beam-like breakwater held fixed in the sea bed. The breakwater is idealized...
Fracture Toughness Model of Fiber Reinforced Ceramics
This paper addresses the fracture resistance mechanism in fiber reinforced ceramics, and focuses attention on the specific effects associated with the nonlinear nature of the fiber pullout...
Refined Analysis of Load Distribution Factors for Bridges
This paper presents a new approach for calculating the distribution factors for slab-on-girder bridges. This method considers the coupling of longitudinal and transverse effects. The governing...
Characterization of Granular Material Composite Structures Using Computerized Tomography
The behavior of particulate composites such as asphaltic concrete is controlled by microstructural features including particle and binder arrangements, interparticle contacts, and changes...
Analysis of Internal Discontinuities in Geo-Materials
A new approach for modeling localized deformations is proposed. This approach uses an interface element to model the shear band. A successful capture of the kinematics of a failure mechanism...
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