Advances in Engineering Structures, Mechanics & Construction

✍ Scribed by Mircea Z. Cohn, Donald E. Grierson (auth.), M. Pandey, Wei-Chau Xie, Lei Xu (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 876
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This volume is the proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Engineering Structures,Mechanics& Construction,convenedat the UniversityofWaterloo on May14–17,2006. TheconferencewasheldtocelebratefortyyearsofrelatedresearchachievementattheUniversity of Waterloo. The Solid Mechanics Division (SMD) of the university was founded in 1966 as a research centre of excellence. During the next three decades, SMD hosted many scienti?c visitors from around the world and held more than a dozen international conferences, lecture series and symposia on a diverse range of topics in mechanics and structural engineering. Upon the retirement of many of its founding members in the 1990s, SMD was renamed the Structures, Mechanics & Construction Division (SMCD) to re?ect the changing research interests of its newer members. The conference also celebrated the academic career of Professor Donald E. Grierson as a dist- guished researcher and educator. Professor Grierson has been a faculty member of the Department of Civil Engineering and SMD/SMCD of the University of Waterloo since 1968. He was an early contributor to the Solid Mechanics Division in the 1960s, and was pivotal in the reformation of the Structures, Mechanics & Construction Division in the mid of 1990s. After a productive career of thirty-eight years in research and teaching, Professor Grierson retired from the university at the end of 2005.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Forty Years of Engineering Structures, Mechanics and Construction Research at the University of Waterloo....Pages 3-29
Isospectral Vibrating Systems....Pages 31-38
Cold-formed Steel Research at The University of Waterloo....Pages 39-52
Front Matter....Pages 53-53
Sulphide, Sulphate and Sulphuric Acid a Corrosion of Concrete in Laboratory Tests....Pages 55-65
Summary of Development and Use of CSA 2004 Shear Design Provisions....Pages 67-80
Damage Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Decks Using TAM Network....Pages 81-86
An Approximate Damage Model for Concrete Under Finite Deformation....Pages 87-98
Dynamic Response Analysis for a Large-scale RC Girder Under a Falling-weight Impact Loading....Pages 99-109
Damage States for Reinforced CMU Masonry Shear Walls....Pages 111-120
Seismic Behaviour of Precast Column-to-foundation Grouted Sleeve Connections....Pages 121-128
Air-void Stability in Fresh Self-consolidating Concretes Incorporating Rice Husk Ash....Pages 129-138
Behavior of Concrete Bridge Decks Reinforced with MMFX Steel....Pages 139-152
Evaluation of Shear Design Methods for Large, Lightly-reinforced Concrete Beams....Pages 153-164
FRP Repair of Corrosion-damaged Concrete Beams — Waterloo Experience....Pages 165-173
Compressive Strength Testing of Earthen Plasters For Straw Bale Wall Application....Pages 175-183
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
GBT-based Structural Analysis of Thin-walled members: Overview, Recent Progress and Future Developments....Pages 187-204
Evolutionary Optimization of Braced Steel Frameworks for Tall Buildings Using a Hybrid OC-GA Method....Pages 205-214
Fundamental Characteristics of New High Modulus CFRP Materials for Strengthening Steel Bridges and Structures....Pages 215-226
Modeling of Axially Loaded HSS Slender Steel Members Retrofitted with Composites....Pages 227-238
Quantifying Inherent Robustness in Structural Steel Framing Systems....Pages 239-254
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
Stainless Steel Rebar for Seismic Applications....Pages 255-264
Spread of Plasticity: An Adaptive Gradual Plastic-hinge Approach for Steel Frames....Pages 265-276
Empirical Analysis of Memetic Algorithms for Conceptual Design of Steel Structural Systems in Tall Buildings....Pages 277-288
Elasto-Plastic Finite Element Analysis of Prying of Top and Seat-Angle Connections....Pages 289-301
Fully Stressed Seismic Design of Dampers in Framed Structures....Pages 303-315
Inelastic Analysis of Semirigid Frameworks....Pages 317-328
A New Method for Analysis of Structures INcluding Nonlinear Semirigid Connections....Pages 329-342
Evaluation of a Forty-Year Old T.Y. Lin DEsigned Elliptical Post-Tensioned Cable-Supported Roof....Pages 343-354
Story Based Ductility Models for Displacement Based Design of Steel Frames....Pages 355-365
”Plastique“ — A Computer Program For 3D Inelastic Analysis Of Multi-Storey Buildings....Pages 367-378
Front Matter....Pages 379-379
Analytical Predictions Of Strength and Deflection Of Light Gauge Steel Frame/Wood Panel Shear Walls....Pages 381-391
Innovative Cold-Formed Steel I-Joist....Pages 393-399
Determination Of The Lateral Strength Of Shear Wall Panels With Cold-Formed Steel Frames....Pages 401-409
Modal Decomposition For Thin-Walled Member Stability Using The Finite Strip Method....Pages 411-422
Study On Shear Resistance Of Cold-Formed Steel Stud Walls In Residential Structure....Pages 423-435
Front Matter....Pages 437-437
Learning, Self-Diagnosis And Multi-Objective Control Of An Active Tensegrity Structure....Pages 439-448
Micro- And Macro-Mechanical Approaches for Modelling of Polyethylene Material for Pipes....Pages 449-458
The Mechanics of Early Embryo Development: Insights from Finite Element Modeling....Pages 459-469
Applications Of Random Field Models In Stochastic Structural Mechanics....Pages 471-484
Relative NDT Evaluation Of The Side Walls Of A Brick Channel....Pages 485-492
Front Matter....Pages 437-437
Crack Induced Stress Field in an Elastic-Plastic Plate....Pages 493-504
Micro/Meso-Analysis of Polymer Composites with Damage Evolution....Pages 505-516
Galerkin Method for Stochastic Algebraic Equations and Plates on Random Elastic Foundation....Pages 517-525
Hypercube Point Concentration Sampling Technique....Pages 527-536
Asymptotically-Correct Structural Modelling Of Thin-Walled Anisotropic Closed Cross-Section Rotating Slender Beams....Pages 537-547
Dynamic Sensitivities Using Efficient Reanalysis Of Structures....Pages 549-561
Symmetrization Of Some Linear Conservative Nonself-Adjoint Systems....Pages 563-570
Interactive Knowledge-Based Assistance For Conceptual Design of Building Structures....Pages 571-582
High Performance Computational Modelling of Microstructural Phenomena in Polycrystalline Metals....Pages 583-593
Interactive Visualisation Systems for Conceptual Building Design: A Practical Approach....Pages 595-606
Assessing Alternative Prefabrication Methods: Logistical Influences....Pages 607-614
A Study of Quasi-Static Delamination in Sandwich Structures....Pages 615-626
On the Monte Carlo Simulation of Moment Lyapunov Exponents....Pages 627-636
Front Matter....Pages 637-637
Mathematical Programming in Structural Mechanics — The Past and the Future....Pages 639-651
Optimization Method of Pile Foundations....Pages 653-661
Gradient Based Optimization of Added Viscous Damping in Seismic Applications....Pages 663-671
Strategies for Computational Efficiency in Continuum Structural Topology Optimization....Pages 673-683
Damage Detection Using Static Response Data and Optimality Criterion....Pages 685-696
Front Matter....Pages 697-697
System Reliability Assessment of Steel Girder Bridges....Pages 699-710
Reliability Of Bilinear SDOF Systems Subjected to Earthquake Loading....Pages 711-721
Front Matter....Pages 697-697
Risk-Based Maintenance Optimization of Aging Highway Bridge Decks....Pages 723-734
A Comparison of Probabilistic Models of Deterioration for Life Cycle Management of Structures....Pages 735-746
Time-Variant Reliability Analysis for Series Systems With Log-Normal Vector Response....Pages 747-759
Front Matter....Pages 761-761
In-Pipe Ground Penetrating Radar for Non-Destructive Evaluation of PVC Lined Concrete Pipe....Pages 763-772
Freeform Construction Application Research....Pages 773-780
Risk Identification and Response Methods: Views of Large Scale Contractors Working in Developing Countries....Pages 781-792
Better Visualization for Multiple-Site Infrastructure Programs Using GIS....Pages 793-800
Glass-Plastic Hybrid Construction....Pages 801-808
Development Of New Bridge Restrainer Using Laminated Fiber Reinforced Rubber....Pages 809-821
Collapse Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Slabs: Are the Up and Down Roads One and the Same?....Pages 823-831
Decision Support System for Bridge Network Maintenance Planning....Pages 833-840
Antimicrobial Treated Construction Materials and Air Filters Reduce Facility Bioburden and Improve Air Quality in a Healthcare Environment....Pages 841-851
Comprehensive Strategy for HSC Best Performance in Extensive Applications of Landmarkworks in Italy....Pages 853-863

✦ Subjects

Construction Management