1st Edition
Mechanics of Structures and Materials XXIV Proceedings of the 24th Australian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM24, Perth, Australia, 6-9 December 2016)
Mechanics of Structures and Materials: Advancements and Challenges is a collection of peer-reviewed papers presented at the 24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM24, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, 6-9 December 2016). The contributions from academics, researchers and practising engineers from Australasian, Asia-pacific region and around the world, cover a wide range of topics, including:
• Structural mechanics
• Computational mechanics
• Reinforced and prestressed concrete structures
• Steel structures
• Composite structures
• Civil engineering materials
• Fire engineering
• Coastal and offshore structures
• Dynamic analysis of structures
• Structural health monitoring and damage identification
• Structural reliability analysis and design
• Structural optimization
• Fracture and damage mechanics
• Soil mechanics and foundation engineering
• Pavement materials and technology
• Shock and impact loading
• Earthquake loading
• Traffic and other man-made loadings
• Wave and wind loading
• Thermal effects
• Design codes
Mechanics of Structures and Materials: Advancements and Challenges will be of interest to academics and professionals involved in Structural Engineering and Materials Science.
VOLUME 1
Keynote submissions
Strength design of high-strength steel beams
M.A. Bradford & X. Liu
Physical, chemical and microbiological processes in the long term corrosion of steel and cast iron infrastructure
R.E. Melchers
Are seismically designed buildings inherently more resistant to progressive collapse?
D.A. Nethercot & C.A. Vidalis
Materials technology research to structural design of geopolymer concrete
J.G. Sanjayan
Maintenance and condition monitoring; multi-model and hybrid approach to SHM
A. De Stefano
VLFS technology for land creation on the sea
C.M. Wang
General submissions
Reinforced and prestressed concrete structures
Axially loaded three-side restrained reinforced concrete walls: A comparative study
N.M. Ho, M.M. Lima & J.H. Doh
Experimental investigation on the FRP-confined and unconfined concrete containing high rubber content
R. Hassanli & O. Youssf
Effect of steel fibre on thermal behavior of concrete under elevated temperature
X. Liang & C.Q. Wu
Analysis of bridge abutment movement through a case study
M. Rashidi, B. Samali & S. Kempton
Early-age tensile creep and drying shrinkage in GGBFS concrete
I. Khan, A. Castel & R.I. Gilbert
Study of disturbed strain regions for serviceability analysis of cracked RC flexural members
A. Murray, R.I. Gilbert & A. Castel
Image analysis method used in the seismic rehabilitation of squat reinforced concrete shear walls using CFRP sheets
J.E. Woods, D.T. Lau & Y.S. Yang
The effect of different shapes of shear keys at the interface of old and new concretes of jacketed RC column
M.R. Alam, P.K. Sarker, M. Rahman & S.H. Himel
Performance of damaged RC beams repaired and/or strengthened with FRP sheets: An experimental investigation
T. Imjai & R. Garcia
Post-yield bond behavior of reinforcing bars embedded in concrete under axial loading up to fracture
J. Yu, K.H. Tan & N.S. Lim
Eliminating shrinkage in tension stiffening model of concrete beams by the hybrid approach
G. Kaklauskas, P.L. Ng & V. Gribniak
Numerical modelling of cracked RC tension members using stress-transfer approach
G. Kaklauskas, P.L. Ng, R. Jakubovskis & R. Ramanauskas
Finite element modelling of concrete filled steel tubes subjected to static pure bending
A. Karrech, M. Elchalakani & H. Basarir
Experimental study on the tensile and bending creep behavior of cracked UHP-FRCC
T. Nishiwaki, H. Otaki, G. Igarashi, S. Kwon, F. Shaikh & A.P. Fantilli
Screw anchors installed in early age concrete
A. Mohyeddin, E. Gad, R. Khandu, K. Yangdon, J. Lee & M. Ismail
Steel and composite structures
Analysis of demountable steel column-baseplate connections under monotonic loading
D. Li, B. Uy, F. Aslani & V. Patel
Rigorous method for flexural design of reinforced concrete members
Y.F. Wu
Behaviour of load carrying precast concrete sandwich panels under various supporting conditions
E. Hamed
Shear buckling of composite plates on tensionless elastic foundations
J. Dong, X. Ma, J.E. Mills & Y. Zhuge
Asset management of steel bridges
M. Rashidi, B. Samali, A. Azad & H. Hatamian
Bond deterioration between near-surface mounted carbon FRP strips and concrete under moisture conditions
H. Aydin, R.J. Gravina & P. Visintin
Fatigue tests on notched steel beams strengthened with CFRP laminates
Q.Q. Yu & Y.F. Wu
Galvanic corrosion behavior of the welding of stainless steel and carbon steel
Y. Miyazaki & K. Komi
Effects of floor slabs on the structural performance of blind-bolted composite joints
M.K. Hassan, Z. Tao, T.Y. Song & L.H. Han
Simplified numerical modelling of circular concrete-filled steel tubular stub columns
U. Katwal, Z. Tao, M.K. Hassan & W.D. Wang
Analysis of mechanical behaviour of circular concrete filled steel tube columns using high strength concrete
H.D. Phan & H.H. Trinh
Behaviour of composite sandwich beams with different shear span-to-depth ratios
W. Ferdous, A. Manalo & T. Aravinthan
Behavior of pultruded multi-celled GFRP hollow beams with low-strength concrete infill
M. Muttashar, W. Karunasena, A. Manalo & W. Lokuge
Effects of fibre location and density on the flexural toughness in FRC beams
M. Manca, D. Ciancio & P. Dight
Process-induced deformation of composite I-shaped stiffened structures
C. Dong & J. Pitt
Global stability investigation on welded Q460GJ structural steel unrestrained beams under three-point bending tests
B. Yang, G. Xiong, Y. Zhang, S.D. Nie & M. Elchalakani
System transformation scheme and construction control method for self-anchored suspension bridge with steel-concrete composite girder
T.P. Wang, X.Y. Zhou, G.J. He & J. Yi
A comprehensive study on corrosion and hydrogen embrittlement of low carbon steel
L. Li, M. Mahmoodian, C.Q. Li & S.W. Zhou
Structural mechanics, computational mechanics, fracture and damage mechanics
Finite element analysis of the crushing behaviour of aluminium honeycombs under combined compression-shear loads
A.A. Ashab, D. Ruan & G.X. Lu
An adaptive elastic scaled boundary finite element approach for limit analysis of structures
A. Mellati, C. Song, F. Tin-Loi & S. Tangaramvong
Stress intensity factors for inclined cracks in pipes under axial tension and bending
G.Y. Fu, C.Q. Li & W. Yang
Scaled boundary finite element method for exterior acoustic-structure interaction analyses
L. Liu, C. Song, W. Gao & C. Birk
A discrete framework for fracture simulation based on the embedment of strong discontinuities with minimum degrees of freedom
D. Dias-da-Costa & G. Ranzi
Numerical modelling of concrete beams at serviceability conditions with a discrete crack approach and non-iterative solution-finding algorithms
D. Dias-da-Costa, R.N.F. do Carmo & R. Graça-e-Costa
New method to investigate the permeability of stressed concrete
M.D. Wimalasiri, D.J. Robert & C.Q. Li
Unified uncertain stability analysis of structures
W. Gao, D. Wu & F. Tin-Loi
Discrete element modelling of fracture in quasi-brittle materials
N.H.T. Nguyen, H.H. Bui, J. Kodikara, S. Arooran, G.D. Nguyen & P. Jitsangiam
Inelastic analysis of steel concrete composite beams based on a higher order beam theory
A.H. Sheikh, M.A. Uddin & J. Wen
An analytical approach to determine the span and fracture positions of roof strata prior to rock burst
S.T. Ji, C.W. Zhang & K.Z. Zhang
Stress analysis of STL models by octree mesh and scaled boundary finite element method
Y. Liu, A.A. Saputra & C. Song
Effect of corrosion influencing factors of cast iron pipes in clay soil
W.G. Wang, D.J. Robert, A. Zhou & C.Q. Li
Analysis of nano-beams with influences of surface stresses and nonlocal elasticity
T.B. Nguyen, J. Lawongkerd & J. Rungamornrat
An efficient finite element model of bolted disk-drum joints in aero-engine
Z.Y. Qin & F.L. Chu
Crack breathing as a function of crack location under the effect of unbalance force
H.M. Mobarak & H. Wu
Multicomponent tensile buckling
I.T. Hossain, F. Guillard & I. Einav
An insight into equivalent strut modelling of infill-RC frames
A. Mohyeddin, S. Dorji, E. Gad & H. Goldsworthy
Civil engineering materials
Workability and compressive strength properties of high strength geopolymer mortars
M.Z.N. Khan, F. Shaikh, Y.F. Hao & H. Hao
Experimental study on optimizing the crumb rubber concrete mechanical performance
O. Youssf & R. Hassanli
Steel fibre reinforced concrete: From X-ray imaging observation to modelling
T.S. Ng, T.N.S. Htut & S.J. Foster
Comparative performance of alkali-activated slag and fly ash at elevated temperatures
Z. Pan, Z. Tao, Y.F. Cao, N. Bajracharya, T. Murphy & R. Wuhrer
Effects of elevated temperature curing of brown coal fly ash geopolymer
R. Dirgantara & D.W. Law
Structural behaviour of UHPFRC short and slender columns subjected to axial and eccentric loads
M.S. Mohamed Ali, M. Singh & A.H. Sheikh
The effect of aluminium reaction on formation mechanism and structural properties of geopolymers
A. Hajimohammadi, T.D. Ngo & P. Mendis
Comparison of creep behaviour of geopolymer concrete and OPC concrete
C.H. Un, J.G. Sanjayan & R. San Nicolas
Experimental investigation of water vapour sorption isotherms and microstructure of low calcium geopolymer binders
J.M. de Burgh, I.M.A. Al-Damad & S.J. Foster
Influences of graphene oxide on electrical resistivity development of Portland cement paste
W.G. Li, Z.Y. Luo, C. Long, W.H. Duan & S.P. Shah
A novel composite material of A356 aluminum alloy reinforced with alumina (Al2O3) powder for automobile construction industries
S. Numsarapatnuk, T. Imjai & W. Insorn
Investigation of equivalent frame modelling for seismic analysis of unreinforced masonry buildings with flexible diaphragms
Y. Nakamura, H. Derakhshan, A.H. Sheikh, M.C. Griffith & J. Ingham
Design of alkali activated concrete using the Taguchi method
N.A. Farhan, M.N. Sheikh & M.N.S. Hadi
Mechanical behavior of a new Polyvinyl Alcohol fiber reinforced Engineered Cementitious Composite (PVA-ECC) using local ingredients
D. Meng, C.K. Lee & Y.X. Zhang
Analytical study on material properties of fibre reinforced cementitious composites
H. Tian, Y.X. Zhang, Y.H. Cui & C. Yang
Controlling the setting time of pavement concrete using accelerating-admixture by silica fume technology
N.H. Hai & T.V. Mot
Direct tensile test of high strength concrete with and without steel fibres
H.A. Hasan, F. Alhussainy, M.N. Sheikh & M.N.S. Hadi
Influence of steel, glass and hybrid fibres on the behaviour of reactive powder concrete
A.H.M. Algburi, M.N. Sheikh & M.N.S. Hadi
Laboratory tests of the pull-out behaviour of spiral shaped steel fibres from concrete matrix
Y.F. Hao & H. Hao
A novel numerical method for simulations of leaching of cementitious materials in ammonium nitrate solution
Y. Yu & Y.X. Zhang
Estimation of elastic modulus of cementitious materials under external sulfate attack
Y. Yu & Y.X. Zhang
Shock and impact loading
Confinement efficiency of concrete cylinders wrapped with different types of FRP under impact loads
T.M. Pham & H. Hao
Implosive demolition of tall masonry and concrete chimney stacks within a designed footprint
G.J. McKenzie, B. Samali & C.W. Zhang
Multi-hazard resistance capacity of precast segmental column with post-tensioning tendon under impact and cyclic loading
X.H. Zhang, H. Hao & C. Li
Development of an anchor system for seismic and blast retrofit of reinforced concrete structures using FRP sheets
J.E. Woods & D.T. Lau
Study on dynamic characteristics of pre-damaged rock under impact loading
S. Liu & C.W. Zhang
FBG based strain monitoring of reinforced concrete blast walls under high-velocity bullets penetration
Q.H. Zhang, Y. Wang, Y.Y. Sun, L. Gao, J.L. Duan, Z.L. Zhang, X.D. Huang, Z.W. You, F.J. Rong & Z.S. Chen
Research on SHM of concrete based on FBGs without coating under explosion load
Y.Y. Sun, Q.H. Zhang, L. Gao, J.L. Duan, Y. Wang, Z.L. Zhang, X.D. Huang & Z.W. You
The effect of shear and bending capacities on impact behavior of RC beams
P. Wongmatar, C. Hansapinyo, K.M. Bi & V. Vimonsatit
Experimental study on steel wire mesh reinforced concrete slabs against close-in detonations
J. Li & C.Q. Wu
Experimental study of steel wire mesh reinforced structural insulated panels against windborne debris impact
W.S. Chen, H. Hao & Q.F. Meng
Numerical analysis of human body motion under explosion
P.W. Sielicki & T. Gajewski
Fatigue damage of V-lock chain ring for mining under random load
Q. Zhang & H.J. Wang
Ballistic performance of plymetal structure produced by direct metal deposition
S.H. Masood, D. Ruan & P. Rajapatruni
Impact responses of aluminium foam sandwich panels with fibre metal laminate skins
C.J. Liu & Y.X. Zhang
Design of a hybrid composite anti-ram bollard against impact
P. Tran, S. Linforth, R. Lumantarna & T.D. Ngo
Isogeometric analysis of functionally graded plates based on a new polynomial displacement field
T.N. Nguyen, P. Tran & T.D. Ngo
Design optimisation of auxetic composite structures under blast loading
G. Imbalzano, P. Tran, S. Linforth, T.D. Ngo, P.V.S. Lee & P. Mendis
Earthquake loading, traffic and other man-made loadings
Effect of partially infill wall on the seismic behavior of RC frame buildings
K. Thinley & H. Hao
Large-scale testing of bridge system with unseating mitigation devices under spatially varying ground motions
B. Shrestha, H. Hao, K.M. Bi, L.X. He & W.X. Ren
Seismic performance of FRPs reinforced concrete filled steel tube
C.Y. Zhu, L. Sun & Y.H. Zhao
Experimental and numerical analyses on dynamic properties of materials in shaking table test
H. Zhang, H.N. Li, D.B. Wang & M. Li
Dimensional analysis of pounding effect between adjacent inelastic oscillators
S. Jiang, C.W. Zhang & B. Mou
Simulation of three-component seismic motions at seafloor using onshore earthquake recordings
C. Li, H.N. Li, K.M. Bi & H. Hao
Response uncertainty under varying orientations of ground motions
Z. Alam, C.W. Zhang & B. Samali
Earthquake-resistant performance of a steel frame model with inverse-chevron buckling restrained braces
Y. Xu, H. Guan, H. Karampour, Y.-C. Loo & X.J. Zhou
Nonlinear dynamics analysis of a cracked beam subjected to combined harmonic excitations by precise integration method
C.C. Cui, J.K. Liu & Y.M. Chen
Simplified fatigue assessment for earthquake losses: Cycle counting and fragility analysis to quantify damage
J.B. Mander, G.W. Rodgers & D. Whittaker
Problematic issues surrounding footfall excitation of floor slabs in buildings
L. Nguyen & N. Haritos
Study on the design method of story stiffness in the reinforced concrete dual structural systems
W.X. Xu, W.S. Yang, J.G. Zhang & D.H. Yu
Numerical simulation and experimental study for smart isolation control system based on LQR algorithm
W.Q. Fu, W.Q. Tang & C.W. Zhang
Dynamic modeling of magnetorheological elastomer base isolator based on extreme learning machine
Y. Yu, Y. Li, J. Li, X. Gu & S. Royel
A metric to measure the resilience of communities based on the seismic performance of buildings: A CBD perspective
Q. Tao & Z. He
Effect of damping on progressive collapse performance of structures
J. Yu & C. Yin
Mode-based equivalent method for seismic response analysis of soil column
C. Li, Y. Yuan, J.Y. Yuan & H.T. Yu
Uncertain dynamic instability analysis of column subject to axial load
Y. Huang, A. Liu, D. Wu & W. Gao
Structural health monitoring and damage identification, structural reliability and optimization
Fiber Bragg Grating monitoring in the gravel soil landslide experiment
Y. Wang, L. Gao, Y.Y. Sun, Q.H. Zhang, J.L. Duan, Z.L. Zhang, X.D. Huang & Z.W. You
Automation processing realization of internal force monitoring information of supporting structure of foundation pit
L. Gao, Y. Wang, J.L. Duan, Y.Y. Sun, Q.H. Zhang, X. Rong, Z. Xiong & C. Ma
Stress response and damage of a masonry structure subjected to ground motion induced by tunnel blasting using modal analysis method
X. Guan, C.W. Zhang, P. Zhang, X. Wang & Z. Yang
Development of an optimum maintenance strategy for infrastructure
H. Baji, C.Q. Li & M. Mahmoodian
Repair of corroded steel pipelines using CFRP
M. Elchalakani & A. Karrech
Vibration and structural performance of PC deteriorated girder under varying environmental conditions
M.T. Ha & S. Fukada
Temperature-based stiffness identification of Que-Ti’s in a historic Tibetan timber building
Q.S. Yang, M.N. Lyu & X.Q. Zhu
Study of ultrasonic guided waves inspection for arch bridge suspender cables based on SAFE
P.F. Zhang, Z.F. Tang, F.Z. Lv, K.J. Yang & X.Y. Jiang
Performance framework for modular construction
L. Pham, E. Gad, S. Fernando & K. Hargroves
Close-range photogrammetry for accurate deformation distribution measurement
J.J. Wang, N. Gowripalan, J. Li & V.V. Nguyen
Soil mechanics, foundation engineering and pavement technology
Fire-damaged flexible pavement deterioration under dynamic loading: A finite element study
S. Fragomeni & R.C. van Staden
Full-depth flexible pavement performance impacted by rainfall: Finite element analysis
R.C. van Staden, S. Fragomeni & Y. Chen
Numerical simulation of shear band on gradient plastic theory
S. Hou, S. Guo & X. Du
Dynamic soil-bridge interaction for incident plane waves
S.L. Chen & J. Jin
A constitutive model for size dependent behaviour of soils
D.G. Phan, G.D. Nguyen & H.H. Bui
Approach for calculating the stress response of transversely isotropic stratified soil
Z.J. Han, X.W. Zhou & G. Lin
Flexural behaviour of concrete pavements reinforced with geogrid materials
A.S. Al-Hedad & M.N.S. Hadi
Investigation of water seepage in multi-storey buildings by vibration measurements and moisture monitoring
S.S.E. Lam, J.L. Fu, V. Wong & T.H.T. Chan
Effects of particle shape on the collapse behaviour of a coarse grain material
R. Mahinroosta, V. Oshtaghi & M. Li
Experimental study on multi-layer composite pavement system under drop weight impacts
J. Wu, X. Liu & C.W. Zhang
Coastal and offshore structures, wave and wind loading
Microstructural effect on the marine corrosion of low-carbon steel weldments
I.A. Chaves & R.E. Melchers
On collapse of pipe-in-pipe systems under external pressure
H. Karampour, M. Alrsai, H. Guan & F. Albermani
Anti-roll motions control of semi-submersible platform using tuned rotary inertia damper system
H. Liang, C.W. Zhang & L. Li
In-plane crashworthiness of chiral honeycombs
D. Gao & C.W. Zhang
Natural frequency and sensitivity analysis of tripod foundation for offshore wind turbine
J.H. Zhang, Q.Y. Wang, C.W. Zhang & D.W. Gao
Fragility curves of existing offshore platforms against storm loads using Endurance Wave Analysis (EWA)
M. Zeinoddini, H.M. Nikoo & Y. Yaghubi
Non-linear irregular wave interaction with a tripile foundation
R. Mo, M. Li & H.G. Kang
Thermal effects and fire engineering
Tensile and shear behaviour of Hollo-Bolts at elevated temperatures
Z. Tao, T.Y. Song & A. Razzazzadeh
Effect of calcium aluminate cement on workability and compressive strength of fly ash geopolymer mortar cured at ambient temperature
Y.F. Cao, Z. Tao, Z. Pan, T. Murphy & R. Wuhrer
Study of class G well cement behavior under triaxial compression and flexure tests
E. Arjomand, T. Bennett & G.D. Nguyen
An investigation into the effect of exposed timber on thermal load
C. Gorska Putynska, A. Law & J. Torero
Fire performance of cold-formed steel stud walls lined with calcium silicate boards
A.D. Ariyanayagam & M. Mahendran
An investigation into temperature gradient effects on concrete performance at elevated temperatures
Q.X. Le, V.T.N. Dao, C. Maluk, J. Torero & L. Bisby
Efficiency of different intensity measures for probabilistic fire engineering
M. Shrivastava, A.K. Abu, R.P. Dhakal & P.J. Moss
Effect of transient thermal strain on the stability of shallow concrete arches
Y. Bouras & Z. Vrcelj
Spalling of concrete structural walls exposed to fire
M. Hedayati, M. Sofi, P. Mendis & T.D. Ngo
VOLUME 2
Mini-symposiums
Young experts mini-symposium on structural health monitoring
Sensor fault detection for structural health monitoring using dynamic independent component analysis
H.B. Huang, T.H. Yi & H.N. Li
Structure damage identification method based on statistical characteristics of the structural vibration response
J.X. Yang, J.Q. Shu & L. Huang
Steel bar corrosion monitoring based on encapsulated piezoelectric sensors
Y. Xu, J. Zhou & Y.F. Zhao
A performance-based service life design method for reinforced concrete structures under chloride environment
D.H. Yang, T.H. Yi & G.P. Li
Modal frequency-ambient condition pattern recognition by a novel machine learning algorithm
H.Q. Mu, K.-V. Yuen & S.-C. Kuok
Dynamic loading test and numerical simulation on reinforced concrete members
G.X. Fan, H.Y. Guo, S.T. Yang, D.B. Wang & H. Zhang
A LC oscillation method for stress measurement of steel strands
B.N. Zhang, X.X. Li, C. Yuan & Z.M. Chen
Analytical global sensitivity analysis for parameter selection in finite element model updating
H.P. Wan & W.X. Ren
A condition assessment method for the time-variant seismically isolated structure
Y. Ding & L.N. Guo
Power Spectral Density Transmissibility (PSDT): An effective tool towards operational modal analysis insensitive to natural excitation
W.J. Yan, Q. Sun & W.X. Ren
Impact load identification for composite structures using Bayesian regularization and artificial bee colony algorithm
G. Yan & H. Sun
Damage localization of long-span bridges based on stress influence lines and information fusion technique and its validation
W.B. Yang, Z.W. Chen, Q.L. Cai, S.Y. Zhu & Q.F. Cheng
CCD deflection monitoring system for Songjiazhuang cloverleaf junction
B.H. Shan, L. Wang, X.Y. Huo, W.T. Yuan, Z.L. Xue & J.P. Ou
Dynamic condensation approach to finite element model updating of large-scale structures
S. Weng, W. Tian, H.P. Zhu, F.N. Li & Y. Xia
Study about optical fiber force-testing ring for bridge cable force monitoring
S.Y. Li, X.F. Zhao & D.S. Li
Behaviors prediction of pre-pressed spring self-centering energy dissipation brace
L.H. Xu, X.W. Fan & Z.X. Li
Impact behavior of corroded RC beams
O. Yang & M.J. Dai
Design and application of structural health monitoring system for Dalian gymnasium
L. Ren, T.H. Yi & H.N. Li
Stationarity test of vibration signals with time-frequency surrogates
Z.C. Wang, F. Wu & W.X. Ren
Structural damage detection from a new damage index formed from displacement response
X.Y. Li & K. Huang
Mechanical behavior investigation of a novel 3D isolator made of shape memory alloy pseudo-rubber
S.C. Li, H. Xu, H. Li, C.X. Mao & G.B. Zhao
Structural damage detection using residual force and ICA
Z.H. Ding, Z.R. Lv & J.K. Liu
Artificial bee colony algorithm for structural damage identification in axially functionally graded beams
R.Z. Yao, J.K. Liu & Z.R. Lu
Structural damage identification of a bridge from a passing test vehicle using frequency domain method
Y. Yang & B.Y.L. Jia
Study on the two points-pasted reinforcement corrosion monitoring method based on FBG
L. Sun, C.Y. Zhu, C. Chen & J. Li
Numerical analysis and experimental study on ice-induced vibration of jacket ocean offshore platform with rocking column
J.G. Zhang & F.F. Liu
Fatigue cracking identification of reinforced concrete bridges using vision-based sensing technology
X.W. Ye & C.Z. Dong
Experimental study on structural measurements analysis for finite element model updating
H. Song, B. Wu & L.R. Zhou
The study on the durability of GFRP rebars when sustaining load
J.W. Tu, A. Almansoor & D.L. Guo
Development of Elasto-Magneto-Electric (EME) sensor for steel cable force monitoring
R. Zhang, Y.F. Duan, Y. Zhao, Y.Z. Luo, S.W. Or & K.Q. Fan
Deflection identification of a pre-stressed concrete continuous beam bridge
Z. Chen, Y.D. Tian, Q. Xia, P.J. Li, Y.F. Zhang, Z.S. Wu & J. Zhang
Monitoring and seismic response analysis of long irregular base-isolated structure including temperature effect
W.R. Li, W.Z. Zheng, Y.F. Du, H. Li & H. Wang
Slope stability analysis and early warning via WSN technique
Z. Lu, C.Y. Liu, X.S. Han & J.D. Peng
The effects of service environment on health monitoring of concrete structures using smart aggregates
D.J. Zou, C.C. Du & T.J. Liu
Long-term performance analysis of structural key elements using monitoring data
W. Lu, L.H. Qiu & J. Teng
Structural health monitoring and performance evaluation of a large diameter bored pile with distributed fiber optic sensors
D.S. Xu
Effect of seismic duration and safety margin on structural dynamic reliability
Z.H. Zhang, X.Y. Wu & W.J. Yang
Damping effect on vortex-induced vibration of stay cable using cross ties installed with damper
M. Liu & W.H. Yang
Study on damage diagnosis indices fusion for long-span suspension bridges under ambient vibration
J.J. Zhu, L.X. Wang, H. Jiang & X.Y. Li
Stochastic modelling of fatigue crack evolutions in composite blades of offshore wind turbines
C. Zhang & H.P. Chen
Compressive sensing system based on random demodulation for structural health monitoring
D. Liang, X. Li & Z.F. Fan
Guided wave-based structural health monitoring of the full-scale composite aircraft tail in static test
Y.S. Wang, H. Sun & X.L. Qing
Study on resisting-high-strain performance of piezoelectric transducer
H. Sun, Y.S. Wang & X.L. Qing
Entropy change research of concrete cracking evolution based on dissipative structure
C.S. Xiang, F.C. Mao, J.S. Cheng, Y. Zhou, M.D. Li & L.X. Wang
System identification of an in-service utility-scale wind turbine tower for vibration-based structural health monitoring
K.S. Dai, Y. Wang, Y. Xu, W. Zhu & J. Liu
Damage identification of simply supported beam subjected to moving force
W.Y. He, S. Zhu & W.X. Ren
Reconstruction of distributed wind load on structures from response samples
S.Q. Wu & J. Zhu
Establish equivalent model for structure damage detection based on the main navigation channel of Donghai bridge
H.W. Huang, H.J. Li & X. Chu
Steady suction-based aerodynamic control for suppressing vortex induced vibration of a bridge deck section
D.B. Xin, H.F. Zhang & J.P. Ou
Numerical simulation of wind field on the site of a long-span bridge located in mountainous area based on WRF
Y. Han, L. Shen & C.S. Cai
Research on the cable clamp control method of wake galloping on the straddle sling of suspension bridges
P. Guo, S.L. Li & D.W. Wang
Mitigation of wind-induced vibration of a multi-tower building using tuned mass damper
X. Chen, A.Q. Li, Z.Q. Zhang & P. Sun
Wind–induced vibration control and energy harvesting of buildings via a regenerative electromagnetic tuned mass damper
H.X. Sun, Y.F. Luo & X.Y. Wang
Research of the temperature effects on strain response in the steel-truss arch railway bridge using FIR filtering
H.W. Zhao, Y.L. Ding & A.Q. Li
Research on regional sensitivity of dynamic response for long span suspension bridge based on SHM data
C.Q. Miao, H.F. You & H.B. Zhu
Operational modal analysis and full-scale test of a 13-storey new precast superimposed slab shear wall building
Y.C. Ni, X.L. Lu & W.S. Lu
A multi-objective firefly algorithm for wireless sensor placement in structural health monitoring
G.D. Zhou & M.X. Xie
Turbulent wind characteristics of tropical cyclones based on a revised uniform analysis framework
L.X. Li, T. Wu, Y.Q. Xiao & L.L. Song
Wind induced vibrations of vertical hangers of a long-span suspension bridge considering the interference of upstream tower column
W.L. Chen, D.L. Gao & H. Li
Influence of subway traffic induced vibration study for surface wave based nonintrusive monitoring
K.S. Dai, K. Liu, X.F. Li, Y.F. Weng, L.G. Huang, X. Zhao & Q.Y. You
Damping ratios identification by sensitivity-based model updating: Experimental investigation
J. Li, H. Hao & G. Fan
Improved CoC matrix for damage detection with general white noise excitation
S.S. Law & Y. Hui
Aqueduct leakage monitoring based on an image difference algorithm: Preliminary experimental validation
Y.H. An, Z.Z. Wang & J.P. Ou
Structural health monitoring: Theories and application
Decentralized damage detection for nonlinear structures
P.H. Ni & Y. Xia
Comparison of statistical and non-statistical artificial neural network methods for damage detection using modal data
K.H. Padil & N. Bakhary
System identification of nonlinear structures by a substructuring method
S. Weng, F. Gao, H.P. Zhu, W. Tian, Y.Y. Yan & F.N. Li
Planning and managing uncertainties in known broadband input vibration test
C.T. Ng & S.K. Au
Bayesian approach for characterizing wind-induced displacement responses of bridge using structural health monitoring data
Y.Q. Ni & Y.W. Wang
Nonlinear joint model updating using static load test results
P.P. Yuan, Z.C. Wang, W.X. Ren & X. Yang
Sensitivity analysis of stress influence line-based damage indices application to long-span bridges: Preliminary study
L.Y. Mo, Z.W. Chen, S.Y. Zhu & Q.F. Cheng
Application of the impedance-based technique for damage diagnosis on tunnel segment structure
H.P. Zhu, D.M. Ai & H. Luo
Vibration and deformation monitoring of a long-span rigid-frame bridge with distributed long-gauge sensors
Y.D. Tian, X. Zhang & J. Zhang
Prediction of crack propagation by vector form intrinsic finite element method
Y.F. Duan, S.M. Wang, R.Z. Wang, C.Y. Wang & E.C. Ting
Experimental study about damage identification for underground structure based on frequency response function
S.N. Wang, H. Luo & H.P. Zhu
Simultaneous identification of moving forces and structural damages by L1/2 regularization method
C.D. Pan & L. Yu
Damage identification of monopile offshore wind structures using data fusion of acceleration and angular velocity
S.-H. Sim, E. Kim & J.-W. Park
Concrete crack assessment using unmanned aerial vehicle
H. Kim & S.-H. Sim
Large scale neural network for damage detection in civil engineering structures
D. Darsono, K. Park & M. Torbol
Bridge deflection estimation using multi-channel acceleration measurement
T. Nagayama & C. Zhang
Vibration monitoring of expressway viaducts and comparative analysis of their dynamic characteristics
M. Kuleli, T. Nagayama & D. Su
Investigating feasibility of drive-by bridge monitoring by laboratory experiments
C.W. Kim, K.C. Chang, S. Inoue, S. Hasegawa & P.J. McGetrick
Dynamic response based damage detection for beam-like structures using deep learning
Y.Z. Lin & H.W. Ma
Threshold selection method for GDP model based on estimated strain extreme values of bridge due to vehicle loads
X. Yang, J. Zhang & W.X. Ren
An experimental study of a nonlinear piezoelectric energy harvester
W. Shen, Z. Huang & H.P. Zhu
Operational modal analysis for structural health monitoring
H.F. Lam, J.H. Yang & J. Hu
Time series-based structural safety diagnosis using statistical process control of root mean square
H. Yu, H.P. Zhu, F. Gao & S. Weng
Australian network of structural health monitoring
Analysis of stress effect on Lamb wave propagation in isotropic plates
C.T. Ng, M. Mohabuth & A. Kotousov
Dynamic performance assessment of a novel pultruded fibre-reinforced polymer footbridge
J.W. Ngan, C. Caprani, E. Ahmadi & Y. Bai
Static performance assessment of a novel pultruded fibre-reinforced polymer footbridge
S.H. Zhang, C. Caprani, S. Satasivam & Y. Bai
Useful tips for automated model updating of medium rise buildings
K.A.T.L. Kodikara, T.H.T. Chan, A. Nguyen & D.P. Thambiratnam
Simulation of various damage scenarios using finite element modelling for structural health monitoring systems
V.V. Nguyen, J. Li, Y. Yu, U. Dackermann & M.M. Alamdari
Development of a portable NDE system with advanced signal processing and machine learning for health condition diagnosis of in-service timber utility poles
Y. Yu, J. Li, U. Dackermann & M. Subhani
Ultrasonic monitoring of infrastructure: Comparison of conventional and laser systems
S. Majhi, A. Mukherjee, V. Karaganov & B. Uy
Utilizing smartphones for geospatial data collection and construction set out surveying
A.M. Lee, S. Majhi & A. Mukherjee
Railway track condition monitoring using dynamic measurements on in-service vehicles
X.Q. Zhu, S.S. Law & B. Samali
Infrastructure resilience to earthquake actions
Seismic response of secondary structures located at different levels of a building
E. Lim & N. Chouw
Experimental investigation of long span transmission tower-line system subjected to non-uniform seismic excitations
L. Tian, X. Gai, Y.H. Niu & R.S. Ma
Cyclic load responses of RC hollow bridge columns
Y.L. Zhou & Q. Han
Composite optimal control for the seismic response of a long-span triple-tower suspension bridge
H. Wang, Y.F. Wu, B. Sha, K.M. Bi & A.Q. Li
Effect of pile type and pile head fixity on the seismic response of a 5 × 5 pile-raft system embedded in a soft clay subjected to far-field ground motions
L. Zhang & H.B. Liu
Response spectrum analysis of a high-pier railway bridge subjected to multiple support excitations
H.Y. Jia, X.L. Du, D.P. Guo, S.X. Zheng & L.P. Li
Theoretical investigation of vertical pounding phenomenon between girder and support under near-fault vertical ground motions
H. Yang, J. Yang & X. Yin
Numerical study of using RFHDS connected PIP system to mitigate earthquake induced subsea pipeline vibrations
K.M. Bi & H. Hao
Demoting splitting crack formation in confined concrete by silica fume
A.A. Roslee, D. Fernando & J.C.M. Ho
Seismic retrofit assessment of cable-stayed bridges with cable-sliding friction aseismic bearing
J. Zhong, H.P. Wan, W.X. Ren & W.C. Yuan
An introduction of tools for evaluating the influence of building codes on the level of earthquake fatalities globally
J.E. Daniell, F. Wenzel, A. Werner, A.M. Schaefer & H.H. Tsang
Numerical and experimental investigation into friction devices installed between concrete columns and steel beams
R.W.K. Chan & B. Hu
Seismic vulnerability assessment of irregular reinforced concrete buildings in Australia
A. Mehdipanah, E. Lumantarna, N.T.K. Lam, H. Goldsworthy, H.H. Tsang, J.L. Wilson & E. Gad
Ultimate drift prediction models of rectangular squat reinforced concrete shear walls
D.T.W. Looi, R.K.L. Su, B. Cheng & M.J. Zhou
Simplified dynamic analysis of reinforced concrete tall buildings using Timoshenko beam model
R.K.L. Su, K.C. Liu & D.T.W. Looi
Dynamic analysis of continuous multi-span bridge structure under the effect of travellingseismic waves
P.L. Ng, J.S. Du & H. Zheng
Vulnerability assessment of heritage masonry building to mine blasting and earthquake
H.H. Tsang, E. Gad, J.L. Wilson & J.W. Jordan
Annualised collapse risk of soft-storey building with precast RC columns in Australia
H.H. Tsang, E. Lumantarna, N.T.K. Lam, J.L. Wilson & E. Gad
Analytical development of seismic retrofit technique for RC beam-column joint using single diagonal haunch
A. Zabihi, H.H. Tsang, E. Gad & J.L. Wilson
Infrastructure applications of FRP composites
Impact performance of concrete beams externally bonded with carbon FRP sheets
A. Remennikov, M. Goldston & M.N. Sheikh
Developing towards best natural fibre composite for structural applications—a review
M.R.R. Rasappagari & Y. Zhuge
Experimental investigations on bonded sleeve connection joining GFRP beams and columns
Z. Zhang, Y. Bai, F. Luo, C. Wu & X. Xiao
The influence of arching action on BFRP reinforced SCC deck slabs in Thompson bridge
Y. Zheng, S. Taylor, M. Sonebi & D. Robinson
Experimental study on mechanical behaviours of CFRP-steel composite plates under uniaxial tension
Y.L. Wang, Y.Y. Li, J.P. Ou & Q.F. Xu
Concrete-encased steel columns confined with large rupture strain FRP composites: Axial compression tests
L. Huang, S.S. Zhang, T. Yu & Z.Y. Wang
Hybrid FRP-concrete-steel multi-tube concrete columns: Stub column tests
T. Yu, C.W. Chan, L. Teh & J.G. Teng
Behavior of FRP confined ultrahigh-strength concrete columns under axial compression: An experimental study
S. Jiang, D. Fernando, J.C.M. Ho & M. Heitzmann
Sensors and instrumentation for infrastructural monitoring and assessment
Numerical simulation for real-time broken rail detection based on ultrasonic guided waves
Y.J. Ma, R. Lin, Y.L. Wen, J. Wu & H.W. Ma
Optical fibre sensor with 3D printed package configuration: A potential revolution of structural strain testing
Y. Wang, M. Vidakovic, R. Scott, Q. Wu, T. Sun & K.T.V. Grattan
Design and implementation of stress measurement system for steel structures members
J.B. He, Z.H. Li, J. Teng & Y. Wang
Material degradation for carbon fiber/phenolic composites subject to lightning strikes
P.A. Lendrum, C. Yang, K. Fu, L. Chang & L. Ye
The influence of white Gaussian noise on duffing system
J. Wu, Y. Wang, W.W. Zhang & H.W. Ma
Research on pipeline chaos detection based on ultrasonic guided wave
Y.L. Wen & H.W. Ma
A rail head inspection method based on ultrasonic guided wave testing
R. Lin, Y.L. Wen, Y.J. Ma & H.W. Ma
Structural stability, vibration and optimization
Thermal buckling and free vibration of thermo-electro-mechanically loaded piezoelectric FG-CNTRC beams
H.L. Wu, S. Kitipornchai & J. Yang
A probabilistic approach for characterisation of multiple cracks in beams using guided waves
C.T. Ng & S. He
Postbuckling of shear deformable sandwich beam with a functionally graded porous metal foam core
D. Chen, S. Kitipornchai & J. Yang
Finite element analysis on free vibration of polymer composite beams reinforced with graphene platelets
N.H. Chu, C. Feng, J. Yang & S. Kitipornchai
Unified stochastic and non-stochastic free vibration analysis of structure
J. Feng, D. Wu, W. Gao & G. Li
Unified stochastic and nonstochastic nonlinear analysis of composite steel concrete arch structures
B. Wu, D. Wu, W. Gao & Y.L. Pi
An improved Nelder-Mead algorithm for optimization problem on structural damage detection
Z.P. Chen & L. Yu
Unified stochastic and non-stochastic static analysis of structures
D. Wu, W. Gao & S. Tangaramvong
Dynamic buckling analysis of beams including damping effect
K. Gao, D. Wu, W. Gao & C. Song
Operational modal analysis of a reinforced concrete factory building in Hong Kong
H.F. Lam, J.H. Yang & J. Hu
Cemented materials for construction
Performance of low calcium fly ash geopolymer concrete with steel furnace slag coarse aggregate
M. Khan, A. Castel, A. Akbarnezhad, S.J. Foster & M. Smith
Precision of existing hydration heat models for Portland cement in capturing the effects of supplementary cementitious materials and retarders
M. Gharehchaei, A. Akbarnezhad, H. Lazenby, A. Castel, R. Lloyd & S.J. Foster
Compressive strength of geopolymer pastes subjected to microwave curing
A. Graytee & J. Sanjayan
Behavior of high performance concrete two way slabs in punching shear for fixed edge condition
S.R. Hanchate, S. Chundupalle, V.G. Ghorpade & T.C. Venkata Reddy
Optimising the amounts of microsilica and nanosilica in concrete using response surface method
Z. Manzoor, S. Barbhuiya, F. Shaikh & D. Cheema
Challenges in the area of sustainable construction with microbially induced carbonate precipitation
M. Li & V. Achal
Wind loading, risk and vulnerability
Damage and losses in engineered buildings from wind and rain
D.J. Henderson, D. Smith, G.N. Boughton, D.J. Falck & J.D. Ginger
Tool to evaluate the resilience of buildings to severe wind events
G.N. Boughton, D.J. Falck & D.J. Henderson
Review of internal pressures in buildings
M.T. Humphreys, J.D. Ginger & D.J. Henderson
Correlation of peak wind loads at batten-truss connections
K.I. Parackal, J.D. Ginger & D.J. Henderson
Three-dimensional modelling of the timber-framed house to uplift loading
N. Satheeskumar, D.J. Henderson, J.D. Ginger & C.-H. Wang
Inter-building and intra-building aerodynamic correlations of linked buildings
B.R. Kim, K.T. Tse & Y. Tamura
Cyclone damage assessment considering non-stationarity in cyclone actions
C. Wang , H. Zhang & Q.W. Li
Simulation of wind and wave loading via the spectral equal area random phase method
N. Haritos
Biography
Hong Hao received his BEng from Tianjin University, China, MSc and PhD degree from the University of California at Berkeley, USA. He is currently John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Director of Research Centre for Infrastructure Monitoring and Protection in Curtin University, Australia. He has published more than 350 journal papers in earthquake engineering, blast engineering and structural condition monitoring. Hong is the chief editor of International Journal of Protective Structures, and serves in the editorial board of another 10 journals.
Chunwei Zhang received his BEng from the Harbin Institute of Technology, China in 1999 (formerly known as the Harbin University of Civil Engineering and Architecture), MSc and PhD degree from Harbin Institute of Technology in 2001 and 2005, respectively. He is currently the Chair Professor of Civil Engineering in Qingdao University of Technology and the Leader of Structural Vibration Control Group in Shan Dong Province, China. His research interests include structural control and health monitoring, blast and impact, protective structures and disaster mitigation. Chunwei has published one book, one book chapter, over 100 referred journal and conference papers, and successfully applied five patents to various structures including a hybrid control system for the world tallest free-standing structure – the Canton Tower.