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Description The article d iscusses the fragility assessment of reinforced concrete bridges exposed to seismic loads and corrosion over time.  It examines the effects of these factors on the safety and performance of the bridges, and suggests methods for assessing and mitigating the risks associated with them.  Overall, the article highlights the importance of considering the long-term effects of s...

Description The paper aims to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the double composite section in high-speed railway bridges from the design, construction and maintenance point of view. The paper is centred around the differences between single and double composite sections. Author(s) Pere Alfaras Calvo Paul van Hagen Razvan Capra Published by:  ICE Published on : 17 January 2023 Read Arti...

Episode Info In engineering practice, fiber addition is a frequently used method to improve the tensile property of asphalt mixture. The results indicated that asphalt mixture reinforced with 0.50 wt% granular lignin fiber exhibited ideal direct tensile fatigue performance with respect to fatigue life and accumulative dissipated energy.   Author(s) Shuyao Yang, Zhigang Zhou and Kai Li Published by...

Signal processing and analysis of structural vibration measurements are key components of structural damage detection (SDD) in structural health monitoring (SHM). Author(s) ing Liu, Thomas Schumacher, Yan, Lina Xu and Bo Wang Published by: mpdi.com Published on: 3 January 2023 Read Article

Episode Info Researchers in the UAE and Egypt found the iron-based shape memory alloy can help strengthen reinforced concrete beams. Researchers wrote "it can be concluded that using Fe-SMA bars embedded in a shotcrete layer attached to the beam's soffit is a viable and promising strengthening strategy." Author(s) Ahmed H. Elbelbisi 1,2,Alaa A. El-Sisi, Hilal A. Hassan, Hani A. Salim a...

Dynamic Response of Reinforced Recycled Aggregate Concrete Pavement under Impact Loading Author(s): Jifeng Yuan, Jin Wu, Tian Su, 5ORCID andDadi Episode Info: Chinese researchers compared four reinforced recycled aggregate concrete pavements with varying thickness and ratios of reinforcement and one reinforced normal concrete pavement to determine its potential use for airport runway pavement.  Re...