In civil engineering, shell structures are widely used as liquid-containment vessels.
Understanding how the shell responds to relevant loading conditions is important for the …

Concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) columns are unique structural members that capitalize
on the synergy between steel and concrete materials. Due to complexities arising from the …

Large-span prestressed concrete (PC) box-girder bridges suffer excessive vertical
deflections and cracking. Recent serviceability failures in China show that the current …

The paper presents a numerical investigation on the retrofitting of Hot-Rolled Steel (HRS)
beams using Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) encasing channels. The open cross-section HRS …

This paper deals with the seismic column design of 35 elevated RC water storage tanks.
Tanks comprise a top conic trunk reservoir, a column with variable hollow square cross …

For economical benefits, optimisation of mass-produced structural steel products has been
widely researched. The objective is to minimise the quantity of material used without …

Solving the site layout planning problem is a challenging task. It requires an iterative
approach to satisfy design requirements (eg energy efficiency, skyview, daylight, roads …

This study presents a novel finite element formulation to predict the geometrically nonlinear
response of conical shells under a wide range of practical loading conditions. The …

In the current study an optimum design technique of stiffened liquid-filled steel conical tanks
subjected to global and local buckling constraints is developed using a numerical tool that …

This paper presents design, development and application of a finite-element based least
cost optimisation model (named ResOp) for reservoirs using a Genetic Algorithm. The model …