Bending performance of an inflation-powered bistable folding beam

LJ Zhao, BH Sun - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Temporary structures necessitate lightweight, easy transportation, and rapid deployment.
However, conventional metal temporary bridges are often constrained by weight and scale …

Experimental and numerical study on static performance of ship lock sector gates

X Liang, Q Zhang, W Huang, Z Dai, J Cai - Journal of Constructional Steel …, 2024 - Elsevier
A sector gate is a fundamental type of lock gate. It is designed as a large cantilevered,
rotatable space truss structure capable of withstanding bidirectional hydraulic pressures and …

Effects of stacking sequences on the axial compressive buckling behavior and failure characteristics of channel-section CFRP/Al laminate columns

F Zhang, Y Lin, Z Zhang, C Song, M Wang - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Open-section composite profiles are often used as columns in civil engineering structures.
Their thin-walled nature makes these sections prone to buckling phenomena when loaded …

Efficiency of GFRP reinforcement in concrete columns having hybrid fibres: experiments and finite element analysis

A Raza, QZ Khan - Magazine of Concrete Research, 2022 - icevirtuallibrary.com
This investigation explores the structural performance of glass-fibre-reinforced polymer
(GFRP)-reinforced concrete columns incorporating hybrid fibres (GHFRC columns) under …

Composite aluminum-slab RC beam bonded by a prestressed hybrid carbon-glass composite material

R Abderezak, TH Daouadji, B Tayeb - … and Mechanics, An Int'l Journal, 2023 - dbpia.co.kr
This paper presents a careful theoretical investigation into interfacial stresses in composite
aluminum-slab reinforced concrete beam bonded by a prestressed hybrid carbon-glass …

A metamodel-based multi-scale reliability analysis of FRP truss structures under hybrid uncertainties

D Zhao, X Zhou, W Wu - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study introduces a Radial Basis Function-Genetic Algorithm-Back Propagation-
Importance Sampling (RBF-GA-BP-IS) algorithm for the multi-scale reliability analysis of …

Study on mechanical properties of truss cable structure under low cyclic loading

G Sun, S **ao, J Wu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In order to obtain the mechanical properties of truss cable structure under cyclic loading.
Taking truss cable structure as the research object, the quasi-static test is carried out. A test …

A comprehensive study on CFRP rapid portable bridge: Design, experimental investigation and finite element analysis

J **ong, P Ai, J Xu, JQ Yang, P Feng - Composite Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
For military and emergency applications, there is the high demand for bridges that are light-
weight, high-strength, and easy to transport and install. Carbon fiber-reinforced polymer …

Bearing strength and failure behaviour of composite pre-tightened multi-tooth joint

Y Gao, D Zhang, F Li, Q Zhao, Z Zhao, Y Chen - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
The bearing strength and failure behaviour of a new composite pre-tightened multi-tooth
joint was studied experimentally and numerically. Four groups of different types of …

Buckling and post-buckling characteristics of axially loaded channel-section CFRP/aluminum laminate profiles under the influence of impact damage

F Zhang, Y Lin, Z Zhang, C Song, Y Huang… - Thin-Walled Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Damage caused by random impact incidents can greatly reduce the load bearing capacity of
composite structural components. In this study, numerical simulations were performed to …