Energy-efficient, adaptive, affordable and durable curtain wall systems have always
attracted great interest among the scientific and technical communities. In this regard, the …

High-strength, lightweight concrete materials have been widely used in many building
structures, while the dynamic behaviors under high-strain-rate loading are not well …

This study demonstrates the development of bivariate fragility curves for a fire-exposed
simple-span overpass bridge prototype with composite steel plate girders. The fire and …

Flat slab concrete buildings are widely found in infrastructure such as office and residential
buildings or industrial facilities. The susceptibility of progressive collapse of such structures …

The design of new buildings, and even more the rehabilitation of existing ones, needs to
satisfy modern criteria in terms of energy efficiency and environmental performance, within …

This study investigates the failure probability of steel frame structures against terrorist attack
from Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED). A two-step approach is used to …

Accidental or extreme events can induce abnormal loads on structures contributing to a local
damage of primary components or to the progressive collapse of the structure. Although …

The effects of blast loading on structures can be very dangerous: damages and failures are
expected with serious threats to structural safety and human life. Materials stresses and …

Chloride-induced corrosion of steel reinforcement is one of the key factors that influences
the life cycle performance and load-carrying capacities of concrete structures. For concrete …

The increased frequency and magnitude of natural and anthropogenic hazard events that
affected infrastructure systems over the past two decades have highlighted the need for …