Recent developments in mechanical and uncertainty modelling of concrete

J Chen, X Ren, DC Feng, J Kohler, JD Sørensen… - Structural Safety, 2025 - Elsevier
Concrete is one of the most widely used materials in civil and infrastructure engineering in
the world, just following water. Therefore, the serviceability and safety of concrete structures …

Phase-field model for 2D cohesive-frictional shear fracture: An energetic formulation

Y Feng, F Freddi, J Li, YE Ma - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents a phase-field model for cohesive-frictional shear fracture. The model is
derived based on two energetic principles: the energy conservation law and a variational …

Joint probabilistic modeling of extreme wind-wave conditions under typhoon impact and applications to extreme response analysis of floating offshore wind turbines

Y Song, X Hong, T Sun, Z Zhang - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
The joint probabilistic modeling of extreme wind and wave conditions under typhoon impact
is a critical task for extreme response analysis of floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) …

Description of the spatial variability of concrete via composite random field and failure analysis of chimney

J Tao, J He, B **ong, Y Song - Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 2024 - Elsevier
The inherent variability of concrete significantly affects the structural safety and performance.
The variability of concrete is a complex phenomenon influenced by multiple factors …

Reliability analysis of floating offshore wind turbine considering multiple failure modes under extreme typhoon-wave condition

Y Song, X Hong, Z Zhang, T Sun, Y Cai - Ocean Engineering, 2025 - Elsevier
Reliability assessment of floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) under extreme load
conditions is significant for the structural safety design of FOWTs deployed in typhoon-prone …

Research on the bond performance between glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars and Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC)

J **ao, L Liu, H Zeng, K Zhai, J Fu, H Jiang… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, in order to overcome the problems that steel bars are prone to rust and the
ductility of GFRP and ordinary concrete is insufficient, a new type of reinforced concrete …

An efficient quantum computing based structural reliability analysis method using quantum amplitude estimation

J He - Structural Safety, 2025 - Elsevier
Efficient structural reliability analysis methods are of great concern in civil engineering.
Although excellent works have be dedicated in the past years for improving the computation …

Sensitivity analysis of design parameters on the seismic performance of self-centering precast segmental bridge columns

R Gao, Y Luo, J He - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2025 - Elsevier
Prior studies on the parameter sensitivity analysis of the seismic performance of self-
centering precast segmental bridge columns (SC-PSBCs), concentrated on parameters like …

Data-Driven Stochastic Fatigue Load Modeling for Fatigue Failure Simulation of Onshore Wind Turbine Foundations

R Gao, H Yan, J He, Y Zhang, Z Nie… - ASCE-ASME Journal of …, 2025 - ascelibrary.org
Assessing fatigue damage in onshore wind turbine foundations is crucial for ensuring the
safety of the entire wind turbine system. While indirect simulations of fatigue damage based …

Decomposition of the Hierarchical Variability of Concrete Random Fields and Its Influence on the Hysteretic Behavior of Structural Components

J Tao, S Ren, B **ong - ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and …, 2025 - ascelibrary.org
Due to factors like heterogeneity, curing conditions, and production processes, concrete in
structures exhibits hierarchical variability and spatial correlation. However, in engineering …