Structural Performance and Damage Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Structures Exposed to High Strain Rate Loads
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 300
Special Issue Editors
Interests: blast and impact; structural dynamics; structural engineering
Interests: structural engineering; blast and impact loading; strengthening; damage assessment; finite element method
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Reinforced concrete (RC) structures might subject to severe impulsive loadings due to shock wave, blast wave or direct impact in their service life. Many impact and explosion incidents caused significant structural damages, which in turn generates huge amount of economic loss, and sometimes claimed many lives. Moreover, these incidents always induce significant psychological impact on the general societies. In response to threats from explosion and impact loads for human and infrastructure protection, the development of various impact and blast resistant design guidelines and scientific research has recently become a priority of many governments worldwide.
Therefore, the main aim of this Special Issue is Structural performance and damage assessment of reinforced concrete structures exposed to high strain rate loads. Topics include but are not limited to:
- Blast and impact loading;
- Finite element modeling;
- Damage assessment;
- Strain-rate effect;
- Structural strengthening;
- Structural dynamics;
- Protective structures;
- Structural response.
Prof. Dr. Chunwei Zhang
Dr. Masoud Abedini
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- blast and impact loading
- finite element modeling
- damage assessment
- strain-rate effect
- structural strengthening
- structural dynamics
- protective structures
- structural response
