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Emerging Techniques for Performance-Enhanced Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Buildings

A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 11766

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Yong Li

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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada
Interests: concrete/masonry structures; structural reliablity and risk; performance-based engineering; computational structural mechanics; finite element modeling; probabilistic structural health monitoring; earthquake engineering and structural dynamics
Dr. Rodrigo Astroza

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Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago 7620001, Chile
Interests: concrete buildings and bridges; model updating; Bayesian inference; earthquake engineering; structural dynamics; experimental testing; strong motion seismology; structural health monitoring
Dr. Quan Gu

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School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
Interests: nonlinear finite element analysis; peridynamics; computational structural reliability and sensitivity; probabilistic engineering mechanics; soil–structure interaction; high-speed vehicle–track–bridge dynamic interaction

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Reinforced concrete (RC) and masonry buildings have played an important role in the development of civilization and urbanization of the world, due to their excellent durability and unparallel strength, by leveraging the two most commonly used construction materials, steel and concrete. Their design, following the conventional prescriptive codes, has been improved significantly in the past few decades, leading to enhanced seismic performance of RC and concrete masonry buildings. However, engineers and researchers have not been satisfied with the current state of practice, particularly after observing potential performance- or resilience-related problems in historical seismic events. Aiming at more advanced seismic design of RC and masonry buildings, significant efforts have been devoted to developing and applying emerging techniques in structural earthquake engineering. These techniques include, but are not limited to, creative design concepts, innovative seismic response modification devices, reliable numerical simulation tools, automative design methods using machine learning and artificial intelligence, novel performance-based design and resilience assessment framework development. As such, the aim and scope of this Special Issue is to collect papers on the recent development and applications of the various emerging techniques that contribute to performance-enhanced seismic design of RC and masonry buildings. 

Dr. Yong Li
Dr. Rodrigo Astroza
Dr. Quan Gu
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • concrete buildings
  • concrete masonry buildings
  • seismic design
  • structural modeling and simulation
  • artificial intellligence
  • performance-based engineering
  • structural resilience
  • performance during past earthquakes
  • retrofit strategies
  • seismic isolation and energy dissipation

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Refined Simulation of Reinforced Concrete Beam Based on a Hybrid Peridynamic Method
by Chun Lin, Zhe Lin, Xin Xue, Song He and Lei Wang
Buildings 2023, 13(7), 1876; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13071876 - 24 Jul 2023
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Reinforced concrete (RC) structures under earthquake excitation may fail and cause significant casualties and economic losses, highlighting the importance of studying their seismic failure mechanisms. Considering that the commonly used finite element method and discrete element method have inherent limitations, a more efficient [...] Read more.
Reinforced concrete (RC) structures under earthquake excitation may fail and cause significant casualties and economic losses, highlighting the importance of studying their seismic failure mechanisms. Considering that the commonly used finite element method and discrete element method have inherent limitations, a more efficient meshless method, known as peridynamics (PD), has been proposed and applied in various areas. PD has two types, namely, bond-based peridynamics (BPD) and state-based peridynamics (SPD). BPD is limited by its fixed Poisson’s ratio, while SPD suffers from the zero-energy mode issue. A hybrid peridynamics (HPD) method is introduced in this paper to overcome these limitations, as it establishes bonds between each PD point and other PD points within its horizon and sums up all bond forces on the PD point to calculate the total force. The proposed HPD method is then applied to simulate three RC beams with different shear span-to-depth ratios. The simulation results, including the shear force–deflection of the beams, shear force–strain of stirrups, crack formation and propagation, and diagonal crack width, are compared against experimental data. The proposed HPD method is demonstrated as being capable of simulating RC structures’ behaviors in an accurate and stable manner. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Emerging Techniques for Performance-Enhanced Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Buildings)
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Numerical Study on the Dynamic Behaviors of Masonry Wall under Far-Range Explosions
by Yi Zhang, Jiahui Hu, Wenda Zhao, Feng Hu and Xiao Yu
Buildings 2023, 13(2), 443; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13020443 - 6 Feb 2023
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As a common enclosure structure, masonry walls are widely used in various types of buildings. However, due to the weak out-of-plane resistance of masonry walls and the generally brittle properties of the materials used for blocks, they are highly susceptible to collapse under [...] Read more.
As a common enclosure structure, masonry walls are widely used in various types of buildings. However, due to the weak out-of-plane resistance of masonry walls and the generally brittle properties of the materials used for blocks, they are highly susceptible to collapse under blast loads and produce high-speed splash fragments, which seriously threatens the safety of personnel and equipment inside buildings. In this paper, based on the existing tests, a refined numerical simulation model was established to carry out numerical studies of clay tile walls and grouted CMU masonry infill walls under far-range blast loads, and the applicability of the finite element model and parameters were verified. Further, the effects of wall boundary configuration, constraints and dimensions on the dynamic response of the walls were carried out. The results show that: the load distribution on the wall is relatively uniform under the far-range explosion and can be considered as uniform load; the blast-resistant performance of the wall can be enhanced by increasing the grouting rate and the uniformity of grout hole distribution; the boundary configuration of the wall has little effect on the blast resistance, while the boundary constraints and the length and width are the main factors affecting the blast resistance of the wall. Full article
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A Review on Mechanical and Structural Performances of Precast Concrete Buildings
by Ruijie Chang, Ning Zhang and Quan Gu
Buildings 2023, 13(7), 1575; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13071575 - 21 Jun 2023
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In recent decades, precast concrete buildings have undergone significant development, attracting considerable academic attention to their mechanical performances. Unlike cast-in-situ buildings, precast buildings are assembled on site by connecting precast components using mechanical devices or on-site casted joints, which makes the connections particularly [...] Read more.
In recent decades, precast concrete buildings have undergone significant development, attracting considerable academic attention to their mechanical performances. Unlike cast-in-situ buildings, precast buildings are assembled on site by connecting precast components using mechanical devices or on-site casted joints, which makes the connections particularly important for overall structural performances. This study presents a comprehensive review of the mechanical performances of precast buildings, with a specific focus on various types of connections and their structural properties. This study reviews the mechanical performances of building connections using dry, wet, and/or hybrid methods between pre-manufactured components, e.g., beam–column joints, wall–panel connections, and column/wall–foundation connections. Both experimental and numerical investigations are reviewed. The paper provides a valuable reference regarding the mechanical performances of precast concrete buildings. Full article
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