High Performance Structures And Materials III

Title Page
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Copyright Page......Page 11
Preface......Page 12
Contents......Page 16
Section 1: Conceptual design and structural analysis (Special session organised by W. P. De Wilde)......Page 24
Conceptual design of lightweight structures: the role of morphological indicators and the structural index......Page 26
Influence of dynamic loads on the optimum design of trusses......Page 36
Modular grid-based design concept for fibre reinforced composite shells......Page 44
Influence of stiffness constraints on optimal design of trusses using morphological indicators......Page 54
Variations in form and stress behaviour of a V-shaped membrane in a foldable structure......Page 64
Section 2: Composite materials and structures......Page 74
A new composite material based on natural fibres and a thermoset: technology, applications and properties......Page 76
Experimental test of threaded steel rods glued-in hardwood with epoxy......Page 86
Predicting the mechanical behaviour of large composite rocket motor cases......Page 96
Micromechanical modeling of random or imperfect composites......Page 106
Flexural behaviour of ferrocement roof panels......Page 116
Finite element modeling of actuated fibre composites......Page 126
CFRP strengthening of prefabricated timber panel walls......Page 134
Evaluation of the structural integrity of a sandwich composite train roof structure......Page 144
Measurement of the fiber stress distribution during pull-out test by means of micro-Raman spectroscopy and FEM analysis......Page 154
Section 3: Natural fibre composites (Special session organised by T. Katayama and H. Takagi)......Page 164
Effect of surface treatment to tensile static and creep properties for jute fiber reinforced composite......Page 166
Effects of forming conditions on mechanical properties of resinless bamboo composites......Page 174
Compression moulding of jute fabric reinforced thermoplastic composites based on PLA non-woven fabric......Page 182
Quality control of fibers end-milled from bamboo pipe using spiral tool path......Page 192
Characteristic behaviors of CFRP and GFRP at cryogenic temperature under static and cyclic loadings......Page 202
Mechanical properties of loosing natural fiber reinforced polypropylene......Page 212
Section 4: Material and mechanical characterisation......Page 222
Identification of strain-rate sensitivity parameters of steel sheet by genetic algorithm optimisation......Page 224
Mechanical characterisation of a viscous-elastic plastic material, sensitive to hydrostatic pressure and temperature......Page 234
Identification of the material properties of composite beams: inverse method approach......Page 248
Full-field optical measurement for material parameter identification with inverse methods......Page 262
Multiaxial characterization of the mechanical behaviour of aluminium foam......Page 272
Characterisation of the high strain rate properties of Advanced High Strength Steels......Page 282
Evaluation of bond strength in Roller Compacted Concrete under various normal pressures......Page 292
High performance fibres and the mechanical attributes of cut resistant structures made therewith......Page 302
The study of surface oxidation of tin(II) fluoride and chloride fluoride materials by Mössbauer spectroscopy: to oxidize or not to oxidize, that is the question......Page 324
Study of double ionic disorder (cationic and anionic) and disorder of two kinds of tin(II) (ionic and covalent) within the same material: the incredibly complex Ba[sub(1-x)]Sn[sub(x)]Cl[sub(1+y)]F[sub(1-y)] solid solution and its study by Mössbauer spectroscopy......Page 334
Study on fatigue and energy-dissipation properties of nanolayered Cu/Nb thin films......Page 346
Advances in computational modeling through the use of higher-level microstructure characterization......Page 354
Deformation of aluminum alloys AD-1, AMg-6 and D-16 at dynamic compression and temperatures of 25--250ºC......Page 366
X-ray residual stress measurements on plasma sprayed molybdenum coatings......Page 374
Compressive residual stress generation process by laser peening without pre-coating......Page 382
The scale effect of roughness in contact problems......Page 392
Section 5: High performance concretes......Page 402
Copper slag as fine aggregate for high performance concrete......Page 404
Application of FRC in tunnel reinforcement......Page 414
Innovative procedure to produce high performance pretensioned concrete girders combining high strength concrete and normal or special concrete types......Page 424
Properties of high performance concrete: the effect of cracks......Page 432
Seismic upgrading of square and rectangular RC columns using FRP wrapping......Page 442
Arch bridge made of reactive powder concrete......Page 452
Elastic and inelastic seismic response comparison of reinforced concrete buildings with normal resistance concrete and with high resistance concrete......Page 462
The strength effects of synthetic zeolites on properties of high performance concrete......Page 472
Behaviour model and experimental study for the torsion of reinforced concrete members......Page 482
A study on use of blended ferrocement: a high performance material for repair/strengthening of brick masonry columns......Page 492
Section 6: Damage and fracture mechanics......Page 502
Crush behaviour of open cellular lattice structures manufactured using selective laser melting......Page 504
Stress intensity factors for cracked cold-drawn steel wires under tensile loading......Page 514
Void growth and damage ahead of a crack in pressure-sensitive dilatant polymers......Page 524
An orthotropic damage model for crash simulation of composites......Page 534
Ring-shaped crack propagation in a cylinder under nonsteady cooling......Page 544
Investigation of the hygrothermal performance of wooden beam ends embedded in inside insulated outside walls......Page 552
Bond repair of cracked beams......Page 562
Microtexture and nanoindentation study of delamination cracking in Al-Cu-Li-X alloys......Page 572
A contribution to the rehabilitation of reinforced concrete structures by non-destructive electrochemical methods......Page 582
Section 7: Adhesion and adhesives......Page 592
Timber specimens parametrized design for numerical analysis......Page 594
Theory of the elasticity of the materials of the second order......Page 604
Section 8: Optimal design......Page 614
Optimal design of fibre reinforced tubular structures......Page 616
MINLP optimization of the single-storey industrial building steel structure......Page 666
Optimization of timber trusses considering joint flexibility......Page 638
The Hendrickx--Vanwalleghem design strategy......Page 648
The optimization of a truss facade......Page 658
Genetically optimised placement of piezoelectric sensor arrays: linear and nonlinear transient analysis......Page 676
Numerical analysis of the process of trapezoidal thread rolling......Page 686
Three-dimensional limit analysis of ancient masonry buildings with rigid block models......Page 696
Section 9: Reliability of structures......Page 706
Analysis of diffusional stress relaxation in submicron Cu interconnect structures using the model with enhanced vacancy diffusivity in grain boundary region......Page 708
Application of fuzzy sets to structural reliability of existing structures......Page 718
Non-linear response of combined system, 3D wall panels and bending steel frame subjected to seismic loading......Page 728
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