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Researchers use photos and new AI tool to calculate stress and strain fields of materials
- Apr, 28, 2021
- Structural Behavior Structural Analysis Structural Health Monitoring Structural Reliability Structural Optimization Performance-Based Design Structural Design Forensic Engineering Damage (Structural) Structural Failures News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a method to determine stress and strain distributions within a material based on an image depicting its internal structure. The...
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Low-cost community-based earthquake warning system under development in New Zealand
- Apr, 16, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering News On Research / Academia
- New Zealand, Lower Hutt
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A ground-braking, low-cost, earthquake early-warning system is being developed in New Zealand. The community-based project is a collaboration between the New Zealand Earthquake Commission (EQC) an...
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Strengthening and repairing concrete structures using paper-thin carbon fiber reinforced polymers
- Apr, 07, 2021
- Concrete Structures Repair And Retrofit Of Structures Bridges News On Research / Academia
- United States, Texas, San Antonio
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A new method to strengthen and repair deficient bridges with paper-thin material has been recognized. Wassim Ghannoum is an associate professor in the Departmentof Civil and Environmental Engineer...
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Seismic hazard could pose a severe threat to high-rises in Vancouver, Canada
- Mar, 31, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects News On Research / Academia
- Canada, Vancouver
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Research using rigorous deterministic 3D physics-based simulations point out the vulnerability of tall concrete buildings in Vancouver, Canada. Citation to original article: Kim, S. E., 2021, Hi...
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Online Seismic Monitoring System installed at Iconic Ancient Doric Temple of Neptune in Paestum
- Mar, 19, 2021
- Structural Health Monitoring Seismic Effects Earthquake Engineering News On Research / Academia
- Italy, Paestum
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A seismic monitoring system has been implemented to the Temple of Neptune in Paestum, to assess the deformational behavior and record structural changes. The, so called, Temple of Neptune is one of...
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New bridge building method : The "umbrella" method
- Aug, 05, 2020
- Bridge Design Bridges News On Events News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A new bridge construction method, which was introduced by structural engineers at the Vienna University of Technology in 2006, was applied on a bridge in Austria. The innovative concept of the method...
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Carbon-nanotube Reinforced Composite Materials and Structural Health Monitoring
- Jun, 29, 2020
- Damage (Structural) Structural Health Monitoring Composite Structures News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
By reinforcing composite parts with carbon nanotubes (CNTs), researchers from Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid structural health monitoring can be achieved. Carbon nanotubes provide electrica...
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Engineering concepts behind the stability of famous masonry domes confirmed
- May, 26, 2020
- Masonry Structures Domes (Structure) Structural Stability News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Research conducted at Princeton University and the University of Bergamo unearths the technical secrets behind famous self-supporting masonry domes such as the dome of the duomo of Maria del Fiore in...
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Instant monitoring of inter-story drifts via laser sensors
- May, 22, 2020
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects News On Research / Academia Structural Health Monitoring Forensic Engineering Damage (Structural) Structural Reliability Professional Examinations Preparation
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Real time record of seismic displacements between floors of multistory buildings is now possible thanks to light-sensitive optical sensors. The new technology is called Discrete Diode Position Sensor...
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Bond-free CFRP as a new concept for strengthening steel
- May, 15, 2020
- Steel Structures Metal Structures Buckling News On Research / Academia News On Publications
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
According to a new study, buckling performance and compression capacity of structural steel elements can be enhanced using bond-free carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) laminates. CFRP offers a r...
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