Stamped concrete instead of concrete blocks!!!

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Cyclic loading in ANSYS ?

How can the Cyclic and repeated loading be represented in the nonlinear finite element program(ANSYS software)?

31 December 2018 7,866 8 View

Vibration in steel bridge?

Sometimes, the designer of vehicle or foot steel bridges ignore some design limitations. this may result in some unwanted vibration in structure although safety is satisfied.what is the possible...

11 December 2018 8,514 0 View

Calculation of the splitting strength(ft)?

The well-known concrete splitting test can be determined as: ft=2P/(3.14*D*L); I wonder if you have the full derivation of such equation!

11 December 2018 4,349 0 View

Literature about dapped end beams?

I am in need to papers that considered the behavior of the RC dapped end beams with openings to support my experimental study in this area. thanks

11 December 2018 619 3 View

Working in Groups!!!!

Do you think that working in groups to carry out researches may improve the level of article to be published???what are the advantages and disadvantages due to work with a group??

01 January 1970 6,595 6 View

Steel bars of square section !!!

All the steel reinforcing bars using in construction are of circular section, why there is not bars of square sections?

01 January 1970 512 3 View

Your opinion about Islam!!!!!

In your opinion ... Do you think that Islam supports and encourages the development and creativity or it is a religion of backwardness and ignorance ??why??

01 January 1970 743 41 View

Generation of power from car movements!!!

Do you think that generating electricity from traffic road is economically feasible?

01 January 1970 2,279 0 View

Green building philosophy !!!!!

How we can make our houses satisfy green building requirements?schools?universities?Do you think that the green building can be discussed within your specialization?

01 January 1970 6,925 3 View

Structural Engineer as a doctor!!!

In rehabilitation and strengthening structures, there is a philosophy that considers the structural engineer as a doctor and the deteriorated structure as a patient (as infant) that can not...

01 January 1970 10,032 3 View

How to fix errors in my heat transfer steel structure with reinforced concrete slab model Abaqus?

I have modelled a steel structure using beam elements in Abaqus and attached to this structure reinforced concrete slab. The analysis that I am making is heat transfer of the structure. The...

07 August 2024 1,028 0 View

What are the limitations and challenges of using machine learning for predicting concrete compressive strength in practical applications?

Machine learning (ML) has shown great potential in predicting the compressive strength of concrete, an important property for structural engineering. However, its practical application comes with...

03 August 2024 2,546 2 View

Sample size for qualitative study?

I am working on scale development in behavioral finance by undertaking a mixed-method approach using the exploratory sequential design. The phenomenon has diverse meanings in existing literature...

20 July 2024 9,153 11 View

Zero pivot in Abaqus concrete 3D printing simulation using model change?

Recently I've been working on a simulation of concrete 3D printing, and has successfully simulated a layer-by-layer 3D printing process using model change. However, when I proceeded to try...

06 July 2024 2,130 0 View

What heavy aggregates are available for protective concrete in your country?

01 July 2024 1,625 3 View

Poured Earth Concrete ?

What are the benefits and advantages of concrete flooring when used in parking lot floors, and what are the technical requirements and general specifications that should be considered to ensure...

29 June 2024 2,171 5 View

Why did the simulated load-displacement curve of beam keep increasing and didn't decrease (ABAQUS)?

Dear colleagues, I'm currently modelling a simple 4-point bending test of a concrete beam in Abaqus. However, the load-displacement curve was ascending (without final point), which didn't match...

29 June 2024 6,192 2 View

What motivates people to become a researcher?

I wonder why some people are naturally motivated towards research and never ever get bored reading tons of technical papers and research articles. Basically, they eat, walk, talk and breathe...

24 June 2024 2,687 1 View

What can the authors say about the interface problem between the concrete core and the CFRP shells? What is the adhesion type like?

I submitted my journal and got some comments, I have answered and corrected all the comments from the reviewer but I don't understand how to answer this question. any expert researcher help me to...

20 June 2024 3,802 1 View

Asked a question in geopolmer concret ?

What are the realistic applications of self-compacting geopolymer concrete in the world? Are there names of projects implemented with this concrete around the world? Please mention the names and...

20 June 2024 6,040 2 View