Aaron J. Wang

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Is there a practice or code to assign different steel grades or even different metal materials into a single structural members?

Because this seems to be a good idea to best fit for the strength and stiffness demand at different portions of a single member.

12 December 2016 7,577 10 View

Does anyone know what material is adopted for the 3D printing of real buildings?

The 3D printing seems to be a cutting edge technology in manufacturing. Now it also seems be capable of printing a real building through the technology. Does anyone know what's the material...

09 September 2014 8,510 5 View

Is there any research works on the optimal form of the composite mega column?

Mega frame structural system is getting more and more popular in 350 m plus tall buildings in Asia. Composite forms of steel and concrete are normally adopted in mega columns with quite some...

08 August 2014 6,717 2 View

Why is there a high demand for high stiffness steel and concrete material?

In many circumstances, the structural design of high-rise and long span modern composite buildings demands a higher level of stiffness of concrete and steel materials. While it seems the current...

08 August 2014 9,685 6 View

Is there any research on structural fire engineering in the construction phase?

There were quite some catastrophic fires out-breaking in the buildings during construction in both Asian and Europe. Is there any research works carried out on the structural fire engineering and...

08 August 2014 2,598 1 View

Is it cost effective to use FRP to strengthen slender steel structures?

The slender steel and cold formed steel structures are normally prone to local buckling. The FRP is regarded to be a high strength and high stiffness material. Will it be cost effective to apply...

08 August 2014 2,089 10 View