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I would like to find out if Hasofer-Lind's Reliability Index is important for the estimation of reliability of structures. I've made some good predictions using a meta-heuristic algorithm and one...
05 May 2017 5,436 3 View
Dear all, I am working on "Integral Bridge Abutment" (Geotechnical aspect). I am a beginner in this area of study. I have some following doubts. Why their is limited amount of research/literature...
05 May 2017 7,091 6 View
How many are from Construction ? How many are from Demolition ? say for Hong Kong ? or any other examples for references
04 April 2017 2,734 2 View
I am developing a project to design a stirling engine and I intend to use a compressor head to modify it so that it works through the stirling cycle, starting from the hypothesis that this will...
04 April 2017 945 3 View
Hi everyone, I am modeling a tunnel under dynamic loading in ABAQUS. The permanent lining of the tunnel is reinforced concrete. I would like to know if it is right to allocate behavioral...
04 April 2017 2,576 9 View
dear colleagues I'm trying to calculate the crown displacement of excavation for various projects. I want to know that if there is a specific formula or value for allowable horizontal displacement...
04 April 2017 3,735 10 View
- Slip Failure line
04 April 2017 1,121 3 View
How the Piezo sensers are useful for Structural Health monitoring in the field of Civil Engineering?
04 April 2017 3,792 4 View
I was simulating the response of a two DoF system with a constant frequency force acting on the second mass. The system was initially at rest. The response obtained through simulation shows that...
04 April 2017 2,439 6 View
I require cases where major infrastructure failures where to result of a lack of maintenance and poor asset management.
04 April 2017 9,862 4 View
I want to use a element that has stiffness as well as friction between concrete and bar.so i use axial connectors.for d11 value in elastic property i use stiffness.coefficient of friction can also...
04 April 2017 5,328 2 View
in case of non-proportional structural damping, our mode shapes of a mdof system becomes complex according to the attached photo in case 1(c) from "Modal Testing: Theory, Practice and Application"...
03 March 2017 10,032 8 View
I modelled a helical pile (with a mass at the head) installed in dry sand undergoing seismic shaking at the base. I am trying to mimic a full-scale test we performed in a shaking table. I am using...
03 March 2017 4,017 8 View
I would like to know each storey mass in order to compare it with other softwares results.
03 March 2017 2,134 4 View
To model wire mesh of the ferrocement in ABAQUS, may I consider wire mesh same as concrete reinforcement model?
03 March 2017 5,795 6 View
Dear FriendsHow can I download the book "Seismic design of storage tanks: recommandations of a study group of the New Zealand National Society for Earthquake Engineering"?I need it, but can not...
03 March 2017 4,059 7 View
I am going to edit the article about linguistic competence formation for future civil engineers. Could you recommend me the journal in Web of Science or Scopus please? Urgently,...
03 March 2017 4,369 0 View
Dear all, I am trying to model pile soil interaction. I have a short rigid pile in undrained clay, I use C3D8RP for my soil and C3D8R for my pile. At this stage I used Mohr-Coulomb model. I can...
03 March 2017 6,903 3 View
Dear all, I am going to model ground water level falling in order to determine soil layer settlement. I would be so grateful if anyone could help me.
03 March 2017 9,268 8 View
design of abutment.
03 March 2017 2,813 2 View
According to ACI440.2R-08, Equations 12-6 12-7, when the limitation is applicable (eccu
03 March 2017 6,571 16 View
What is the function of introducing cement plug before pouringconcrete in bored piles?
03 March 2017 9,760 2 View
What is the purpose of keeping tremie pipe’s tip immersed infreshly-placed concrete for about 1m in underwater concreting?
03 March 2017 7,129 3 View
Which has better strength; circular, square, rectangular, or any other cross-section of RC columns; if all have the same area, main reinforcement, fc’, and fy ?
03 March 2017 6,238 61 View