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X-ray CT analysis after blast of composite sandwich panels [PDF]
, 2016 Four composite sandwich panels with either single density or graded density foam cores and different face-sheet materials were subjected to full-scale underwater blast testing.
Arora, H +4 more
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Buildings, 2021 The world has witnessed an alarmingly increasing number of serious natural hazards. In the aftermath of a hazard, relevant authorities/agencies face, among others, the challenging tasks of rapidly evaluating and assessing the damages to infrastructures ...
Madhav Prasad Nepal +3 more
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Data-Driven Approaches for Tornado Damage Estimation with Unpiloted Aerial Systems
Remote Sensing, 2021 Tornado damage estimation is important for providing insights into tornado studies and assisting rapid disaster response. However, it is challenging to precisely estimate tornado damage because of the large volumes of perishable data. This study presents
Zhiang Chen +4 more
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Localization of transversal cracks in sandwich beams and evaluation of their severity [PDF]
, 2014 An algorithm to assess transversal cracks in composite structures based on natural frequency changes due to damage is proposed. The damage assessment is performed in two steps; first the crack location is found, and afterwards an evaluation of its ...
Abdel Wahab, Magd +3 more
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Real time structural damage assessment from vibration measurements [PDF]
, 2011 Damage identification in civil engineering structures using vibration measurements has become an important area of research. A reliable and cost effective method is required to detect and quantify local damage in the structures. The objective of this new
Alani, A.M., Chen, H.-P., Maung, T.S.
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Nondestructive Investigation of Stress-Induced Damage in Concrete
Advances in Civil Engineering, 2010 The changes in the sonic surface wave velocity of concrete under stress were investigated in this paper. Surface wave velocities at sonic frequency range were measured on a prismatic concrete specimen undergoing several cycles of uniaxial compression ...
P. Shokouhi, A. Zoëga, H. Wiggenhauser
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Damage assessment of concrete structures exposed to fire [PDF]
, 2013 During a fire, concrete structures behave in most cases very well. It could therefore be of economic interest to repair the damaged structures, as costs for demolition and rebuilding can be avoided and the building can be reused faster.
Annerel, Emmanuel, Taerwe, Luc
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Infrastructures, 2023 Blast loadings have become the subject of research in recent decades due to the threats they pose to the surrounding medium. On 4 August 2020, a huge explosion occurred in the Port of Beirut that led to massive damages in the medium surrounding it ...
Ali Jahami +3 more
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Comparing observed damages and losses with modelled ones using a probabilistic approach: the Lorca 2011 case [PDF]
, 2016 A loss and damage assessment was performed for the buildings of Lorca, Spain, considering an earthquake hazard scenario with similar characteristics to those of a real event which occurred on May 11th, 2011, in terms of epicentre, depth and magnitude ...
Barbat Barbat, Horia Alejandro +3 more
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The effect of the displacement damage on the Charge Collection Efficiency in Silicon Drift Detectors for the LOFT satellite [PDF]
, 2015 The technology of Silicon Drift Detectors (SDDs) has been selected for the two instruments aboard the Large Observatory For X-ray Timing (LOFT) space mission.
Bozzo, E. +9 more
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