Technological Advances and Trends in Modern High-Rise Buildings
Buildings, 2019 The purpose of this paper is to provide structural and architectural technological solutions applied in the construction of high-rise buildings, and present the possibilities of technological evolution in this field.
Jerzy Szolomicki +1 more
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Wind Engineering in the 21st Century
Communications, 2000 Progress in wind engineering during last 3-5 decades is described in this paper, from the existence of wind tunnels with the simulated atmospheric boundary layer and introducing random processes in wind load on buildings and structures.
Vladimir Feranec
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Performance assessment and strengthening proposal of an existing building
Građevinar, 2022 Due to major-scale earthquakes, revisions of earthquake resistant structural design methods have periodically been made in seismic codes. It is known that many existing buildings are located in active seismic zones in all parts of the world.
R. Tuğrul Erdem, Koçali Karal
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Evaluation of strengthening techniques of traditional masonry buildings: case study of a four-building aggregate [PDF]
Increasing appraisal of the durability, conservation state, and changeable use and function of old buildings in urban centers relies a great deal on the structural safety evaluation of vertical load capacity and the ability to resist horizontal forces ...
Varum, Humberto +3 more
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E-newsletter school of civil engineering: staff at SCE-structural and material engineering (StrucM) [PDF]
, 2023 The Structural and Material Engineering (StrucM) team at the School of Civil Engineering comprises dedicated academics and researchers with expertise in structural analysis, construction materials, structural design, concrete technology, steel and ...
UiTM, College of Engineering
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Recent research and development of structural control in Japan
Japan Architectural Review, 2019 In Japan, structural control is widely recognized as a fundamental technology for exceeding the performance limitations of conventional earthquake/wind‐resistant buildings.
Yoshiki Ikeda +3 more
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Development in earthquake countermeasures for heritage buildings in Japan
Archeomatica, 2017 In Japan, heritage buildings have repeatedly been damaged in earthquakes. Therefore, earthquake countermeasures for heritage buildings are strongly required in order to protect them from earthquake damage and ensure users’ safety in an earthquake.
Eisuke Nishikawa
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Eminent Structural Engineer: David P. Billington (1927-2018). Inspiring Generations Through the Integration of Engineering and Art [PDF]
, 2018 Paya-Zaforteza, I.; Garlock, MEM. (2018). Eminent Structural Engineer: David P. Billington (1927-2018). Inspiring Generations Through the Integration of Engineering and Art. Structural Engineering International. 29(1):175-178.
Paya-Zaforteza, Ignacio +1 more
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Cleaner Engineering and TechnologyCircular economy strategies, such as reusing load-bearing elements from obsolete buildings, can reduce the construction industry's environmental impact. However, limited data on building composition often hinders implementation.
Lombe Mutale +2 more
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Urbanism, arhitectură şi construcţii în zonele seismice din România - de la blocul Carlton la faţadele cortină [PDF]
Urbanism. Arhitectura. Constructii, 2010 The previous Vrancea earthquakes (particularly those in 1940 and 1977) can provide convincing examples as concerns the seismic strength of the buildings and settlements.
Emil-Sever Georgescu
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