Advances in engineering materials, structures and systems : innovations, mechanics and applications : proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Computation (SEMC 2019), September 2-4, 2019, Cape Town, South

Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation (SEMC 2019), September 2-4, 2019, Cape Town, South AfricaAdvances in Engineering Materials, Structures and Systems: Innovations, Mechanics and Applications comprises 411 papers that were presented at SEMC 2019, the Seventh International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 2 to 4 September 2019. The subject matter reflects the broad scope of SEMC conferences, and covers a wide variety of engineering materials (both traditional and innovative) and many types of structures.The many topics featured in these Proceedings can be classified into six broad categories that deal with: (i) the mechanics of materials and fluids (elasticity, plasticity, flow through porous media, fluid dynamics, fracture, fatigue, damage, delamination, corrosion, bond, creep, shrinkage, etc); (ii) the mechanics of structures and systems (structural dynamics, vibration, seismic response, soil-structure interaction, fluid-structure interaction, response to blast and impact, response to fire, structural stability, buckling, collapse behaviour); (iii) the numerical modelling and experimental testing of materials and structures (numerical methods, simulation techniques, multi-scale modelling, computational modelling, laboratory testing, field testing, experimental measurements); (iv) innovations and special structures (nanostructures, adaptive structures, smart structures, composite structures, bio-inspired structures, shell structures, membranes, space structures, lightweight structures, long-span structures, tall buildings, wind turbines, etc); (v) design in traditional engineering materials (steel, concrete, steel-concrete composite, aluminium, masonry, timber, glass); (vi) the process of structural engineering (conceptualisation, planning, analysis, design, optimization, construction, assembly, manufacture, testing, maintenance, monitoring, assessment, repair, strengthening, retrofitting, decommissioning).The SEMC 2019 Proceedings will be of interest to civil, structural, mechanical, marine and aerospace engineers. Researchers, developers, practitioners and academics in these disciplines will find them useful. Two versions of the papers are available. Short versions, intended to be concise but self-contained summaries of the full papers, are in this printed book. The full versions of the papers are in the e-book. Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 2 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 Table of Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 28 Committees of the SEMC 2019 International Conference......Page 32 1: Keynotes......Page 38 Recent developments in cold-formed steel structures......Page 40 Advancing frontiers in finite element procedures......Page 48 Using fabric to shape appropriate FRP-reinforced concrete structures......Page 54 Application, behaviour and design of high performance steel-concrete composite structures......Page 60 2: Dynamic analysis, vibration response, vibration control, environmental vibrations, human-induced vibrations......Page 66 A surrogate model for vibration transmission in layered soil......Page 68 An efficient semi-analytical procedure for assessing aeolian vibrations of overhead transmission lines......Page 74 On the analysis of passive vibration mitigation of nose landing gears......Page 80 An iterative linear matrix inequality controller-design strategy for H∞ structural vibration control......Page 86 Inhomogeneous beam-like models for the dynamic analysis of multistorey buildings......Page 92 Influence of damping effect on the dynamic response of plate......Page 98 FEM modeling of different factors affecting the cross wind direction vibrations of a tall building steel spire......Page 104 Dynamic analysis of unbalanced rotary machine support structures considering the effect of loading on the geometric stiffness......Page 112 Hybrid approach for the assessment of vibrations and re-radiated noise in buildings due to railway traffic: Concept and preliminary validation......Page 116 Evaluating the effect of vibration isolation mats on train-induced ground vibrations......Page 122 Analysis of vibrations on the historical structures induced by technical seismicity......Page 128 Ground-borne vibrations induced by pile driving: Prediction based on numerical approach......Page 134 Offshore pile driving noise: Capability of numerical prediction models and ways to consider new technologies......Page 140 Dynamic structure response using surrogate models......Page 146 Surrogate models for the prediction of SFSI relevance in earthquake-induced vibrations of buildings: A case study......Page 152 A surrogate model to describe uncertainties in wood floor modal frequencies......Page 158 Influence of uncertain parameters on modal properties of wood floors......Page 164 Human induced vibration of staircases: Measurements and analysis......Page 170 Dynamic analysis of a steel footbridge under running pedestrians......Page 175 Serviceability assessment of a pedestrian bridge: Concrete vs. GFRP composite deck......Page 181 3: Seismic response, seismic analysis, earthquake-resistant design......Page 188 A new perspective on seismic Intensity Measures (IMs)......Page 190 Control of dynamic collapse mechanism of double layer truss walls by means of fuse type connections subjected to earthquake motion......Page 194 A rational methodology for the design of linked compound shear walls in tall buildings in high-seismic regions......Page 199 A frame structure with elastically embedded diaphragms for regions with increased seismicity......Page 205 The influence of spatial variations of mass eccentricities on the earthquake induced torsion in buildings......Page 211 The effect of the rupture distance of the earthquake on the seismic response of wind turbine support towers......Page 217 Numerical prediction of out-of-plane instability in RC walls subject to in-plane cyclic loading......Page 223 Experimental evaluation of CFS braced-truss shear wall under cyclic loading......Page 229 Effect of shear modulus and shape factor on the performance of prototype un-bonded fibre reinforced elastomeric isolators......Page 234 Evaluation of FEMA P-58 overturning fragility curves for freestanding building components......Page 240 The ‘skeleton curve’ as a tool for seismic risk analyses of buildings......Page 246 Seismic assessment of a U-beam composite material footbridge under earthquake sequence......Page 249 Benefits of submodeling in dynamic analysis of an integral bridge......Page 255 The analysis of damage evolution in a gravity dam under a seismic shock......Page 261 A case study for sloshing phenomenon in a cylindrical tank under seismic events: Numerical modeling and comparison with current regulations......Page 267 Seismic behaviour of Gothic transversal arcades: A preliminary parametric investigation......Page 273 4: Material modelling, multi-scale modelling, porous media, composite materials, functionally graded materials......Page 280 Modelling of nonlinear concrete behaviour – microplane and phase-field approaches......Page 282 Two-scale modelling of reinforced concrete deep beams: Choice of unit cell and comparison with single-scale modelling......Page 288 A multiphase material model considering strain-induced crystallisation in polymers......Page 294 Bloch-based and homogenization procedures for investigating wave propagation periodic poroelastic structures......Page 300 On the simulation of fracking processes in porous media by use of a phase-field approach......Page 306 Hydrogels – a macroscopic approach based on microscopic physics......Page 310 Modelling the flexoelectric effect in solids......Page 315 A finite element formulation for freezing and thawing processes of ice within the framework of the TPM......Page 317 Comparative study on time-integrator schemes in a least-squares sea ice finite element formulation......Page 323 Development of a thermodynamically consistent model towards biogeochemical processes within Antarctic sea ice microstructure within the extended Theory of Porous Media (eTPM)......Page 329 Transition of the variational sensitivity analysis to polymorphic uncertainty quantification to soil investigations......Page 334 A multiscale and multiphase model for the description of function-perfusion processes in the human liver......Page 340 A hyperelastic biphasic fiber reinforced model of articular cartilage incorporating the influences of osmotic pressure and damage......Page 345 Nonlocal simulation of failure evolution with MD and MPM: A case study......Page 351 3D truss model for large deformations and large strains: Nonlinear formulation and continuum mechanical aspects......Page 357 Invariant-free hyperelasticity using a fourth-order structural tensor approach......Page 363 Vibration analysis of stochastic open-cell foam......Page 368 Novel vistas on the foundations of peridynamics......Page 374 A semi-analytical method of solution of contact problems on indentation of coated elastic and electroelastic piezoelectric solids......Page 376 On nonlinear thermo-magneto-electro-elasticity and FE analysis of magneto-electro-elastic structures......Page 381 Computational modelling of the dynamics of sea ice in the Antarctic marginal ice zone......Page 387 A review on modelling of brine transport mechanisms in sea ice......Page 393 A rational framework for dynamic homogenization at finite wavelengths and frequencies......Page 399 5: Micromechanics of advanced materials and processes, manufacturing processes, assembly processes......Page 406 Deformation characteristics in 6H silicon carbide – effects of length scale and irradiation......Page 408 Modelling the temperature and strain-rate effects of extruded magnesium alloy accounting for deformation slip and twinning......Page 412 Plastic deformation micro-mechanisms in magnesium and its alloys......Page 416 Mapping high temperature strain localisation in steel weldments using digital image correlation......Page 420 Initiation and growth of short cracks in a nickel-based single crystal superalloy......Page 425 Optimising the performance of interference-fitted work rolls......Page 429 Improved structural mechanics simulation by considering residual stress and strain properties from metal forming simulation......Page 434 Stochastic modelling of the cold forming process......Page 440 Vibration-assisted robotic machining in advanced materials......Page 445 Relation between part curvature and warpage in injection molding process......Page 447 Influence of material properties on spontaneous buckling of thin-walled injection molded parts......Page 451 3-D-printing with steel: Additive manufacturing of connection elements......Page 456 The influence of material temperature on the in-print strength and stability of a 3D print mortar......Page 462 FEM modelling of digitally printed concrete structures using 3D extrusion......Page 468 Modelling crack-tip behaviour in a directionally solidified nickel alloy under fatigue-oxidation conditions......Page 474 Evaluation of the adhesive bonding of aluminum alloys produced by Hot Form Quenching for automotive applications......Page 480 6: Composite structures, laminated structures, sandwich structures......Page 484 Finite element modeling of CFRP fuselage panels under high velocity transverse impact loading......Page 486 From buckliphobes to buckliphiles: Recent developments in exploiting positive virtues of instability......Page 492 Optimal location of active piezoelectric sensors and actuators for noise reduction in composite sandwich panels......Page 499 Multiscale nanocomposites and laminates reinforced by carbon nanotubes and fibres......Page 505 A similarity transformation leading to an exact transfer matrix for the composite beam-column with refined zigzag kinematics: A benchmark example......Page 511 Compressive behaviour of carbon fibre reinforced thermoplastic lattice structures......Page 517 Axial and flexional behaviour of elastic nano-beams by stress-driven two-phase elasticity......Page 523 Multilayer composite beam-column with refined zigzag kinematics resting on variable two-parameter foundation......Page 529 Design and multi-objective optimization of a composite impact attenuator for a Formula Student car......Page 535 Isotropic and orthotropic parameter identification from full field bulge inflation tests on PVC-coated polyester......Page 541 Flexural response of composite fibre cement sheeting-cementitious polystyrene sandwich panels......Page 547 Nonlinear static FE-analysis of smart piezolaminated FGM shells at finite rotations......Page 553 7: Numerical schemes, numerical simulations, computing, finite element modelling, finite element analysis......Page 560 Simulation of buoyancy-driven fracture propagation using the displacement discontinuity boundary element method......Page 562 Chances of real-time simulation in FE analyses with conventional hardware......Page 568 Evaluating artificial neural networks and quantum computing for solving mechanical boundary value problems......Page 574 An efficient Latin hypercube sampling for probabilistic nonlinear finite element analysis of reinforced concrete structures......Page 580 Finite element analysis of concrete members reinforced with GFRP reinforcements......Page 586 Numerical simulation of carbon reinforced concrete structures and uncertain data......Page 592 A 3D beam element to study torsion of steel open sections exposed to fire......Page 598 Friction moments of ball joint supports used in structural test rigs subjected to cyclic loading......Page 603 8: Damage mechanics, damage modelling, fracture, fatigue......Page 610 Prediction of the initial fatigue crack location of automatically welded tubular joints for jacket support structures......Page 612 FE modeling of fracture in quasi-brittle material......Page 618 Virtual testing of plasticity effects on fatigue crack initiation......Page 624 Cyclic properties of P91 steel at variable temperatures......Page 630 The effects of aspect ratio and bi-axial loading on the initiation of plastic deformation in three-dimensional semi-elliptical effects......Page 635 A study on delamination onset and propagation in CFRP beam specimens with mechanical coupling......Page 639 Fatigue analysis of a vehicle using vibration modes......Page 643 Modelling of discrete cracks in reinforced concrete plates with the Strong Discontinuity Approach (SDA)......Page 648 Microstructural analysis of crack growth caused by static and dynamic loads in a carbon fiber reinforced cement paste......Page 654 Effects of impactor mass on pultruded profiles subjected to low-velocity impacts......Page 660 Finite element modelling of tensile reinforcement laps in steel fibre reinforced concrete......Page 665 Finite element modelling of steel/concrete bond for corroded reinforcement......Page 669 Theoretical fatigue response of plantain fiber based composites in structural applications......Page 675 Design of pressurised pipes subjected to mechanochemical corrosion......Page 681 A phase field modeling of dynamic brittle fracture at finite strains......Page 687 Strain-based approach to fatigue crack initiation on high-strength-steel welded joints under multiaxial loading......Page 693 Experimental investigation of water leakages through a longitudinal crack due to expansion of the pipe material under pressure......Page 699 9: Renewable energy structures, fluid-structure interaction......Page 704 Wind turbine structures – challenges and market needs......Page 706 Efficient time-domain hydrodynamic model for floating offshore wind turbines using rational approximations......Page 712 Modal dynamics of a three-bladed tri-rotor wind turbine......Page 718 The influence of uncertain soil conditions on the dynamic response of offshore wind turbines using an efficient time-domain model......Page 724 On the design of monopile foundations for monotonic and cyclic loading......Page 730 Structural vibration considerations for the design of onshore piled wind turbine foundations......Page 736 Influence of geometry on the dynamic behaviour of steel tubular towers for onshore wind turbines......Page 742 Experiment research of basin tuned and particle damper for wind turbine tower on shaker......Page 748 Dynamic response analysis of spar-type floating wind turbines against ship collision......Page 754 Effect of coupling with internal and external fluids on the mechanical behavior of aerostats......Page 760 Nonlinear fluid-structure interaction of a restrained slender body of revolution at high angles of attack......Page 766 Vibration fatigue analysis of liquid-filled pipelines considering fluid-structure interaction......Page 772 Segment gate model testing of the Staji ́cevo Sluice......Page 778 10: Blast, impact, shock and explosion loading......Page 784 Near-field blast loading and transient target response: A collaboration between Sheffield and Cape Town......Page 786 A dimensionless number for shock-structure interaction......Page 792 Numerical evaluation of simple blast wall system to be used in developing countries......Page 798 Numerical simulation of underwater subway tunnel subjected to internal blast loading......Page 804 Response of a structural target to an explosive charge incorporating foreign objects......Page 810 Comparison of curved GFRE foam sandwich panels response to close-proximity air-blast loading: Influence of curvature and load direction......Page 816 Investigation into the effect of V-tip radius on the blast performance of steel V-plates......Page 821 Simulation of ATD pelvic response of an under body blast......Page 825 Dynamic response of blast loaded metal plates with composite beam stiffeners......Page 831 Crash analysis of foam and concrete filled automatic retractable bollard under vehicle impact......Page 836 Assessment of deformation pattern and energy absorption capacity of a novel fourfold-tube nested system under oblique impact loading......Page 842 Blast mitigation of reinforced concrete hollow core slabs using CFRP as externally bonded reinforcement......Page 847 Experimental response of S2-glass fibre reinforced composites subjected to localised blast loading......Page 853 11: Stability of beams, columns and thin-walled sections......Page 860 Complementary shear and transversal elongation modes in Generalized Beam Theory (GBT) for thin-walled circular cross-sections......Page 862 On stability and load-bearing capacity of thin-walled composite profiles subjected to eccentric compression......Page 868 Stiffening strategies for perforated plate girders under shear loading......Page 874 Optical experimental investigations of thin-walled channel beams with non-standard flange......Page 879 Effects of large displacements on the flexural-torsional buckling resistance of steel H-section beam-columns......Page 885 Stabilization effect on portal frames given by stressed skin action of sandwich panels......Page 891 Common criterion for structures critical states......Page 897 On the lateral-torsional buckling of non-uniform C-beams......Page 903 Main influences on the shape of failure of large-scale buckling tests under biaxial stresses......Page 907 On LTB predictions using equivalent geometric imperfection modeling......Page 910 Buckling of the flexible rod under shock loads......Page 916 Experimental investigation of distortional-lateral torsional buckling interaction of single channels restrained by angle cleats......Page 921 12: Plates, shells, membranes, cables, cable-stayed structures, lightweight structures, space structures......Page 926 Structural system design of spatial and shell structures by means of Album of Spatial Structures (ALOSS)......Page 928 Details and assembly of two cladded double curved cable net roofs......Page 933 Sandwich panels in buildings: Core, structure and design......Page 939 Frequencies of vibrations of a spherical shell with all-around pressure......Page 945 Buckling of rectangular nanoplates......Page 951 Thermal post-buckling behavior of functionally graded plates with nonlinear temperature distribution......Page 955 Some results in the theory of chiral Cosserat elastic plates......Page 960 Stresses in a pressurised parabolic ogival toroidal vessel......Page 965 Buckling of parabolic ogival toroidal vessels under external pressure......Page 971 Validation of a numerically inflated polyethylene bag......Page 977 The human body: An instantaneously and dynamically self-equilibrating tensegrity structure......Page 983 Paper-based water tower for post-disaster emergency scenarios......Page 989 Non-linear analysis of tall telecommunication towers in South Africa......Page 994 A new mechanical model for metallic wire ropes......Page 1000 High-strength composite materials in design process of tensegrity structures......Page 1006 13: Adaptive structures, smart structures......Page 1012 Concentric joint connectors for form-changing space frames......Page 1014 Manufacturing, optimization and design of electroactive CNT-actuators for adaptive building envelopes......Page 1020 Integrating structure and control design using tensegrity paradigm......Page 1026 Optimal prestress design of the band gap dynamics in tensegrity metamaterials......Page 1032 Adaptive structures of resilient cyclic knots......Page 1037 Actuation of structural concrete elements under bending stress with integrated fluidic actuators......Page 1042 Structures that adapt to loads through large shape changes: Design and optimization......Page 1047 Design of thermally deformable laminates using machine learning......Page 1053 The integration of actuation concepts and adaptive elements into an experimental high-rise building......Page 1059 Design and control of adaptive tensegrity sunscreens......Page 1064 Design and development of a morphing wing utilising flexible materials......Page 1070 Synthesis of shape-adaptive plain bearings......Page 1076 Characterization of variable stiffness joints for adaptive structures......Page 1082 Design and optimization of pre-tension forces in cable-stayed bridges......Page 1088 14: Cold-formed steel structures, stainless steel structures, aluminium structures......Page 1094 Testing and analysis of shear connectors between cold-formed steel members and wood-based panels......Page 1096 Numerical modelling of prestressed composite cold-formed steel flooring systems......Page 1102 Elastic buckling analysis of asymmetrically braced steel storage racks......Page 1108 Tests of cold-formed steel built-up open section beam-columns......Page 1114 Material property characterization of advanced high strength cold-formed steel......Page 1120 Parametric study of cold formed steel joints using the component method......Page 1126 Load capacity of cold-formed column members of lipped channel cross-section with perforations subjected to compression loading – results of more detailed parametric study and proposals of design code modifications......Page 1132 Behaviour factor evaluation of CFS shear walls with gypsum board sheathing according to FEMA P695......Page 1138 Structural stainless steel design by advanced analysis with CSM strain limits......Page 1144 Stainless steel beams of slender I-section......Page 1150 An assessment of rolled stainless steel angles under compression......Page 1155 Fatigue design of aluminum structures......Page 1161 Numerical study of distortional-lateral torsional buckling interaction of single channels restrained by angle cleats......Page 1167 Lipped cold-formed starred angles in compression......Page 1172 15: Steel structures, steel connections, steel-concrete composite construction......Page 1178 Development of a new method for the direct numerical consideration of welding effects in the component design of welded plate girders......Page 1180 Behavior of RHS X-joints having high brace to chord width ratio under axial compression......Page 1185 Finite element modeling of steel tubes filled with rubberized concrete under cyclic loading......Page 1191 On elastic buckling of bisymmetric H-section steel elements under bending and compression......Page 1197 An investigation on residual stress re-distribution and deformation of H-rolled beam end under partial volume loss process......Page 1205 Influence of steel brackets supporting crane runway girders structure on the stress distribution in the brackets......Page 1210 Performance of welded flange plate joints between steel beams and box columns without continuity plates......Page 1216 Estimation of rotation capacity of monosymmetric I-beams......Page 1221 Adaptation or adoption of Eurocode steel design: A comparison with South African standard......Page 1226 Assessing the ultimate load capacity of plate-shaped and hollow section steel components under tension using damage mechanics......Page 1232 A hygro-thermo-chemical-mechanical model for the service response of composite steel-concrete floor systems......Page 1238 The study on structural characteristics for the steel concrete composite slab using Deformed Flange T-shapes......Page 1244 Column base connections subjected to axial compression and biaxial moments......Page 1250 Artificial neural network prediction of bearing capacity of welded columns based on simplified welding simulations......Page 1256 Numerical validation of LRPH behaviour by FEM analysis......Page 1261 Bending and shear response of bonded steel sections......Page 1267 Concrete-filled double-skin circular tubes with high strength concrete......Page 1272 Cost optimization of structures and connections using the VirtualWork Optimization Method......Page 1276 16: High strength steel, high performance steel......Page 1282 Testing of hot-finished high strength steel SHS and RHS utilising advanced experimental techniques......Page 1284 Experimental investigation on the fatigue strength assessment of welded joints made of S1100 ultra-high-strength steel in as-welded and post-weld treated condition......Page 1291 Effects of residual stresses on fatigue crack initiation of butt-welded plates made of high strength steel......Page 1297 Behavior of double-shear high strength steel bolted connections at elevated temperatures......Page 1303 Design and execution of welded connections at high-strength steels......Page 1308 Stability design of high strength steel members......Page 1314 Experimental and numerical investigation on HSS stiffened curved plates......Page 1320 Welded connections in innovative high strength steel constructions......Page 1326 Fatigue strength of high strength steel butt-welded connections......Page 1332 Experimental and numerical analyses of high-strength steel welds......Page 1337 Bearing behavior of bolted connections in high strength steel......Page 1343 Influence of residual stresses on the behaviour of flat and curved steel plates......Page 1349 Pre-tensioned UHS steel bracing system for CFS structures: Planning of research project......Page 1355 17: Reinforced concrete structures, prestressed concrete......Page 1362 Control of shrinkage cracking in reinforced concrete members with end restraint......Page 1364 Modelling of reinforced concrete structures subjected to cyclic loading......Page 1370 Probabilistic and semi-probabilistic design of large concrete beams failing in shear......Page 1376 Resistance to diagonal tension cracking of single span prestressed girders......Page 1382 Shear design of concrete bridge decks without shear reinforcement......Page 1387 Comparing Eurocode 2 prestress loss estimations to strains measured on a pretensioned bridge beam......Page 1391 Non-linear analysis of prestressed concrete T-beams......Page 1397 Evaluation of shear capacity of prestressed concrete beams using the Softened Membrane Model for Prestressed Concrete (SMM-PC)......Page 1403 Flexural behavior of concrete beams with PET reinforcement......Page 1409 Mechanical analysis of prestressed concrete curved bridges......Page 1414 18: High strength concrete, high performance concrete, fibre-reinforced concrete......Page 1420 Innovative applications of steel fibre reinforced concrete......Page 1422 Numerical calibration of elasto-plastic phase-field modeling of fracture for experimental pullout tests of single steel fibers embedded in high-performance concrete......Page 1428 Analysis of load-induced temperature development in UHPC under cyclic compressive loading......Page 1434 Numerical investigation on effects of steel fibers content on flexural behavior of UHPCC......Page 1440 Modelling of fibre-reinforced concrete by a fibre super-element overlay mesh......Page 1446 A multi-scale finite element analysis and sectional design approach for the creep of polymeric FRC......Page 1452 Numerical investigations on grouted segment joints for UHPC-structures......Page 1458 DEM simulation and electron microscopy analysis of the fatigue behavior of ultra-high performance concrete......Page 1464 Influence of fibre orientation on pull-out behaviour of PVA microfibre embedded in cement-based matrix under monotonic and cyclic loading......Page 1470 Experimental characterization of effective mechanical properties of (micro-) fractured high performance concrete......Page 1476 Deterioration development of steel fibre reinforced high performance concrete in low-cycle fatigue......Page 1481 Experimental investigation of load-induced increase of temperature in UHPC......Page 1487 Implementing image analysis to assess the variability in flexural response of SFRC......Page 1493 Pull-out behaviour of smooth steel microfibres embedded in UHPC......Page 1499 Influence of aggregate morphological characteristics on the fracture resistance of high performance concrete......Page 1505 Cracking behaviour of carbon textile reinforced concrete members......Page 1511 Influence of water in the microstructure on the fatigue deterioration of high-strength concrete......Page 1517 Flexural behavior of polymer-based textile-reinforced concrete using basalt fibers......Page 1523 Acoustic emission due to fatigue damage mechanisms in high-strength concrete with different aggregates......Page 1528 Steel fibre orientation by means of magnetic field......Page 1534 The influence of fibre orientation on the mechanical properties of cement composites......Page 1538 19: Structural applications of FRP composites......Page 1544 Computational simulation of shear behavior of scaled GFRP-reinforced concrete beams......Page 1546 Bond between FRP bars and fine-grain high-performance concrete with CFRP mesh confinement......Page 1552 Structural analysis of FRP parts from waste wind turbine blades for building reuse applications......Page 1557 Influence of adhesive thickness on stress transfer between steel and CFRP plates......Page 1562 Shear capacity of BFRP reinforced concrete beams without shear reinforcement......Page 1568 Flexural performance of extremely damaged reinforced concrete beams after SRP repair......Page 1574 Recycling and reuse of carbon fiber reinforcement......Page 1580 Shear behavior of reinforced concrete beams with GFRP needles as coarse aggregate partial replacement: Full-scale experiments......Page 1585 F-RCM bundle as connection in multiple leaf masonry: Experimental investigation......Page 1591 Effect of different temperatures on epoxy adhesive used in near surface mounted FRP bars strengthened concrete masonry unit under direct shear test......Page 1597 Durability assessment of non-steel reinforcement after more than ten years of service......Page 1603 Towards rational design approaches for FRP reinforced concrete structures in fire......Page 1607 Seismic response of pultruded GFRP frame using Multi-Continuum Theory......Page 1613 Review and assessment of various theories for modeling durability of GFRP reinforcement for concrete structures......Page 1619 20: Mechanics of concrete, properties of concrete, construction materials, construction technology, pavement design......Page 1626 Recycling of cement stabilised gravel base material in a highway into aggregates for concrete......Page 1628 Study of finite element model on skid resistance for pavement made of engineered cementitious composite......Page 1632 Thermo-mechanical material properties of concrete in the cooling phase......Page 1638 Study of the impact of cement type used on s "Advances in Engineering Materials, Structures and Systems: Innovations, Mechanics and Applications comprises 411 papers that were presented at SEMC 2019, the Seventh International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 2 to 4 September 2019. The subject matter reflects the broad scope of SEMC conferences, and covers a wide variety of engineering materials (both traditional and innovative) and many types of structures. The many topics featured in these Proceedings can be classified into six broad categories that deal with: (i) the mechanics of materials and fluids (elasticity, plasticity, flow through porous media, fluid dynamics, fracture, fatigue, damage, delamination, corrosion, bond, creep, shrinkage, etc); (ii) the mechanics of structures and systems (structural dynamics, vibration, seismic response, soil-structure interaction, fluid-structure interaction, response to blast and impact, response to fire, structural stability, buckling, collapse behaviour); (iii) the numerical modelling and experimental testing of materials and structures (numerical methods, simulation techniques, multi-scale modelling, computational modelling, laboratory testing, field testing, experimental measurements); (iv) innovations and special structures (nanostructures, adaptive structures, smart structures, composite structures, bio-inspired structures, shell structures, membranes, space structures, lightweight structures, long-span structures, tall buildings, wind turbines, etc); (v) design in traditional engineering materials (steel, concrete, steel-concrete composite, aluminium, masonry, timber, glass); (vi) the process of structural engineering (conceptualisation, planning, analysis, design, optimization, construction, assembly, manufacture, testing, maintenance, monitoring, assessment, repair, strengthening, retrofitting, decommissioning). The SEMC 2019 Proceedings will be of interest to civil, structural, mechanical, marine and aerospace engineers. Researchers, developers, practitioners and academics in these disciplines will find them useful. Two versions of the papers are available. Short versions, intended to be concise but self-contained summaries of the full papers, are in this printed book. The full versions of the papers are in the e-book." ---Publisher's description.