ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|28 pages
Keynotes
part 2|122 pages
Dynamic analysis, vibration response, vibration control, environmental vibrations, human-induced vibrations
part 3|92 pages
Seismic response, seismic analysis, earthquake-resistant design
part 4|126 pages
Material modelling, multi-scale modelling, porous media, composite materials, functionally graded materials
part 5|78 pages
Micromechanics of advanced materials and processes, manufacturing processes, assembly processes
part 6|76 pages
Composite structures, laminated structures, sandwich structures
part 7|50 pages
Numerical schemes, numerical simulations, computing, finite element modelling, finite element analysis
part 8|94 pages
Damage mechanics, damage modelling, fracture, fatigue
part 9|83 pages
Renewable energy structures, fluid-structure interaction
part 10|76 pages
Blast, impact, shock and explosion loading
part 11|66 pages
Stability of beams, columns and thin-walled sections
part 12|86 pages
Plates, shells, membranes, cables, cable-stayed structures, lightweight structures, space structures
part 13|81 pages
Adaptive structures, smart structures
part 14|83 pages
Cold-formed steel structures, stainless steel structures, aluminium structures
part 15|104 pages
Steel structures, steel connections, steel-concrete composite construction
part 16|79 pages
High strength steel, high performance steel
part 17|58 pages
Reinforced concrete structures, prestressed concrete
part 18|123 pages
High strength concrete, high performance concrete, fibre-reinforced concrete
part 19|81 pages
Structural applications of FRP composites
part 20|69 pages
Mechanics of concrete, properties of concrete, construction materials, construction technology, pavement design
part 21|115 pages
Masonry structures, glass structures, timber structures, properties of wood
part 22|107 pages
Railway bridges, railway infrastructure, highway bridges
part 23|85 pages
Performance of structures in fire, design for fire resistance
part 24|138 pages
Structural health monitoring, damage detection, system identification, maintenance, durability, long-term performance
part 25|137 pages
Structural assessment, historic structures, collapse behaviour, failure analysis, repair, strengthening, retrofitting
chapter |6 pages
Structural failure analysis and proposed remedies for underground mining tunnels in third world countries
part 26|52 pages
Soil-structure interaction, foundations, underground structures, geotechnical engineering, rock mechanics
part 27|96 pages
Safety and reliability, structural design, architectural considerations, building technology, structural engineering education