ABSTRACT
Current Perspectives and New Directions in Mechanics, Modelling and Design of Structural Systems comprises 330 papers that were presented at the Eighth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation (SEMC 2022, Cape Town, South Africa, 5-7 September 2022).
The topics featured may be clustered into six broad categories that span the themes of mechanics, modelling and engineering design:
(i) mechanics of materials (elasticity, plasticity, porous media, fracture, fatigue, damage, delamination, viscosity, creep, shrinkage, etc);
(ii) mechanics of structures (dynamics, vibration, seismic response, soil-structure interaction, fluid-structure interaction, response to blast and impact, response to fire, structural stability, buckling, collapse behaviour);
(iii) numerical modelling and experimental testing (numerical methods, simulation techniques, multi-scale modelling, computational modelling, laboratory testing, field testing, experimental measurements);
(iv) design in traditional engineering materials (steel, concrete, steel-concrete composite, aluminium, masonry, timber);
(v) innovative concepts, sustainable engineering and special structures (nanostructures, adaptive structures, smart structures, composite structures, glass structures, bio-inspired structures, shells, membranes, space structures, lightweight structures, etc);
(vi) the engineering process and life-cycle considerations (conceptualisation, planning, analysis, design, optimization, construction, assembly, manufacture, maintenance, monitoring, assessment, repair, strengthening, retrofitting, decommissioning).
Two versions of the papers are available: full papers of length 6 pages are included in the e-book, while short papers of length 2 pages, intended to be concise but self-contained summaries of the full papers, are in the printed book. This work will be of interest to civil, structural, mechanical, marine and aerospace engineers, as well as planners and architects.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |40 pages
1. Keynotes
part |109 pages
2. Dynamic analysis, Vibration response, Vibration control, Environmental vibrations, Fluid-Structure interaction
part |101 pages
3. Seismic response, Seismic analysis, Earthquake-Resistant design
part |106 pages
4. Material modelling, Multi-Scale modelling, Micromechanical modelling, Porous media, Biological tissue
part |78 pages
5. Additive manufacturing, Manufacturing processes, Assembly processes, Kinematics
part |69 pages
6. Composite structures, Laminated structures, Sandwich structures, Adaptive structures, Numerical modelling, Numerical simulations
part |143 pages
7. Damage mechanics, Damage modelling, Blast, Impact, Fracture, Fatigue, Progressive collapse, Structural robustness
part |88 pages
8. Buckling of beams, Columns and Thin-Walled sections
part |60 pages
9. Plates, Shells, Membranes, Cable nets, Cable-Stayed structures, Lightweight structures, Form-Finding, Architectural considerations
part |79 pages
10. Structural applications of glass
part |229 pages
11. Steel structures, Steel connections, Steel-Concrete composite construction, Cold-Formed steel
part |83 pages
12. High strength steel, High performance steel
part |102 pages
13. Reinforced concrete structures, Prestressed concrete, Concrete structural elements, Mechanics of concrete
part |76 pages
14. High strength concrete, High performance concrete, Fibre-Reinforced concrete, Fatigue behaviour of HPC and UHPC
part |68 pages
15. Safety and reliability, Design philosophy, Bridge technology, Transport infrastructure, Building performance, Engineering education
part |131 pages
16. Structural applications of FRP composites
part |76 pages
17. Construction technology, Construction projects, Construction materials, Properties of concrete
part |79 pages
18. Timber structures, Timber technology, Properties of wood
part |165 pages
19. Structural health monitoring, Damage detection, System identification, Maintenance, Durability, Long-term performance
part |93 pages
20. Structural assessment, Historic structures, Masonry structures, Repair, Strengthening, retrofitting
part |47 pages
21. Soil-Structure interaction, Foundations, Underground structures, Geotechnical engineering, Rock mechanics