ABSTRACT
Insights and Innovations in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation comprises 360 papers that were presented at the Sixth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation (SEMC 2016, Cape Town, South Africa, 5-7 September 2016). The papers reflect the broad scope of the SEMC conferences, and cover a wide range of engineering structures (buildings, bridges, towers, roofs, foundations, offshore structures, tunnels, dams, vessels, vehicles and machinery) and engineering materials (steel, aluminium, concrete, masonry, timber, glass, polymers, composites, laminates, smart materials).
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|43 pages
Keynote papers
part 2|58 pages
Dynamic response, vibration analysis, vibration control
part 3|52 pages
Vibration serviceability, human-induced vibrations
part 4|51 pages
Non-linear dynamics, non-linear instabilities
part 5|111 pages
Seismic response, seismic analysis, earthquake-resistant design
part 6|90 pages
Material modelling, multi-scale modelling, composite materials, porous media
part 7|62 pages
Numerical schemes, numerical simulations, FEM formulations
part 8|56 pages
Damage mechanics, damage modelling, fracture, fatigue
part 9|57 pages
Fluid-structure interaction, biomechanics
part 10|56 pages
Wind loading, response of structures to wind
part 11|65 pages
Stability of beams, bars and thin-walled sections
part 12|112 pages
Shells, membranes, plates, sustainable lightweight structures
part 13|64 pages
Laminated structures, composite structures, sandwich structures
part 14|71 pages
Renewable energy structures, structural case studies, design considerations
part 15|118 pages
Cold-formed steel structures, stainless steel structures, aluminium structures
part 16|95 pages
Steel structures, steel-concrete composite construction
part 17|54 pages
Steel joints, steel connections
part 18|72 pages
Reinforced concrete structures, prestressed concrete
part 19|48 pages
High strength concrete, high performance concrete
part 20|121 pages
Structural use of FRP composites, fibre-reinforced concrete
part 21|44 pages
Mechanics of concrete, properties of concrete
part 22|76 pages
Construction materials, construction technology
part 23|92 pages
Glass structures, masonry structures, timber structures
part 24|46 pages
Performance of structures in fire, design for fire resistance
part 25|56 pages
Manufacturing processes, assembly processes, optimization
part 26|102 pages
Structural health monitoring, damage detection, system identification
part 27|93 pages
Structural assessment, failure analysis, repair, strengthening, retrofitting
part 28|127 pages
Soil-structure interaction, foundations, geotechnical engineering
part 29|23 pages
Structural engineering education