[EN] Up-and-down cyclical displacement of supports-foundations, due for example to the presence of expansive soils, can affect the integrity of a structure and may even lead to its collapse. A recent study carried out at ...

This paper presents a new simplified procedure for estimating loads on slabs and shoring during the construction of multistorey buildings. The new procedure takes into account the actual stiffness of the shoring and for ...

This paper contains a summary and evaluation of an experimental research project carried out at the ICITECH laboratories, Valencia, Spain. The project consisted of the construction of a full-scale building that included a ...

[EN] Assessing the likelihood of progressive collapse in buildings resulting from the local failure of individual structural elements is challenging, especially in steel buildings. Engineers invest significant effort in ...

[EN] This paper describes a study carried out in the ICITECH laboratories (Universitat Politècnica de València) on RC columns repaired on all four sides with cementitious-based mortars. A total of 18 specimens were tested, ...

[EN] Many of the steel bridge collapses occur in truss-type bridges. This is, in fact, the focus of this study involving an assessment of the robustness of this type of structures based on an actual bridge that the authors ...

[EN] Historical steel bridges represent an important construction typology integrating the constructive heritage of the past century that needs to be preserved. Exposure to fatigue phenomenon, aging, improper design or ...

[EN] Calculation of the complete structure of an hangar whose main structure is large timber curve beam.

[EN] Several catastrophic building collapses1¿5 occur because of the propagation of local-initial failures6,7. Current design methods attempt to completely prevent collapse after initial failures by improving connectivity ...

[EN] Strategic major infrastructure ageing requires structural health monitoring usage to avoid critical safety issues and disasters. Machine Learning can be a valuable tool to automate the process of analysing raw monitoring ...