Bridge fires are a major concern because of the consequences that these kind of events have and because they are a real threat. However, bridge fire response is under researched and not covered in the codes. This paper ...
This paper studies bridge fires by using numerical models to analyze the response of a typical girder bridge to tanker truck fires. It explains the influence of fire position, bridge configuration (vertical clearance, ...
[EN] Temperature, one of the most important parameters in building fires, is now mostly measured with high-temperature thermocouples, which have the typical drawbacks of electric sensors, such as their sensitivity to ...
Torres Górriz, Benjamín; Calderón García, Pedro Antonio; Paya-Zaforteza, Ignacio; Sales Maicas, Salvador(IOP Publishing: Hybrid Open Access, 2014-10-29)
This paper presents a new long gauge sensor for structural health monitoring based on the use of Fiber Bragg gratings. The proposed sensor has the advantage over existing sensors that it does not require prestressing of ...
Cabello, Adrián; Paya-Zaforteza, Ignacio; Adam Martínez, José Miguel(Elsevier, 2014)
Eduardo Torroja was a Spanish engineer and a famous figure in structural design. His vast production of technically demanding work includes thin reinforced concrete shells, daring structures that meet efficiency requirements ...
The back analysis or inverse analysis of the field instrumentation data is a common technique to ascertain the design parameter validity in deep excavation projects. That analysis is a process full of uncertainties and ...
Thrall, A. P.; Zhu, M.; Guest, J. K.; Paya-Zaforteza, Ignacio; Adriaenssens, S.(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)
Determining the global shape of a deploying structure and the section profiles of its members is a challenging design problem. Geometry, meaning the lengths and relative angles of members, is critical to achieving stable ...