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Application of Finite Element Modelling in Civil and Structural Engineering

A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 3857

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Dr. T. Tafsirojjaman

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School of Civil Engineering and Surveying and Centre for Future Materials, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia
Interests: structural retrofitting and rehabilitation; FRP composites; RC concrete structures; steel structures; structural dynamics; FE modeling
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Prof. Dr. Yue Liu

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Central Research Institute of Building and Construction, MCC Group, Xitucheng Road 33, Beijing 100088, China
Interests: application of fiber reinforced composites (FRP) in civil engineering; high-performance materials and new structures; bridge inspection, monitoring and reinforcement
Prof. Dr. Scott T Smith

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Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
Interests: off-earth construction; application of advanced materials; fbre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites; repair and strengthening of existing concrete; metallic and timber infrastructure; sustainable construction materials; engineering education

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Computer-based FE Modelling is very popular and an extensively used numerical simulation technique for simulating complex real-world problems. The Finite element modelling (FEM) techniques offer a cost efficient and effective way to simulate the structural response of small- and full-scale structural elements and structures. This Special Issue deals with the application of finite element modelling in Structural Engineering and Civil infrastructures. The range of potential topics includes numerical simulation of the static and dynalic (cyclic, seismic, impact and blast loadings) behaviour of concrete, steel and composite structures. In addition, simulating the structural performance of retrofitted, strengthened and rehabilitated structures numerically by using finite element modelling are other potential topics. This issue also accepts state-of-the-art reviews on the application of finite element modelling in Structural Engineering.

Finite element modelling to simulate the static and dynamic (cyclic, seismic, impact and blast loadings) behaviour of concrete structures.Finite element modelling to simulate the static and dynamic (cyclic, seismic, impact and blast loadings) behaviour of steel structures.Finite element modelling to simulate the static and dynamic (cyclic, seismic, impact and blast loadings) behaviour of composite structures.Simulating the structural performance of retrofitted, strengthened and rehabilitated structures numerically by using finite element modelling application of finite element modelling in civil and structural engineering

Dr. T. Tafsirojjaman
Prof. Dr. Yue Liu
Prof. Dr. Scott T Smith
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Buildings is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • finite element modelling
  • structural engineering
  • FRP composites
  • concrete and metallic materials
  • structural rehabilitation and strengthening
  • dynamic loadings

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FE Model Updating of Continuous Beam Bridge Based on Response Surface Method
by Fang Dong, Zhongqi Shi, Rumian Zhong and Nan Jin
Buildings 2024, 14(4), 960; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14040960 - 01 Apr 2024
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In this paper, A high-order response surface method is proposed for finite element model updating of continuous beam bridges. Firstly, based on visual inspection and environmental vibration testing, the peak picking (PP) method and random subspace identification (SSI) method are used to identify [...] Read more.
In this paper, A high-order response surface method is proposed for finite element model updating of continuous beam bridges. Firstly, based on visual inspection and environmental vibration testing, the peak picking (PP) method and random subspace identification (SSI) method are used to identify the dynamic characteristic parameters of the structure. Then, the finite element model of the continuous beam bridge is updated based on the third-order response surface method. It can be concluded that the results of the updated finite element model are in good agreement with the test results, and the maximum error between the calculated and measured frequency is less than 3%, with MAC values greater than 85%. Moreover, the updated finite element model can reflect the current situation of real bridges and serve as the basis for bridge health monitoring, damage detection, and safety assessment. Full article
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Study on Corrosion Fatigue Degradation Performance of Welded Top Plate-U Rib of Cross-Sea Steel Box Girder
by Qian Cheng, Zhian Yao, Huanyong Chen, Dewei Liu, Mingyi Lin, Qiu Zhao and Bin Zhang
Buildings 2023, 13(7), 1784; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13071784 - 13 Jul 2023
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With the development of the economy and transportation, more and more cross-sea bridges are appearing in people’s view. However, cross-sea bridges are not only subjected to repeated traffic loads but also to corrosion from the marine environment. In addition, the steel box girder [...] Read more.
With the development of the economy and transportation, more and more cross-sea bridges are appearing in people’s view. However, cross-sea bridges are not only subjected to repeated traffic loads but also to corrosion from the marine environment. In addition, the steel box girder deck plate is directly subjected to repeated vehicle loads, and its welded details are highly susceptible to fatigue damage and destruction, resulting in fatigue or corrosion damage to the welded top plate-U rib of the cross-sea steel box girder. This paper is based on fracture mechanics analysis methods and finite element simulation analysis, in order to establish the numerical analysis method of the welded top plate-U rib of the steel box girder deck plate fatigue, which is to take into account the coupling of the marine corrosive environment and fatigue cyclic loading, explore the welded top plate-U rib of the stress intensity factor, crack expansion, crack expansion life and total fatigue life of the welded details. Furthermore, the establishment of the welded top plate-U rib corrosion fatigue life assessment model is to explore the fatigue life of different top plate thicknesses. The results show that: the stress intensity factor along the crack front is symmetrically distributed, and with the increase in the crack expansion step, the corresponding stress intensity factor amplitude is also increasing; in addition, with the increase in the top plate thickness, fatigue crack expansion rate significantly reduced. Full article
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A Finite Element Method Integrated with Terzaghi’s Principle to Estimate Settlement of a Building Due to Tunnel Construction
by César A. Rodríguez, Ángel M. Rodríguez-Pérez, Raúl López, José Antonio Hernández-Torres and Julio J. Caparrós-Mancera
Buildings 2023, 13(5), 1343; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13051343 - 20 May 2023
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This study presents the application of the finite element method integrated with Terzaghi’s principle. The definition of a model in oedometric or confinement conditions for settlement estimation of a building after the construction of a tunnel, including the effect of Terzaghi’s principle, is [...] Read more.
This study presents the application of the finite element method integrated with Terzaghi’s principle. The definition of a model in oedometric or confinement conditions for settlement estimation of a building after the construction of a tunnel, including the effect of Terzaghi’s principle, is an unresolved problem. The objectives of this work include the demonstration of the need for a minimum of three methodological states to estimate said settlement. For this, a specific methodology is applied to a case study, with eight load steps and four types of coarse-grained soils. In the studied case, two layers of 50 m and 5 m with different degrees of saturation are overlaying an assumed impermeable rock layer. The excavation of a tunnel of 15 m in diameter at a depth of 30 m with drainage lining inside the tunnel is assumed. The minimum distance from the tunnel’s outline to the mat foundation is 15.8 m. It is determined that the settlement, according to Terzaghi’s principle, is around 11% of the total settlement for the most compacted soil types, reaching 35% for the loose soil type, from the tunnel’s outline. In the mat foundation, it implies an increase in the differential settlement of up to 12%. It shows a nonlinear relationship between some of the variables in the analysis. To detect the collapse due to uplifting the tunnel invert, it was determined that it was not appropriate to model in oedometric conditions. The novelty of the investigation relies on identifying and determining the need for a minimum of three states for methodological purposes for a proper quantification of the total settlement: (i) before the construction of the tunnel, (ii) immediately after the excavation of the tunnel, but without groundwater inflow into the tunnel, and (iii) after the tunnelling, with stabilised groundwater inflow into the tunnel. Full article
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