Effect of Different Types of Middle Columns on the Seismic Performance of Single-Story Subway Station Structure by Sheng Li, Haiyang Zhuang, Wei Wang, Liguo Jin, Zhengfang Dong

“…In view of the seismic weak component of the single-frame-type subway station structure, the three-dimensional (3D) time-domain nonlinear finite element static-dynamic coupling analysis model of interaction between soil and subway station structure is established by, respectively, using rectangular reinforced concrete (RRC) columns, circular reinforced concrete (CRC) columns, and prefabricated concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) columns with a quick-connection device proposed in this article. …”
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Numerical Analysis on the Bending Performance of Prestressed Superposing-Poured Composite Beams by Jianmin Wang, Chengfeng Zhu, Ziqiang Xiao, Qijun Zhao, Junzhe Liu

“…Aiming at the bending performance of the prestressed superposing-poured concrete beam, the numerical simulation on the composite beams poured with the normal weight concrete (NWC) superposed on the fibred ceramsite lightweight aggregate concrete (LWAC) was conducted. …”
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Development of FRC Materials with Recycled Glass Fibers Recovered from Industrial GFRP-Acrylic Waste by Kishan Patel, Rishi Gupta, Mohit Garg, Boyu Wang, Urmil Dave

“…The slump of concrete was maintained ∼150 mm by using high water-reducing admixture (HWRA). …”
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Study of Biofouling on Fly ash – Bottom ash (FABA) Media Subtract by Selvia Mila, Saptarini Dian

“…It was revealed that there was still accumulation of tube worms and bryozoans in the fly ash – bottom ash concrete substrate, but there was a decrease in diversity, and found eight types of macrofouling in twenty-two concrete feed media, namely tube worms, barnacles, crabs, bryozoans, green algae, tunicates, hydroids, brown algae, sponges, and red algae.…”
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Strength and Durability Performance of Alkali-Activated Rice Husk Ash Geopolymer Mortar by Yun Yong Kim, Byung-Jae Lee, Velu Saraswathy, Seung-Jun Kwon

“…This paper describes the experimental investigation carried out to develop the geopolymer concrete based on alkali-activated rice husk ash (RHA) by sodium hydroxide with sodium silicate. …”
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Effects of Blast Loading on Prestressed Girder Bridges by William F. Cofer, Debra S. Matthews, David I. McLean

“…Yet, very little is known about how prestressed concrete bridges respond to blast loading.…”
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A review of micro-resolved crystochemical and mechanical probes for sustainable cement-based material studies by Zhe Zhang, Yu Yan, Guoqing Geng

“…Abstract Exploring sustainable alternative constituents is a key pathway to carbon-neutralization of concrete, but often limited to insufficient understandings of how they interact with conventional concrete components at microscale. …”
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Ant Colony Optimization Analysis on Overall Stability of High Arch Dam Basis of Field Monitoring by Peng Lin, Xiaoli Liu, Hong-Xin Chen, Jinxie Kim

“…The basic principle of the proposed model is the establishment of the objective function of optimizing real concrete and rock mechanical parameter. The feedback analysis is then implemented with a modified ant colony algorithm. …”
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Development an Artificial Neural Network Model for Estimating Cost of R/C Building by Using Life-Cycle Cost Function: Case Study of Mexico City by Henry E. Reyes, Juan Bojórquez, Laura Cruz-Reyes, Sonia E. Ruiz, Alfredo Reyes-Salazar, Edén Bojórquez, Manuel Barraza, Antonio Formisano, Omar Payán, José R. Torres

“…The methodology is applied to a set of reinforced concrete buildings with 4, 8, and 12 stories which are located at the soft soil of Mexico City. …”
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Slabless Staircase Flexural Behavior with Multi Reinforcement Configuration by Rafal saeed Rafal saeed s.

“…The findings indicated a notable enhancement in the ultimate flexural strength of a slabless reinforced concrete staircase utilizing both conventional and high-strength concrete. …”
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Testing the Key Performance of Mobile Flood Protection System by Shoukai Chen, Huimin Li, Lei Guo, Lunyan Wang, Yongchao Cao

“…The stressing process indicated that the failure process in the post, anchor plate, and base concrete system propagates from the concrete on both sides of the anchor plates toward the water side.…”
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Mechanical Behavior and Calculation Method for RC Fifteen-Pile Cap of Mixed Passenger and Freight Railway Bridge by Hongmeng Huang, Lu Cui, Wei Lu

“…The thickness, reinforcement, and concrete strength grade of railway caps in China are generally determined according to the force, yet the method for calculating the force is unclear. …”
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Experimental Study and Numerical Simulation of Seismic Behavior for RC Columns Subjected to Freeze-Thaw Cycles by Qing Qin, Shansuo Zheng, Lei Li, Liguo Dong, Yixin Zhang, Sha Ding

“…Freeze-thaw of concrete is significantly responsible for serious damage to RC buildings, which may result in premature failure with little warning. …”
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The Study on the Shock Wave Propagation Rule of a Gas Explosion in a Gas Compartment by Shu-Chao Lin, Qing-Zhao Hou, Anna Derlatka, Shan Gao, Jin-Jun Kang, Xiao-Lei Dong

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The Classification of Traveling Wave Solutions to Space-Time Fractional Resonance Nonlinear Schrödinger Type Equation with a Special Kind of Fractional Derivative by Lianguang Jia, Li Tang

“…The descriptions of the method and the fractional derivative are given, and the concrete procedure of the method is also presented in the paper. …”
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Some practical suggestions for the scientific problem formulation and the objectives in the research project by Luis Alberto Corona Martínez, Mercedes Fonseca Hernández, Mercedes Corona Fonseca

“…The objective of this article is to provide an orientation on how to carry out the concrete moment of formulating the problem and, from this, how to write the objectives. …”
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Dwelling in the Digital Age by Antoine Picon

“…Dwelling appears as a complex entanglement of dreams and realities, mental representations, and concrete practices. Here the question of its evolution in the digital age is approached at three levels. …”
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The Impact Assessment of the Mineral Aggregates’ Deposits on the Storage Area by Anca ȘERBAN, Adrian LEOPA

“…This paper marks out the management of the two construction and demolition wastes, gas-formed concrete and concrete, taking account of the chemical composition of the leachate resulted from the waste drainage in the ground due to precipitation.…”
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Critical Analysis of Michael J. Sandal’s Philosophy of Political and Social Affairs by Ahmad Reza Tabatabai

“…In this book, he has tried to lead abstract philosophical discussions into concrete political and social affairs. The author has tried to explain the relationship between ethics and politics in American society with concrete examples. …”
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An Ambit Stochastic Approach to Pricing Electricity Forward Contracts: The Case of the German Energy Market by Luca Di Persio, Isacco Perin

“…We provide a detailed analysis of the probabilistic properties of such model, discussing the related martingale conditions and deriving concrete implementation of it for the related underlying spot price. …”
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