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Modeling and Analysis of Composite Materials and Structures in Civil Engineering

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 December 2023) | Viewed by 1518

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Zhihua Xiong

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Department of Civil Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
Interests: composite bridges; rapid evaluation of the structural status of bridge structures; safety evaluation; reinforcement of lifeline engineering structures
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Prof. Dr. Haohui Xin

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Department of Civil Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Interests: fiber-reinforced polymer composites; 3D-printed steel; multiscale analysis; failure and fatigue evaluation of steel and composite structures
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Composite materials and structures are widely applied in civil engineering, such as in bridges, buildings, pipelines, etc. The modeling and analysis of these materials and structures are vital for their integrity and performance evaluation. In terms of composite materials, the fracture, size effect and other mechanical properties are evaluated both via experiments and numeric analyses. At the same time, with respect to the infrastructures such as bridges and pipelines, the integrity and seismic risk are usually evaluated using numeric approaches. This Special Issue explores the latest research in the modeling and analysis of composite materials and structures in civil engineering, including FRP, cement materials, steel–concrete composite structures, bridges, buildings, pipelines and their related integrity and risk analysis.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Materials.

Dr. Zhihua Xiong
Prof. Dr. Haohui Xin
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Keywords

  • strength
  • damage
  • fatigue
  • numeric modeling
  • structural performance
  • risk
  • machine learning
  • bridge
  • FRP
  • composite structures

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Numerical Investigation on the Interaction between a U-Shaped Pile Supporting Structure and an Adjacent Gravity Retaining Wall in River Dredging
by Jiaqi Yan, Zipeng Qin, Ning Jiang, Linzhen Zhou, Zengran Chen, Yaqiang Niu and Yu Zhang
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(11), 6738; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13116738 - 1 Jun 2023
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There is significant interaction between the new supporting structure and the existing adjacent retaining wall in the dredging and excavation project of urban rivers. In addition, the three factors, the spatial location, the stiffness of the structures, and the soil conditions of the [...] Read more.
There is significant interaction between the new supporting structure and the existing adjacent retaining wall in the dredging and excavation project of urban rivers. In addition, the three factors, the spatial location, the stiffness of the structures, and the soil conditions of the two sides of the interaction will exert effects on the bearing properties of the two structures. Combined with an actual dredging project, FLAC3D software was applied to analyze the influencing rule of U-shaped concrete sheet pile (USCSP) section size, pile length, retaining wall height, and pile–wall spacing on the supporting structure and the bearing properties of the existing gravity retaining wall during dredging excavation. The results are that when the length of the sheet pile increases, the horizontal displacement of the pile gradually decreases, the horizontal displacement of the existing retaining wall declines, and the earth pressure at the wall’s back rises. With the increase in the section size of the sheet pile, its bending resistance enhances gradually, and the horizontal displacement of the existing retaining wall reduces, while the earth pressure slightly increases. When the pile–wall spacing grows, the interaction between the supporting structure and the retaining wall is gradually weakened under the process of excavation, the horizontal displacements of the sheet pile and the retaining wall decrease continuously, and the earth pressure at the retaining wall’s bottom continues to strengthen. Moreover, with the retaining wall growing, the passive resistance from the soil in front of the wall is greater for keeping the stability of the retaining wall, and the horizontal displacement and the stress of the sheet pile increase significantly after excavation. The above results indicate that the characteristics of the pile–wall interaction should be deeply considered in designing and constructing such projects in order to determine the overall stability of the retaining pile and the existing retaining wall. In this study, FLAC3D software was used to analyze the influence of various factors on the structure in order to provide reference for ensuring the safety of the whole structure. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Modeling and Analysis of Composite Materials and Structures in Civil Engineering)
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