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Engineering Disaster Prevention and Performance Improvement

A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 April 2025 | Viewed by 1503

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Lunliang Duan

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College of River and Ocean Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, China
Interests: bridge structural dynamics; scouring protection; bridge reinforcement
Dr. Zhi Zheng

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State Key Laboratory of Bridge Engineering Safety and Resilience, China Merchants Chongqing Communications Technology Research and Design Institute Co. Ltd., Chongqing 400067, China
Interests: improvement of bridge structural performance; ultra-high performance concrete materials
Dr. Jun Yang

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State Key Laboratory of Mountain Bridge and Tunnel Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, China
Interests: application of UHPC in retrofitting structures; bridge maintenance and structural analysis; long-term structural performance of bridges
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Natural disasters can cause damage to engineering structures, and in severe cases, they can lead directly to structural collapse and destruction. Disaster prevention, reduction, and structural performance improvement have always been hot research topics in the field of civil engineering. For this Special Issue, we invite original research articles on disaster prevention and performance improvement of engineering structures, as well as comments and case studies. The submitted materials may include computational mechanics, bridge engineering, disaster prevention and reduction, engineering reinforcement, testing techniques, design methods, etc. Specifically, we are seeking original research articles on one or more of, but not limited to, the following topics:

  • Seismic resistance of bridges or other engineering structures;
  • Bridge hydrodynamics and local erosion;
  • Impact protection of engineering structures;
  • Performance improvement of in-service structures.

Dr. Lunliang Duan
Dr. Zhi Zheng
Dr. Jun Yang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • natural hazards
  • bridge engineering
  • structural dynamics
  • scouring protection
  • improvement of bridge structural performance
  • impact resistance and protection of bridge structure
  • ultra-high performance concrete materials

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Experimental Study on the Failure Mechanism of Finned Pile Foundation under Horizontal Cyclic Loads
by Lunliang Duan, Meiling Fan, Bolin Zhan, Haicui Wang, Haiming Liu, Guangwu Tang and Bo Geng
Buildings 2024, 14(9), 2814; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14092814 - 7 Sep 2024
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In order to study the failure mechanism of a finned pile foundation under horizontal cyclic loads, a physical model test of the pile–soil interaction of finned pile is designed in this paper. Based on the model tests, the pile top displacement, the cyclic [...] Read more.
In order to study the failure mechanism of a finned pile foundation under horizontal cyclic loads, a physical model test of the pile–soil interaction of finned pile is designed in this paper. Based on the model tests, the pile top displacement, the cyclic stiffness of the pile foundation, and the response of pore water pressure within the soil around the pile were fully studied for the finned pile foundation under horizontal cyclic loads. It is found that the cyclic stiffness attenuation of the finned pile foundation is more severe than that of a regular single pile foundation, but the final stiffness at equilibrium is still greater than that of a regular single pile foundation. The accumulation of horizontal displacement at the pile top and pore water pressure within the soil around the pile mainly occurs in the first 1000 loading cycles, and an increase in fin plate size will reduce the magnitude of pore water pressure and pile top displacement. This study can not only deepen the understanding of the failure mechanism of finned pile foundation under horizontal cyclic loads, but also provide guidance for the design of the finned pile foundation. Full article
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A Study on the Thermodynamic Response of Double-Armed Thin-Walled Piers under an FRP Anti-Collision Floating Pontoon Fire
by Yan-Kun Zhang, Pei Yuan, Bo Geng, Jun-Nian Shang and Bin Long
Buildings 2024, 14(7), 1969; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14071969 - 28 Jun 2024
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As a potential fire scenario for bridge structures, the safety impact of an FRP anti-collision floating pontoon fire on bridge structures cannot be ignored. Taking the FRP anti-collision floating pontoon fire that occurred in a continuous rigid-frame bridge as the engineering background, the [...] Read more.
As a potential fire scenario for bridge structures, the safety impact of an FRP anti-collision floating pontoon fire on bridge structures cannot be ignored. Taking the FRP anti-collision floating pontoon fire that occurred in a continuous rigid-frame bridge as the engineering background, the damage condition of the actual bridge fire scene was first investigated. In addition, FDS 5.3 software was used to simulate the FRP anti-collision floating pontoon fire scenario. Furthermore, the thermal–structural coupling method was used to investigate the thermodynamic response of double-armed thin-walled piers under fire. The results show that the FRP anti-collision floating pontoon fire causes localized concrete carbonization and spalling on the surface of the P2 pier, and the FRP anti-collision floating pontoons are largely destroyed. The fire has the greatest impact on the P2-1 pier, with the highest temperature of 667 °C on the windward side and the highest temperature of 326 °C on the leeward side. The temperature impact range is 6 m above the bearing platform, and the maximum damage depth of pier body concrete is 84.58 mm. The deformation and stress of the P2 pier under fire do not show significant changes and do not exceed the allowable limits for structural deformation and material stress. Therefore, the impact of this fire accident on the structural safety of the continuous rigid-frame bridge is minor. This study’s results provide reliable guidance for the fire safety assessment and post-fire structural repair of the continuous rigid-frame bridge. Full article
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