Towards next generation design of sustainable, durable, multi-hazard resistant, resilient, and smart civil engineering structures

H Hao, K Bi, W Chen, TM Pham, J Li - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The design philosophy and methodology of civil engineering structures have been
constantly evolving, from the early strength-based to more recent performance-based design …

Towards the effect of climate change in structural loads of urban infrastructure: A review

V Mishra, A Sadhu - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change is one of the pressing problems of today's world, with its unequivocal effects.
The modern urban infrastructure has also borne the brunt of the devastating impact of …

A literature review on life cycle tools fostering holistic sustainability assessment: An application in biocomposite materials

LJ Rodriguez, P Peças, H Carvalho… - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Sustainability of products and services has become a compulsory requirement and an
essential requirement for organizations, governments, markets and society in general …

Risk-informed multi-criteria decision framework for resilience, sustainability and energy analysis of reinforced concrete buildings

E Asadi, Z Shen, H Zhou, A Salman… - Journal of Building …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
With recent advancement in energy-based sustainable design of building structures, the
need for inclusive yet practical models to integrate resilience and sustainability is …

Design tropical cyclone wind speed when considering climate change

H Xu, N Lin, M Huang, W Lou - Journal of Structural Engineering, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
This paper investigated the evolution of tropical cyclone (TC) wind threat from the past into
the future and discussed its implications for the building code specifications for two …

Probabilistic flutter analysis of a long-span bridge in typhoon-prone regions considering climate change and structural deterioration

X Chu, W Cui, L Zhao, S Cao, Y Ge - Journal of Wind Engineering and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, a long-term probabilistic flutter analysis of long-span bridges, with
consideration of the time-variant probability density function (PDF) of annual maximum wind …

Hidden costs to building foundations due to sea level rise in a changing climate

MA Abdelhafez, B Ellingwood, H Mahmoud - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Coastal civil infrastructure is vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Hurricane storm
surge and coastal flooding can cause significant hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads on …

Novel methodology for efficiency-based long-term investment planning in water infrastructures

J Vieira, M Cabral, N Almeida, JG Silva… - Structure and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Uncertainties are a key issue for long-term capital investment planning in asset intensive
organizations. Amongst the sources of uncertainty are the quality and accuracy of readily …

Towards optimised decisions for resource and carbon-efficient structural design

R Hingorani, J Köhler - Civil Engineering and Environmental …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Engineering structures consume a significant fraction of resources and contribute to
greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. A conducted literature review shows that most …

A multi-level strategy for successively improved structural analysis of existing concrete bridges: Examination using a prestressed concrete bridge tested to failure

N Bagge, M Plos, C Popescu - Structure and Infrastructure …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This paper describes a multi-level strategy with increased complexity through four levels of
structural analysis of concrete bridges. The concept was developed to provide a procedure …