Structural Reliability analysis (SRA) is one of the prominent fields in civil and mechanical
engineering. However, an accurate SRA in most cases deals with complex and costly …

Reliability assessment of existing timber structures subjected to deterioration processes is
an important task to evaluate their serviceability and safety levels. Towards this aim, data …

The impact of variations of relative humidity, temperature and moisture content on the creep
of notched beams of Douglas fir and white fir are investigated. Indoor static 4-points bending …

Composite connections are key components that dissipate energy and provide ductility. This
work performed push-out tests on 20 specimens to elucidate their mechanical properties …

This study focuses on quantifying the impact of various factors on the numerical assessment
of notched timber beam bearing capacity using the VCCT technique. Considering mode I as …

Featured Applications (i) identification of the parameters of a chlorination model,(ii)
integrating data from experimental tests,(iii) lifetime assessment and maintenance planning …

The present work deals with the beginning of the Eurocode 5 (EC5) generalization to
tropical hardwoods loaded in tropical environment. For three (3) years, creep tests were …

This article presents the results of the research on the construction of a model for assessing
the risk of damage to building structures located in mining areas. The research was based …

Reliability updating can improve the failure probability estimates of structural systems when
new observations are obtained. At present, an efficient reliability updating method is one that …

Timber is a renewable material that should be more used for sustainable construction. While
the mechanical behavior and durability of some species have been widely studied in the …