The shear buckling of web plates and lateral-torsional buckling are among the major failure modes of plate girders. The importance of the lateral-torsional buckling capacity of plate girders was further evidenced when ...

One of the major goals in the process of designing structural components is to achieve the highest possible buckling load of the structural component while keeping the cost and weight at a minimum. This paper illustrates ...

Self-compacting concrete (SCC) has been developed as a type of concrete capable of filling narrow gaps in highly reinforced areas of a mold without internal or external vibration. Bleeding and segregation in SCC can be ...

This paper develops predictive models for optimal dimensions that minimize the construction cost associated with reinforced concrete retaining walls. Random Forest, Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), Categorical Gradient ...

Metaheuristic optimization techniques are widely applied in the optimal design of structural members. This paper presents the application of the harmony search algorithm to the optimal dimensioning of reinforced concrete ...

Symmetric laminated composite plates are frequently used in structural design due to their high strength to weight ratio. The stacking sequence of these laminates is known to have a major impact on the performance of these ...

Natural fibers have drawn attention from the researchers and engineers in recent years due to their mechanical properties comparable to the conventional synthetic fibers and due to their low cost, eco-friendliness, and ...

The optimal design of prestressed concrete cylindrical walls is greatly beneficial for economic and environmental impact. However, the lack of the available big enough datasets for the training of robust machine learning ...

Basalt fibers are a type of reinforcing fiber that can be added to concrete to improve its strength, durability, resistance to cracking, and overall performance. The addition of basalt fibers with high tensile strength ...

Colossal amounts of construction and demolition waste (C&D) and waste tires have become a considerable global environmental concern. To alleviate this issue, it is proposed to use crumb rubber (CR) derived from waste ...