Conventional bridge construction involves a time-consuming process associated with traffic delays and risk to public safety. In contrast, prefabricated bridge systems can expedite construction, thus ...

Keywords: Blast, seismic, testing, composite columns, multi-hazard, retrofit, design, jacketed columns, concrete-filled steel tubes. Abstract: This report presents the results of an analytical and ...

The seven-storey building has a steel-frame structure enclosed with self-supporting facades of precast concrete column and spandrel units. On the southern side, the units are faced with Portland stone ...