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  • Towards the system-based design of aluminium portal frames 

    Valcic, Andelo; Arrayago Luquin, Itsaso; SKEJIC, Davor (Independent Publishing Network, 2024)
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    In structural engineering, system-based advanced design methods are increasingly recognised as practical design approaches for carbon steel and stainless steel structures. However, extending these methods to aluminium ...
  • System factors for the direct design of steel frames in the Eurocode framework 

    Arrayago Luquin, Itsaso; Rasmussen, Kim J.R.; Zhang, Hao; Real Saladrigas, Esther (Independent Publishing Network, 2024)
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    System-based direct design approaches such as the Direct Design Method (DDM), which allow the design of steel structures using advanced structural analysis software without requiring the subsequent check of member and ...
  • Revolutionizing steel structures: bridging research and sustainable design for future societal impact 

    Real Saladrigas, Esther; Arrayago Luquin, Itsaso; Mirambell Arrizabalaga, Enrique (Independent Publishing Network, 2024)
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    The keynote lecture will delve into the transformative journey from advanced analysis in steel structures to establishing a sustainable design paradigm. It highlights the utilization of new design methods and digital ...
  • Precast buildings equipped with SLB seismic devices 

    Bozzo Rotondo, Luis Miguel; Ramírez Machado, Brain Junior; Bairán García, Jesús Miguel; Bozzo, Guillermo; Munoz, Edison (2021)
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    This work initially describes Shear Link Bozzo or SLB devices. These devices provide more than 104 single dissipators that combined together in parallel result in a very large set of potential structural solutions. All ...
  • Retrofitting of stone masonry using innovative grid-based composites: the ERIES-RESTORING project 

    Ponte, Madalena; Guerrini, Gabriele; Garcia Ramonda, Larisa; Lanese, Igor; Rizzo Parisi, Elisa; O’Reilly, Gerard J.; Graziotti, Francesco; Tsiavos, Anastasios; Pelà, Luca; Penna, Andrea; Magenes, Guido; Bento, Rita (Curran Associates, Inc., 2024)
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    The work presented in this paper, conducted within the ERIES-RESTORING (REtrofitting of STOne masonRy using INnovative Grid-based composites) project, aims at spanning the information gap about the seismic effectiveness ...
  • Numerical and experimental analysis of collapse mechanisms in a historical masonry arch bridge 

    Garcia Ramonda, Larisa; Gönen, Semih; Roca Fabregat, Pedro; Chacón Flores, Rolando Antonio; Ferrandino, Giorgio; Petracca, Massimo; Camata, Guido; Pelà, Luca (Curran Associates, Inc., 2024)
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    A large percentage of existing infrastructure in the European transportation network, including numerous masonry arch bridges, has exceeded its design life span. Evaluating the current condition of such bridges has become ...
  • Optimal sensor placement study for modal parameter identification of a historical masonry arch bridge 

    Gönen, Semih; Camacho-Sanchez, Alexandra; Garcia Ramonda, Larisa; Chacón Flores, Rolando Antonio; Roca Fabregat, Pedro; Pelà, Luca (Curran Associates, Inc., 2024)
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    Masonry arch bridges are a significant component of Europe's road and railway networks, contributing to cultural heritage and playing a crucial role in transportation. Ensuring the integrity and safety of these centuries-old ...
  • Material characterization for HBIM data structures on a masonry arch bridge 

    Chacón Flores, Rolando Antonio; Ramonell Cazador, Carlos; Posada Cárcamo, Héctor José; Pelà, Luca; Garcia Ramonda, Larisa; Gönen, Semih; Cabané Cañas, Albert (CRC Press, 2024)
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    This paper presents a set of undertaken actions for characterizing masonry arch bridges using data structure suitable for proper embedment in Digital Twins and Heritage Building Information Modelling (HBM). Interfaces in ...
  • Structural design in the era of digital twins: a case study 

    Posada Cárcamo, Héctor José; Chacón Flores, Rolando Antonio; Ramonell Cazador, Carlos (International Association on Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC), 2024)
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    Digital Twins (DT) represent a technology that provides a way to encompass useful information of built assets for the sake of productivity enhancement in the AECO sector. Its adoption in the industry is still at early ...
  • A framework for condition survey and structural health monitoring of masonry arch bridges 

    Gönen, Semih; Garcia Ramonda, Larisa; Cabané Cañas, Albert; Drougkas, Anastasios; Roca Fabregat, Pedro; Chacón Flores, Rolando Antonio; Pelà, Luca (NDT.net, 2024)
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    Masonry arch bridges are essential elements of the road and railway networks of Europe, as they pertain to cultural heritage and play an important role in transportation. The integrity and safety of these centuries-old ...
  • A building classification system for multi-hazard risk assessment of historical religious buildings 

    Del Carlo, Federica; Caprili, Silvia; Ferreira, Thiago Miguel; Roca Fabregat, Pedro; Uzielli, Marco (National Technical University of Athens, 2023)
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    UnReinforced Masonry (URM) religious buildings have proven to require special attention in the context of natural hazards risk assessment due to their high vulnerability – connected to aging and types of construction — and ...
  • Towards a unified mechanical model for design and assessment of structural concrete members under shear, flexure and punching 

    Marí Bernat, Antonio Ricardo; Cladera Bohigas, Antoni; Bairán García, Jesús Miguel; Oller Ibars, Eva (Universidad de Sevilla, 2015)
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    A mechanical shear model for structural concrete members with and without stirrups is presented, which incorporates the most relevant shear transfer mechanisms. The model is based on the principles of structural mechanics, ...

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