Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Computation : Proceedings of the International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Computation, 2-4 April 2001, Cape Town, South Africa

by International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Computation (2001 : Cape Town, South Africa)

• ISBN13: 9780080439488
• ISBN10: 0080439489
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Ltd

Table of Contents

Foreword	v
Preface	vii
Local Organising Committee, International Scientific/Technical Advisory Board, Sponsoring Organisations	ix
KEYNOTE PAPERS
Vibration analysis of bridges under moving vehicles and trains	3	(12)
Y.K. Cheung
Y.S. Cheng
F.T.K. AU
The importance of combining experimental and numerical study in advancing structural engineering understanding	15	(12)
D.A. Nethercot
Enhanced strain finite elements for Mindlin-Reissner plates	27	(12)
B.D. Reddy
O. Ehl
Recent advances in local-global FE analysis of shells of revolution	39	(12)
P.L. Gould
A new mixed flexibility approach for simplifying elastic and inelastic structural analysis	51	(12)
A.R Kemp
Eigenstates of large profiled matrices	63	(12)
P.J. Pahl
M. Ruess
INVITED PAPERS
Advanced metal systems in structural rehabilitation of monumental constructions	75	(12)
F.M. Mazzolani
A. Mandara
Lifetime-oriented analysis and design of large-scale cooling towers	87	(12)
R. Harte
W.B. Kratzig
The BEM for vibration analysis of non-homogeneous bodies	99	(12)
J.T. Katsikadelis
A three-stage scheme for damage detection of Kap Shui Mun cable-stayed bridge	111	(12)
J.M. Ko
Z.G. Sun
Y.Q. Ni
Rehabilitation of concrete structures with fibre reinforced polymers	123	(12)
S.A. Sheikh
Computational strategies for discrete systems and multi-fracturing materials	135	(12)
D.R.J. Owen
Y.T. Feng
P.A. Klerck
J. Yu
Optimal control of structure integrity and maintenance	147	(14)
S.A. Timashev
On the mechanics and strength analysis of composite structures	161	(12)
J.B. Obrebski
The steel construction of the new Cargolifter airship hangar	173	(10)
H. Pasternak
S. Schilling
S. Komann
The fundamentals of structural building codes	183	(12)
T. Vrouwenvelder
Earthquake engineering research infrastructures	195	(18)
R.T. Severn
STEEL STRUCTURES: GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
Beam elements in structural analysis and design of steel frames	213	(8)
L.H. Teh
G.J. Hancock
Second-order elastic-plastic analysis of plane frames	221	(10)
J.M. Davies
Steel structures in Czech Republic	231	(12)
J. Studnicka
Inelastic response of simply supported I-girders subjected to weak axis bending	243	(8)
A.N. Gergess
R. Sen
Performance of flush end-plate joints connected to column web	251	(8)
M.M. Tahir
D. Anderson
A numerical model for predicting the bending strength of Larssen steel sheet piles	259	(8)
R.J. Crawford
M.P. Byfield
Practical use of probabilistic analysis for steel structures	267	(8)
A. Burkhardt
Double butt, bolted connections: influence of prestressing	275	(8)
J.A. Karczewski
M. Gizejowski
S. Wierzbicki
E. Postek
Joint type and the behaviour of frame beams	283	(8)
A. Masarira
Effect of rock movements on the integrity and performance of mine shaft steelwork	291	(10)
G.J. Krige
M.M. Khan
Plasticity enhancement in axially compressed members	301	(10)
J.A. Mwakali
CONCRETE STRUCTURES: GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
Analysis of reinforced concrete beams with circular openings using strut-and-tie model	311	(8)
M.A. Mansur
K.H. Tan
W. Weng
True parabolic stress method of analysis in reinforced concrete beams	319	(8)
R.V. Jarquio
Crack width predictions of reinforced and partially prestressed concrete beams: A Unified Formula	327	(8)
S.H. Chowdhury
Analysis of FRP-reinforced concrete beam with aramid spirals as compression confinement	335	(8)
H.Y. Leung
C.J. Burgoyne
Ultimate strength of CFT circular and square columns	343	(8)
R.V. Jarquio
The contribution of screed to the structural behaviour of precast prestressed concrete elements	351	(8)
H.D. Beushausen
R.D. Kratz
M.G. Alexander
Serviceability criteria for the vibration of post tensioned concrete flat slab floors	359	(8)
L.F. Boswell
Quasi-isotropic ideally elastic-plastic model for calculation of RC elements without empirical coefficients	367	(10)
I. Iskhakov
STEEL-CONCRETE COMPOSITE CONSTRUCTION
Large deformation performance of double skin composite construction using Bi-steel	377	(8)
B. McKinley
L.F. Boswell
Behaviour of different types of shear connectors for steel-concrete structures	385	(8)
H.J.C. Galjaard
J.C. Walraven
An analysis of inter shear-stud slip in composite beams	393	(8)
M.P. Byfield
Finite-element modelling of headed stud shear connectors in steel-concrete composite beam	401	(10)
D. Lam
E. El-Lobody
MASONRY, GLASS AND TIMBER STRUCTURES
Overall elastic properties of brickwork via homogenization	411	(8)
G. De Felice
Response of unreinforced brick masonry wall structures to lateral loads	419	(8)
E.A. Basoenondo
R.S. Giles
D.P. Thambiratnam
H. Purnomo
Lateral loading tests on dry-stack interlocking block walls	427	(10)
H.C. Uzoegbo
Cyclic residual strains of brick masonry	437	(10)
M.M. Alshebani
The design of innovative nylon joints to connect glass beams	447	(8)
F.A. Veer
G.J. Hobbelman
J.A. van der Ploeg
A new structural material by architectural demand	455	(8)
G.J. Hobbelman
G.P.A.G. Van Zijl
F.A. Veer
C.N. Ting
The impact strength of timber for guard rails	463	(10)
N. Bocchio
J.W.G. van de Kuilen
P. Ronca
Experimental and analytical studies of diaphragm to shear wall connections	473	(10)
S.J. Ficcadenti
G.C. Pardoen
R.P. Kazanjy
PLATE, SHELL AND CONTAINMENT STRUCTURES
Green's functions for the thin plate bending problem under various boundary conditions	483	(8)
N. Hasebe
X.F. Wang
Nonlinear analysis of a storage tank by the DQM	491	(8)
H. Shin
D. Redekop
Dynamics of axisymmetric shell structures	499	(8)
P.D. Austin
D. Butler
A.M. Nasir
D.P. Thambiratnam
Analysis for temperature change effects in circular tanks	507	(8)
E.S. Melerski
On the possibility of parabolic ogival shells for egg-shaped sludge digesters	515	(10)
A. Zingoni
Field testing of column-supported silos and an introduction to the SAISC silo guideline	525	(8)
P.E. Trinchero
Influence of anti-dynamic tube on reduction of dynamic flow pressure and elimination of pulsation and vibration in grain silo	533	(8)
F. Shalouf
LAMINATED COMPOSITE PLATES AND SHELLS
Vibration of Cross-Ply Laminated Composite Plates	541	(8)
H. Matsunaga
Free vibrations of piezoelectric sandwich plates: a two-dimensional closed solution	549	(8)
A. Benjeddou
S. Letombe
Plastic buckling of spherical sandwich shells under external pressure	557	(8)
S.C. Shrivastava
Hygrothermal effects on the bending behaviour of multiple delaminated composite plates	565	(8)
P.K. Parhi
S.K. Bhattacharyya
P.K. Sinha
New methods to establish the elastic characteristics of the fabric reinforced laminae bridges, towers and masts	573	(10)
A. Secu
R. Boazu
D.P. Stefanescu
BRIDGES, TOWERS AND MASTS
Comparative structural behaviour of multi-cell and multiple-spine box girder bridges	583	(8)
M. Samaan
K.M. Sennah
J.B. Kennedy
Full-Scale testing and system identification of a steel-trussed bridge	591	(8)
C. Gentile
Horizontal bracing systems for curved steel I-girder bridges	599	(8)
K.M. Sennah
M.H. Marzouck
J.B. Kennedy
Torsional moments in Y-beam bridge deck under malaysian abnormal load	607	(6)
K.H. Resan
I. Othman
Experimental modal analysis of the HuMen suspension bridge	613	(8)
X. Liang
G.J. Jun
J.J. Jing
Dedicated software for the structural analysis of guyed antenna towers	621	(8)
M. Iordanescu
Dynamic investigations of TV towers	629	(10)
B. Beirow
P. Osterrieder
FINITE ELEMENT FORMULATIONS
A new stiffened plate element for the analysis of arbitrary plates	639	(8)
M. Barik
M. Mukhopadhyay
A new 24 d.o.f. assumed stress finite element for orthotropic shells	647	(8)
S. Geyer
A.A. Groenwold
Finite element analysis of material and geometry nonlinearities with remeshing	655	(8)
D. Song
H. Wang
P.K. Banerjee
D.P. Henry, Jr
Subspace formulation for symmetric finite elements	663	(12)
A. Zingoni
Finite element formulations in the design of underground structures	675	(12)
G. Taban-Wani
S.S. Tickodri-Togboa
FINITE ELEMENT AND NUMERICAL MODELLING
FEM computation of dynamic properties of a structure using fuzzy set theory	687	(8)
X.J. Yu
D. Redekop
Development of semi-rigid frame model assisted by testing	695	(8)
M.A. Gizejowski
J.A. Karczewski
E. Postek
S. Wierzbicki
Analysis of building structures using solid finite elements	703	(8)
S.H. Lo
Geometrically non-linear thermal stress analysis of an adhesively bonded tee joint with double support	711	(8)
M.K. Apalak
R. Gunes
E.S. Karakas
Validation of discontinuous deformation analysis using a physical model	719	(10)
A.T. McBride
F. Scheele
CRACKING AND FRACTURE MECHANICS
The time scale in quasi-static fracture of cementitious materials	729	(8)
G.P.A.G. Van Zijl
Calculation of the critical stress in two-phase materials	737	(8)
Z. Knesl
L. Nahlik
Z. Kersner
A discrete crack modelling strategy for masonry structures	745	(10)
G.P.A.G. Van Zijl
SOIL-STRUCTURE AND FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION
The assessment of shear effect of soil in analysis of laterally loaded models of the piles	755	(8)
B.B. Budkowska
A. Elmarakbi
Numerical analysis of laterally loaded piles under conditions of elasticity	763	(8)
B.F. Cousins
E.S. Melerski
Flexible pipe sewer failure: numerical analysis	771	(8)
G.A. Mohammed
S. Bayoumi
Experimental and numerical analyses of multi-storey cracked frames with loss of support	779	(8)
G.A. Mohammed
Evaluation of stresses of a flexible structure exposed to fluid considering fluid-structure interaction	787	(6)
S.K. Bhattacharyya
D. Maity
A green element computational technique applied to a fluid-structure interaction Problem	793	(10)
S.K. Bhattacharyya
O.O. Onyejekwe
STABILITY OF THIN-WALLED MEMBERS
Interaction buckling design concepts for thin-walled members	803	(8)
P. Osterrieder
J. Zhu
Degenerate Hopf bifurcation phenomena of a cantilever beam on elastic foundation	811	(10)
S. Sensoy
Simplified computational procedure for postbuckling equilibrium branches in ideal and imperfect plates	821	(8)
N. Bjelajac
Dynamic stability of thin-walled members	829	(6)
Q. Wang
Y. Luo
The compound spline finite strip method for the elastic stability of u and c built-up columns	835	(10)
M. Djafour
A. Megnounif
D. Kerdal
VIBRATION AND DYNAMIC ANALYSIS
Stochastic transient variational principle in vibration analysis	845	(8)
L.F. Yang
Q.S. Li
J.Z. Zhang
A.Y.T. Leung
Efficient automatic selection of tolerances in nonlinear dynamic analysis	853	(8)
J. Farjoodi
A. Soroushian
An elasto-plastic free-free beam subjected to pulse load at tip	861	(6)
T.U. Ahmed
L.S. Ramachandra
S.K. Bhattacharyya
Robust convergence for the dynamic analysis of MDOF elastoplastic systems	867	(8)
J. Farjoodi
A. Soroushian
Free vibration analysis of slantlegged skew bridge	875	(12)
N. Munirudkappa
V.A. Kumar
VIBRATION CONTROL AND SEISMIC ANALYSIS
Placement and elimination of vibration controllers in buildings	887	(10)
A. Henry
A. Richardson
M. Abdullah
Viscous damping system for optimal structural seismic design	897	(8)
Y. Ribakov
J. Gluck
Reducing vibratory screen structural loading using a vibration absorber	905	(8)
N.F. du Plooy
P.S. Heyns
Acceptability vibration criterion for floors with walking occupants	913	(6)
C.F. de Andrade
J.C. de Andrade Filho
J.C. de Andrade
A comparative study of a storey vs. element hysteretic nonlinear model for seismic analysis of buildings	919	(8)
N.A. Alexander
N. Goorvadoo
F.A. Noor
A.A. Chanerley
Predicting earthquake ground motion descriptions through artificial neural networks for testing the constructions	927	(10)
S.T. Vassileva
SEISMIC DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES
Contributing effect of cladding panels in the seismic design of MR steel frames	937	(10)
G. De Matteis
R. Landolfo
F.M. Mazzolani
Ductility formulations of steel structural members	947	(8)
M. Moestopo
I. Imran
R. Renansiva
A. Sudarsono
Seismic analysis of MR steel frames accounting for connection topology	955	(10)
G. Della Corte
G. De Matteis
R. Landolfo
F.M. Mazzolani
A survey of ductile design of MR steel frames	965	(12)
B. Faggiano
G. De Matteis
R. Landolfo
F.M. Mazzolani
SEISMIC DESIGN OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES
Behavior of rectangular columns with low lateral confinement ratio	977	(8)
S.S.E. Lam
B. Wu
Z.Y. Wang
Y.L. Wong
K.T. Chau
Behavior of full-scale lightly reinforced concrete interior beam-column joints under reversed cyclic loading	985	(8)
H. Yin
P. Irawan
T.C. Pan
C.H. Lim
Experimental and analytical assessment of simple bridge structures subjected to near-fault ground motions	993	(8)
C.H. Hamilton
G.C. Pardoen
R.P. Kazanjy
Y.D. Hose
Seismic response of reinforced concrete frames using nonlinear macro-element behaviour	1001	(8)
S.M. Elachachi
M. Bensafi
D. Nedjar
Designing the concrete dual system	1009	(10)
E. Atimtay
M.E. Tuna
ANALYSIS AND DESIGN FOR BLAST AND IMPACT
Parametric study on the drop-impact behaviour of mini hi-fi audio products	1019	(10)
K.H. Low
K.L. Lim
K.H. Hoon
A. Yang
J.K.T. Lim
Deformation and tearing of uniformly blast-loaded quadrangular stiffened plates	1029	(8)
S.C.K. Yuen
G.N. Nurick
Non linear response and energy absorption of vehicle frontal protection structures	1037	(6)
P. Bignell
D. Thambiratnam
P. Bullen
Non-linear design of blast/containment reinforced gunite walls for coal mines in SA	1043	(8)
F. du Toit
K. Comninos
P.J. Kruger
A philosophy for blast resistant design	1051	(12)
R.D. Kratz
FIRE SAFETY AND FIRE RESISTANCE
The effect of fire on multi-storey steel frames	1063	(8)
P.J. Moss
G.C. Clifton
Fire safety design and recent developments in fire engineering	1071	(8)
W. Sha
N.C. Lau
T.L. Ngu
Fire resistance of steel floors constructed with experimental fire resistant steels	1079	(8)
K.S. Al-Jabri
I.W. Burgess
R.J. Plank
The influence of connection characteristics on the behaviour of beams in fire	1087	(8)
W. Sha
T.L. Ngu
Heat transfer in steel structures and their fire resistance	1095	(8)
W. Sha
N.C. Lau
Temperature development during fire in slim floor beams protected with intumescent coating	1103	(10)
W. Sha
N.C. Lau
STRUCTURAL SAFETY AND RELIABILITY
On the non stationary spectral moments and their role in structural safety and reliability	1113	(8)
S. Caddemi
P. Colajanni
G. Muscolino
Developments in structural reliability bounds	1121	(8)
K. Ramachandran
Isosafety parameters for fink-type steel roof trusses	1129	(8)
J.O. Afolayan
A. Ocholi
Cost-modelling for the economic appraisal of joint details in steel trusses	1137	(10)
J.O. Afolayan
STRUCTURAL OPTIMISATION
A GA approach for simultaneous structural optimization	1147	(8)
M. Kahraman
F. Erbatur
Genetic algorithm operators for optimisation of pin jointed structures	1155	(8)
J. Mahachi
M. Dundu
Use of a stopper for the stress reduction in beam-block switching systems of audio products	1163	(12)
K.H. Low
H.P. Sin
DAMAGE PREDICTION AND DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
Fiber optic assessment of damage in FRP strengthened structures	1175	(10)
M. Zhao
Y. Zhao
F. Ansari
Structural health monitoring	1185	(10)
J.L. Humar
M.S. Amin
3d seismic damage simulations for an existing bridge substructure using nonlinear FEM calibrated with modal NDT	1195	(8)
C.L. Mullen
P. Tuladhar
B. Leblanc
S. Shrestha
Damage assessment of corroded reinforced concrete beams sing modal testing	1203	(14)
H.A. Razak
F.C. Choi
Evaluation of the structural integrity of an aging mine shaft	1217	(8)
M.M. Khan
G.J. Krige
Problems in measuring strains in the remaining parts of partially demolished bridge	1225	(10)
R. Masih
REPAIR, REHABILITATION AND STRENGTHENING
Seismic rehabilitation of beam-column joints	1235	(8)
A. Ghobarah
TR 55: design guidance for strengthening concrete structures using fibre composite materials - a review	1243	(8)
C. Arya
J.L. Clarke
E.A. Kay
P.D. O'regan
Force transmitting filling of wet and water filled cracks in concrete structures by means of crack injection with newly developed epoxy resins	1251	(8)
K.P. Grosskurth
W. Perbix
Numerical simulation of moisture diffusion in a concrete patch repair	1259	(10)
M.K. Rahman
Analytical modelling of historical masonry structures for the evaluation of strength capacity of their vulnerable elements	1269	(10)
A.I. Unay
LOADINGS AND CODE DEVELOPMENTS
Actual problems of steel-design - future of the codes	1279	(10)
F. Werner
P. Osterrieder
Calibration of load factors for the South African Loading Code	1289	(8)
T.R. Ter Haar
J.V. Retief
A.R. Kemp
An evaluation of imposed loads for application to codified structural design	1297
J.V. Retief
P.E. Dunaiski
P.J. de Villiers
South African wind loadings: Where to go	1237	(76)
A.M. Goliger
R.V. Milford
J. Mahachi
Seismic design provisions based on uniform hazard spectrum	1313	(8)
J.L. Humar
M.A. Mahgoub
Review of provision of loads to structures supporting overhead travelling cranes	1321	(8)
P.E. Dunaiski
H. Barnard
G. Krige
R. Mackenzie
Background to wind damage model for disaster management in South Africa	1329	(10)
A.M. Goliger
J.V. Retief
CONCRETE AND CONCRETE MATERIALS
Structural engineering and concrete technology in developing countries: An overview	1339	(10)
A.S. Ngab
Strength development of high-strength high-performance concrete at early ages	1349	(8)
T. Yen
K.S. Pann
Y.L. Huang
Compressive behaviour of concrete confined by aramid fibre spirals	1357	(8)
H.Y. Leung
C.J. Burgoyne
Behavior and estimation of ultrasonic pulse velocity in concrete	1365	(8)
C.P. Lai
Y. Lin
T. Yen
Study on the rheological behavior of medium strength high performance concrete	1373	(8)
C.W. Tang
K.H. Chen
T. Yen
Influence of admixtures and quarry dust on the physical properties of freshly mixed high performance concrete	1381	(10)
M.F.M. Zain
T.K. Song
H.B. Mahmud
Md. Safiuddin
Y. Matsufuji
Towards sustainable concrete technology in Africa	1391	(8)
A.S. Ngab
S.P. Bindra
Development of artificial lightweight aggregates	1399	(8)
S. Mohd
C.K. Wah
P.Y. Lim
A comparative study of normal concrete with concretes containing granite and laterite fine aggregates	1407	(8)
F. Falade
The influence of recycled aggregate on the early compressive strength and drying shrinkage of concrete	1415	(8)
A.R.M. Ridzuan
A.B.M. Diah
R. Hamir
K.B. Kamarulzaman
Numerical prediction on the elastic modulus of aggregate	1423	(8)
H.J. Chen
H.C. Chan
Estimation of corrosion time with observed data	1431	(10)
K. Ramachandran
A. Karimi
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND METHODS
Construction and instrumentation of a concrete modular block wall	1441	(8)
A. Kasa
F.H. Ali
N. Nasir
Analysis of multilayer system with geosynthetic insertion - Sensitivity analysis	1449	(8)
B.B. Budkowska
J. Yu
The scale pits of Saldanha Steel: an innovative solution to a complex problem	1457	(6)
L. Fliss
Utilization of bamboo as reinforcement in concrete for low-cost housing	1463	(8)
T.A.I. Akeju
F. Falade
Enhancing housing delivery using a simple precast construction method	1471	(10)
J. Kanyemba
Process Chains: A base for effective project management	1481	(8)
I. Weiser
Analysis of placement errors of bars in reinforced concrete construction	1489	(8)
J.O. Afolayan
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION
Teaching structural analysis: a curriculum for an undergraduate civil engineering degree and learning issues	1497	(8)
B.W.J. Van Rensburg
Interactive use of computers to promote a deeper learning of the structural behaviour	1505	(10)
M.Y. Rafiq
D.J. Easterbrook
LATE PAPERS
STEEL STRUCTURES: GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
Experimental investigation of cold-formed steel beam-celumn sub-frames: enhanced Performance	1515	(8)
K.F. Chung
M.F. Wong
CONCRETE STRUCTURES: GENERAL CONSIDERATION
Modified plasticity theory for reinforced concrete slab structures of limited ductility	1523	(8)
C.T. Morley
S.R. Denton
MASONRY, GLASS AND TIMBER STRUCTURES
Accidental damage on unreinforced masonry structures	1531	(8)
F.S. Crofts
J.W. Lane
LAMINATED COMPOSITE PLATES AND SHELLS
A contact based dynamic delamination buckling analysis of composites	1539	(20)
S. Mohammadi
A. Asadollahi
BRIDGES, TOWERS AND MASTS
Modelling of cable vibration effects of cable-stayed bridges	1559	(1)
S.H. Cheng
D.T. Lau
Parametric study of cable vibration effects on the dynamic response of cable-stayed bridges	1559	(8)
S.H. Cheng
D.T. Lau
FINITE ELEMENT AND NUMERICAL MODELLING
Finite element modelling on Vierendeel mechanism in steel beams with large circular web opening	1567	(8)
T.C.H. Liu
K.F. Chung
A.C.H. Ko
CRACKING AND FRACTURE MECHANICS
Loading parameters at cracks and notches	1575	(8)
R.A. Fodhail
STABILITY OF THIN-WALLED MEMBERS
Investigations on local stability of compressed wall of hollow reinforced concrete bridge pier with rectangular cross section	1583	(8)
E.P. Djelebov
REPAIR, REHABILITATION AND STRENGTHENING
Strengthening of reinforced concrete continuous beams with CFRP composites	1591	(8)
S.A. El-Refaie
A.F. Ashour
S.W. Gakrity
CONCRETE AND CONCRETE MATERIALS
Assessment of a range of design models for predicting creep in concrete	1599	(8)
G.C. Fanourakis
Y. Ballim
Effects of cement type and water to cement ratio on concrete expansion caused by sulfate attack	1607	(8)
S.J. Ficcadenti
VIBRATION CONTROL AND SEISMIC ANALYSIS
Improved modelling of electrical substation equipment for seismic loads	1615
G.C. Pardoen
R. Villaverde
R. Tavares
S. Carnalla
Author Index	1	(4)
Keyword Index	5