Structural Analysis Progresses: Designing, Analyzing and Testing
View Published Articles →01About This Special Issue
Structural analysis, in its general definition, is the determination of the effects of loads on physical structures and their components. Structures subject to this type of analysis include all that must withstand loads, such as buildings, bridges, vehicles, machinery, furniture, attire, soil strata, prostheses and biological tissue. Structural analysis incorporates the fields of applied mechanics, materials science and applied mathematics to compute a structure's deformations, internal forces, stresses, support reactions, accelerations, and stability. The results of the analysis are used to verify a structure's fitness for use, often saving physical tests. Structural analysis is thus a key part of the engineering design of structures.Applicability, comprehensiveness and complexity of this field have attracted many researchers to increase the accuracy of the solution by challenging the simplifying assumptions and application of new techniques. These efforts led to the increasingly development of various aspects of this branch of science.
Now, Conditions have been provided to the latest advances in structural analysis be presented and evaluated. Some, but not all topics in this section include:
Structural Analysis
1. Linear and Nonlinear Analysis
2. Joints, Connections & Welding
3. Contact
4. Durability, Fatigue & Fracture
5. Thermal Structural Analysis
Dynamics & Testing
1. Crash Simulation
2. Seismic
3. Linear Dynamics
4. Non-linear Dynamics
5. Combining Physical & Virtual Testing
6. Impact
02Meet the Guest Editors
Our distinguished editors bring deep subject-matter expertise to curate high-quality research and ensure a rigorous peer-review process.
Lead Guest Editor
S. Mahdi S. Kolbadi
Department of Civil Engineering, K.N.Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Guest Editor
Mehmet Avcar
Civil Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
Guest Editor
Mohammad Amin Hariri Ardebili
Department of Civil Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, United States
Guest Editor
Mohammad Amin Hariri Ardebili
Department of Civil Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, United States
Guest Editor
Esmaeil Asadzadeh
Department of Civil Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
03Published Articles
The following articles have been published in this special issue.
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Effect of Ground Motions on Nonlinear Seismic Behavior of Corroded Buried Gas Pipeline
Issue: Volume 3, Issue 2-1, March 2015Pages: 9-13Received: 3 January 2015Accepted: 8 January 2015Published: 14 January 2015Abstract: Recent earthquakes have damaged many lifeline structures. Buried gas pipelines are also no exceptions. Sometimes, theses pipes are subjected to a thinning of the wall thickness due to corrosion. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the strength of the pipes undergoing local wall thinning to maintain the integrity of the piping systems. The main p... Show More -
Issue: Volume 3, Issue 2-1, March 2015Pages: 1-8Received: 24 October 2014Accepted: 30 October 2014Published: 12 November 2014Abstract: In the present paper, seismic performance of a high concrete arch dam is evaluated based on both the stress and strain criteria. For this purpose, the finite element model of the selected arch dam-reservoir-foundation system was provided. Reservoir was modeled using Eulerian approach as a compressible domain and the foundation rock was assumed to b... Show More
