Abstract: The truss structure optimization problem is of substantial importance in diverse civil engineering applications. The ultimate goal is to determine the optimal cross-section (bar) areas of ...

Key Laboratory of Geotechnical Mechanics and Engineering of the Ministry of Water Resources, Yangtze River Scientific Research Institute, Wuhan, China. Soil-water characteristic curve (SWCC) is ...

Stiffened plates are widely used in engineering due to their excellent manufacturing and mechanical properties. This paper introduces a novel method for designing stiffener plates that combines the ...

SINGAPORE - Six Build-To-Order (BTO) projects comprising about 5,000 homes will be built in the upcoming Mount Pleasant housing estate, with the first one to be launched in 2025. Heritage elements ...

Purpose of present work is to develop a reliable and simple method for structural analysis of RC Shear Walls. The shear wall is simulated by a truss model as the bar of a truss is the simplest finite ...

This paper presents a method of equilibrium path analysis and stability analysis of an equilibrium state for a rigid origami, which consists of rigid flat faces connected by straight crease lines ...

A structure that fails at large loads is expected to be dense and stiff. This is because in conventional materials failure load depends directly on stiffness and density. This paper shows that the ...