Differential evolution (DE) is a population-based metaheuristic search algorithm that optimizes a problem by iteratively improving a candidate solution based on an evolutionary process. Such algorithms make few or no ...

The modeling and simulation of structural systems is a task that requires high precision and reliable results to ensure the stability and safety of construction projects of all kinds. For many years now, structural engineers ...

In this work we propose a generalization of the endurance function employed in the continuum approach to high-cycle fatigue modeling by Ottosen et al. (2008). The von Mises-type backstress-modified effective stress term ...

The present study conceives a numerical model for phase change materials following the apparent heat capacity method where the phase change occurs within a chosen temperature interval. A multiphysical modeling approach to ...

An experimental campaign aimed at understanding the behavior of corroded prestressed beams is carried out to investigate the effects of low corrosion levels spreading along the entire beams. The results show that corrosion ...

Because of the non-ductile nature of FRP reinforcement, the convention of designing cross-sections with the flexure strength limited by reinforcement yield, as for steel, is not adequate. Although ACI 440.1R-15 gives ...

Meteorological conditions play a major influence on the indoor conditions of buildings, especially in southern European countries, where the hygrothermal requirements are systematically neglected, on contrast to northern ...

In recent years, slow travel modes (walking, cycling) have gainedmuch interest in the context of urban air quality management.This article presents thefindings from a novel air qualitymeasurement experiment in the Netherlands, ...