High-strength, lightweight concrete materials have been widely used in many building
structures, while the dynamic behaviors under high-strain-rate loading are not well …

Nowadays, the degradation of the built environment is becoming a serious economic,
cultural and environmental problem in several developed countries, after several decades of …

Precast reinforced concrete panels are commonly used as wall claddings in precast
buildings. The cladding panels are generally evaluated as non-structural members and are …

Granite is a common construction material that is widely used in the various types of
structures, but its dynamic behavior is not clearly understood. To investigate the uniaxial …

Under earthquake loads, economic loss and threatening human casualties can occur owing
to fallouts of exterior cladding stones in buildings. In this study, a shaking table test was …

To investigate the uniaxial compressive behavior of a thin granite material, three groups of
thin granite cylinders with the same length-to-diameter ratio (L/D) of 0.5 but with different …

Although granite claddings with dowel-pin connections are widely used around the world,
their seismic safety is not yet well understood. A series of cyclic tests on dowel-pinned …

Because of its good deformation performance, easy installation and replacement, the kerf
anchorage technology is widely used in the stone cladding. The current reports of accidents …

The selection of ornamental stones for specific applications requires technical guidance
since it should be based on the durability, service life, and aesthetic value of the stones. In …

A dowel-pinned anchorage in granite cladding has been widely used in modern granite
cladding systems. However, current studies on the breaking loads of dowel-pinned …