Although civil engineering problems are often characterized by significant levels of
complexity, they are generally approached and solved by combining several practitioners' …

This paper collects some recent smoothed particle hydrodynamic (SPH) applications in the
field of natural hazards connected to rapidly varied flows of both water and dense granular …

In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in permanent observation of the
dynamic behaviour of bridges for long-term monitoring purpose. This is due not only to the …

Scour has been reported as the cause of approximately half of bridge failures in the United
States. It alters static and dynamic characteristics of bridges and may lead to excessive …

A long‐span suspension bridge is a complex structural system that interacts with the
surrounding environment and the users. The environmental actions and the corresponding …

This paper will explain the elementary aspects related to structural robustness. The concept
of structural integrity is firstly introduced and next it is considered how it varies in time. The …

In this paper a 3D incompressible Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (ISPH) erosion model
is proposed to simulate the scouring process around a large vertical cylinder. The erosion …

The seismic analysis of long-span cable suspended bridges is undoubtedly a problem in
structural analysis that involves a high number of uncertain parameters. In this work, through …

Precast hollow core slabs (HCS) are technically advanced products in the precast concrete
industry, widely used in the last years due to their versatility, their multipurpose potential and …

Estimation of local scour depth at a bridge pier must be accurate and precise for the safety
assessment of pier foundation. Many deterministic scour depth prediction models for bridge …