Testing of Materials and Elements in Civil Engineering (2nd Edition) Volume II

This reprint was proposed and organized as a means to present recent developments in the field of testing of materials and elements in civil engineering. For this reason, the articles highlighted in this editorial relate to different aspects of this topic, from building materials to building structu...

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Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
Subjects:	Conservation of buildings and building materials History of engineering and technology Technology: general issues 100% rejuvenation 3D textile composite acoustic emission acoustic emission method acoustoelastic effect (AE) activation adhesive anchor adhesive joint air-content air-entraining admixture AOQ curve arch artificial neural networks artificial weathering testing in civil engineering artificially supported mining method asphalt aging assessment assessment and verification of constancy of performance (AVCP) austenitic steel autoclaved aerated concrete masonry units (AAC) automated inspection axial compression test backfill backfill mining Barkhausen noise base material Bayesian approach beam-end connection bender elements bending bio-rejuvenated additive bond bond strength bond-slip law buckling buckling analysis building material building performance assessment capillary active internal insulation cement cement lime mortar cement-cellulose composites ceramic tiles adhesive (CTA) CFRP CFRP grid civil engineering clay brick clay bricks clearance climate condition coating materials columns compressive strength computed microtomography concrete concrete beam concrete corrosion concrete durability concrete protection concrete quality assessment confining pressure construction architecture material construction materials construction product construction profiles continuous RC slab continuous wavelet transform cracking mechanism cross-correlation function cumulative ringing count damage constitutive model damage detection damage model debonding defects in the internal structure deformation modulus design destructive force DIC technique discrete element method dispersion curves drying of soil ductile fracture dynamic analysis effective length equivalent model estimating mechanical parameters expansive clay experiment external thermal insulation systems external walls fatigue fatigue prediction fatigue resistance FEM FEM model fiber fibers fibre cement boards fibre-cement boards field rut depth fine-grain concrete finite element analysis finite element method fire exposure fire temperature flexible wall permeameter flexural strength fracture mechanics fracture surface free-vibration analysis freeze-thawing resistance frequencies of acoustic emission signals frequency domain FRP gap geodesic dome geosynthetic global buckling gradient boosting GSI guided waves heat accumulation factor heat flow meter method high temperature hybrid hydraulic conductivity hydrostatic stresses hygrothermal simulation industrial computed tomography infill masonry wall infrared thermography method inter-laboratory comparisons (ILC) interface interlaboratory comparison (ILC) large-scale model LCR circuits light detection and ranging (LiDAR) light weight deflectometer lime load-bearing capacity loading rate longitudinal wave looseness low-temperature construction additive machine learning macro-strain mode management market surveillance masonry masonry structures material durability material microstructure material property material testing measurements uncertainty (MU) mechanical anchor mechanical model mechanical properties mechanical properties of bonds mechanical property medium- and small-span bridges micromechanics microstructure microstructure analysis microwave heating minor-destructive (MDT) techniques mixture performance modal analysis modeling modification mechanism modules moisture effects mortar mould risk nanomodifier astralene natural fibre-reinforced polymer composites NDT non-destructive (NDT) techniques non-destructive testing non-destructive tests numerical analysis numerical modelling numerical simulation OC curve optimal design orthogrid-stiffened panel particle crushing pavement pavement performance pavement structure PCM physical and mechanical properties plastic deformation plastic viscosity plasticizing polyurethane adhesive porosity post-installed anchors pre-tensioned members precast concrete products prediction models preparation method prestressing force proficiency testing (PT) pull-out test pullout resistance quality quality control R-value random forest RC slab ready-mixed concrete rebound hammer rebound value reclaimed asphalt pavement rectangular profile recycled aggregate concrete recycling reduced-order plate model regeneration mechanism reinforced beam reinforced earth reliability research residual magnetic field residual strength resistance drilling resonant pulse method retrofit rigid wall permeameter risk analysis RMR road engineering rock S355 steel saw-cut method segment assembly seismic analysis seismic response self-compacting concrete self-stressed anti-washout concrete SEM semi-destructive tests semi-flexible pavement shear capacity shear cracking shear properties shear wave velocity slender bars small clear specimens soil structure solid fired brick stability stairs static load test steel corrosion steel fiber steel fiber-reinforced concrete steel fibers steel fibre-reinforced concrete steel fibres steel plates stiffness stiffness increase storage systems strength strength index strength properties strengthen strengthening stress wave subgrade sulfate attack sustainable aggregate sustainable concrete temperature-based method thermal measurements thermal resistance timber frame building timber structures TLS torsional stiffness triaxial testing true stress-strain relationships ultimate compressive strength ultrasonic testing ultrasonic tomography ultrasonic wave undrained strengthening uniaxial tensile test validation variable cross-section variational asymptotic method vault ventilated façade ventilated facades vibrations visual grading void growth volcanic soil volumetric properties waste from enrichment of water-soluble ores waste glass waste sand properties water content wavelet transform xCT yield stress
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