High Performance Structures and Materials: v. 3

Section 1: Conceptual design and structural analysis Conceptual design of lightweight structures:the role of morphological indicators and the structural index; Influence of dynamic loads on the optimum design of trusses; Modular grid-based design concept for fibre reinforced composite shells; Influence of stiffness constraints on optimal design of trusses using morphological indicators; Variations in form and stress behaviour of a V-shaped membrane in a foldable structure Section 2: Composite materials and structures A new composite material based on natural fibres and a thermoset: technology, applications and properties; Experimental test of threaded steel rods glued-in hardwood with epoxy; Predicting the mechanical behaviour of large composite rocket motor cases; Micromechanical modeling of random or imperfect composites; Flexural behaviour of ferrocement roof panels; Finite element modeling of actuated fibre composites; CFRP strengthening of prefabricated timber panel walls; Evaluation of the structural integrity of a sandwich composite train roof structure; Measurement of the fiber stress distribution during pull-out test by means of micro-Raman spectroscopy and FEM analysis Section 3: Natural fibre composites Effect of surface treatment to tensile static and creep properties for jute fiber reinforced composite; Effects of forming conditions on mechanical properties of resinless bamboo composites; Compression moulding of jute fabric reinforced thermoplastic composites based on PLA non-woven fabric; Quality control of fibers end-milled from bamboo pipe using spiral tool path; Characteristic behaviors of CFRP and GFRP at cryogenic temperature under static and cyclic loadings; Mechanical properties of loosing natural fiber reinforced polypropylene Section 4: Material and mechanical characterisation Identification of strain-rate sensitivity parameters of steel sheet by genetic algorithm optimisation; Mechanical characterisation of a viscous-elastic plastic material, sensitive to hydrostatic pressure and temperature; Identification of the material properties of composite beams: inverse method approach; Full-field optical measurement for material parameter identification with inverse methods; Multiaxial characterization of the mechanical behaviour of aluminium foam; Characterisation of the high strain rate properties of Advanced High Strength Steels; valuation of bond strength in Roller Compacted Concrete under various normal pressures; High performance fibres and the mechanical attributes of cut resistant structures made therewith; The study of surface oxidation of tin(II) fluoride and chloride fluoride materials by Mossbauer spectroscopy: to oxidize or not to oxidize, that is the question; Study of double ionic disorder (cationic and anionic) and disorder of two kinds of tin(II) (ionic and covalent) within the same material: the incredibly complex Ba1-xSnxCl1+yF1-y solid solution and its study by Mossbauer spectroscopy; Study on fatigue and energy-dissipation properties of nanolayered Cu/Nb thin films; Advances in computational modeling through the use of higher-level microstructure characterization; Deformation of aluminum alloys AD-1, AMg-6 and D-16 at dynamic compression and temperatures of 25-250 C; X-ray residual stress measurements on plasma sprayed molybdenum coatings; Compressive residual stress generation process by laser peening without pre-coating; The scale effect of roughness in contact problems Section 5: High performance concretes Copper slag as fine aggregate for high performance concrete; Application of FRC in tunnel reinforcement; Innovative procedure to produce high performance pretensioned concrete girders combining high strength concrete and normal or special concrete types; Properties of high performance concrete: the effect of cracks; Seismic upgrading of square and rectangular RC columns using FRP wrapping; Arch bridge made of reactive powder concrete; Elastic and inelastic seismic response comparison of reinforced concrete buildings with normal resistance concrete and with high resistance concrete; The strength effects of synthetic zeolites on properties of high performance concrete; Behaviour model and experimental study for the torsion of reinforced concrete members; A study on use of blended ferrocement: a high performance material for repair/strengthening of brick masonry columns Section 6: Damage and fracture mechanics Crush behaviour of open cellular lattice structures manufactured using selective laser melting; Stress intensity factors for cracked cold-drawn steel wires under tensile loading; Void growth and damage ahead of a crack in pressure-sensitive dilatant polymers; An orthotropic damage model for crash simulation of composites; Ring-shaped crack propagation in a cylinder under nonsteady cooling; Investigation of the hygrothermal performance of wooden beam ends embedded in inside insulated outside walls; Bond repair of cracked beams; Microtexture and nanoindentation study of delamination cracking in Al-Cu-Li-X alloys; A contribution to the rehabilitation of reinforced concrete structures by non-destructive electrochemical methods Section 7: Adhesion and adhesives Timber specimens parametrized design for numerical analysis; Theory of the elasticity of the materials of the second order Section 8: Optimal design Optimal design of fibre reinforced tubular structures; MINLP optimization of steel frames; Optimization of timber trusses considering joint flexibility; The Hendrickx-Vanwalleghem design strategy; The optimization of a truss facade; MINLP optimization of the single-storey industrial building steel structure; Genetically optimised placement of piezoelectric sensor arrays: linear and nonlinear transient analysis; Numerical analysis of the process of trapezoidal thread rolling; Three-dimensional limit analysis of ancient masonry buildings with rigid block models Section 9: Reliability of structures Analysis of diffusional stress relaxation in submicron Cu interconnect structures using the model with enhanced vacancy diffusivity in grain boundary region; Application of fuzzy sets to structural reliability of existing structures; Non-linear response of combined system, 3D wall panels and bending steel frame subjected to seismic loading