Lei Zhang

TL;DR: In this article, a seismic and progressive collapse resistant composite frame (SPCRCF) structural system is proposed based on a comprehensive consideration of the structural requirements of steel-concrete composite frames, and the experimental and simulation results show that the proposed SPCRCF has better seismic resilience (low damage, self-centering, and easy repair).

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used the waste tires in engineering construction in an environmentally friendly way, in order to utilize the waste tire in a more efficient way than using them in cars.

TL;DR: In this paper, a dual-functional replaceable stiffening angle steel (SAS) component is proposed to improve the stiffness and strength of beam-column connections and has sufficient energy-dissipating performance and ductility.

TL;DR: In this paper, an improved second-generation seismic and progressive collapse resilient steel-concrete composite frame (SPCRCF-2) is proposed, which can localize the damage to the replaceable energy-dissipating (ED) components under both seismic and collapse conditions, whilst maintaining the other key components (beams and columns) damage-free.

TL;DR: The existing earth pressure theories, such as Rankine's theory and Coulomb's theory, adopt planar slip surfaces to establish force equilibrium equations as mentioned in this paper for retaining walls, especially fo...