The concept is applied to an innovative multi-column accelerated bridge construction (ABC) pier concept. Different types of structural fuses are investigated to compare the effect of each on ABC ...

Keywords: Structural-fuse concept. Bridge bents. Piers. Highway infrastructure. Experimental tests. Analytical models. Accelerated bridge construction (ABC) concept ...

Exciting and unique buildings increasingly dot the landscape of our urban environments and beautifully fill the pages of our design magazines. Conversely, over the past half century the construction ...

Schematic shows how researchers divided the functionalized copper current collectors into three categories, according to their structural design concepts: planar modified copper foils, 3D ...