Intro -- Preface -- Organization -- Contents -- Keynote Papers -- Life-Cycle Risk, Resilience, and Sustainability of Individual and Spatially Distributed Structures -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Lessons from Recent Large Earthquakes in Japan -- 3 Toward Life-Cycle Based Design and Assessment of Bridges and Bridge Networks Under Multiple Hazards -- 3.1 Progress of Structural Performance Methodology and Associated Performance Indicators -- 3.2 Multiple Hazard Issues -- 4 Illustrative Examples -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Reliability and Durability of Built Environment Under Impact of Climate Natural Hazards -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Case Study: Large Span Steel Frame Production Unit Exposed to Extreme Drifted Snow -- 2.1 Building Description -- 2.2 Heavy Snowfall and Damage to the Building -- 2.3 Numerical Simulation of the Accidental Snow Load Effects on the Roof -- 3 Case Study: Roofing of Large Span Concrete Frame Industrial Building Exposed to Extreme Wind -- 3.1 Building Description -- 3.2 Windstorm Damage to the Building Roofing and Enclosure Walls -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Sustainable Infrastructures -- Integration of Carbon Emissions Estimates into Climate Resilience Frameworks for Transport Asset Recovery -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Integrating Environmental Impact into Resilience Frameworks -- 3 Environmental Impact Assessments -- 3.1 Environmental Impact Modelling -- 3.2 Restoration Tasks -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Environmental Impact -- 4.2 Circularity Considerations -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Resilience Framework for Aged Bridges Subjected to Human-Induced Hazard - Case Study in Ukraine -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Resilience Framework for Combined Ageing and Human-Induced Hazards -- 3 Case Study of Post-conflict Recovery in Ukraine -- 3.1 Portfolio of Bridges -- 3.2 Vulnerability Analysis -- 3.3 Resilience Analysis.

3.4 Cost-Based Resilience -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- A Study on Traffic Awareness at Jordanian Universities: A Case Study of the German Jordanian University -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 2.1 Traffic Safety and Road Accidents in Jordan -- 2.2 Youth and Traffic Behavior -- 2.3 Impact of Educational Institutions on Traffic Awareness -- 2.4 Urban Transportation and Campus Planning -- 2.5 Gaps in Literature and Research Objective -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Descriptive Analysis -- 3.2 Examination of Relationships and Analytical Approaches -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Chi-Square Statistic -- 4.2 Traffic Awareness at German Jordanian University -- 5 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Analysis of the Pavement Response with Total/Partial Link Between Layers to the Action of Traffic Load -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Case-Study -- 3 Numerical Model -- 4 Numerical Results -- 4.1 Perfectly Bound Layers Hypothesis -- 4.2 Semi-bonded Layers Hypothesis (BA 16 50% Bonded to BAD 22.4) -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Thermal-Structural Modelling and Temperature Control of Roller-Compacted Concrete Gravity Dam: A Parametric Study -- 1 Review and Analysis of Related Work -- 2 Location and Description of the Dam -- 3 Dam Wall Profile -- 4 Material Properties and Environmental Conditions -- 5 Methodology -- 6 Effect of RCC Placement Temperature -- 7 Effect of RCC Young Modulus on the Thermal Stresses and Block Length -- 8 Effect of Strain Capacity -- 9 Effect of Layer Thickness -- 10 Conclusions -- References -- Structural Engineering -- Influence of Shear Connection and End Supports onto Self-vibrations of Cold-Formed Steel Concrete Composite Floor -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Numerical and Parametric Analyses -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusions -- References.

Numerical Investigation of Double-Skin Cold-Formed Steel Shear Wall Filled with Concrete -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Finite Element Modelling -- 2.1 Development of FE Models -- 2.2 Model Validation -- 3 Parametric Study -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Comparative Experimental Study on Improving Structural Performance of the Base Upright Profiles of Steel Storage Pallet Racks Under Operational Conditions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Experimental Study -- 2.1 Sections and Materials -- 2.2 Methodology -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Performance Comparison of Different Vibration Control Strategies -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Problem Statement -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Exploratory Research on the Thermal Properties of Wood in Real Fire Conditions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Experimental Setup -- 3 Numerical Simulations -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Assessment of Existing Structures for Elongation of the Buildings Lifecycle Based on Ukrainian Experience and Codes -- 1 Development and Structure of Regulatory Framework for Inspection of Existing Constructions -- 2 Comparison with the International Standard for the Evaluation of Operating Structures. -- 3 Conclusions -- References -- Procedure for Generation of Finite Element Models of Steel Members from 3D Scanned Data -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Current Applications and Directions -- 3 3D Scanning of Steel Links -- 3.1 Research Framework -- 3.2 Experimental Specimens -- 3.3 3D Scanning of the Steel Links -- 4 Post-processing of the Scanned Data and Finite Element Modelling -- 4.1 General -- 4.2 Manual Mesh Generation from Point Clouds -- 4.3 Generating Solid Models from 3D Surface Models -- 4.4 FE Model -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- The Behavior of Heat-Damaged RC Beams Reinforced Internally with CFRP Strips -- 1 Introduction.

2 Methodology and Used Materials -- 2.1 Constructing the Specimens -- 2.2 Properties of the Materials -- 2.3 Mixing of Specimens and Heat Treatment -- 2.4 Test Setup and Instrumentation -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Mode of Failure -- 3.2 Failure Loads and Corresponding Deflection -- 3.3 Load-Deflection Behavior -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Energy Systems and Structures -- Influence of Adaptive Controlling Strategies of Floating Offshore Wind Turbine on Corrosion Fatigue Deterioration of Supporting Towers -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Multi-physics Simulation -- 2.1 Probabilistic Corrosion Fatigue Modelling -- 2.2 Derivation of Fatigue Stress Spectra -- 2.3 Probabilistic Deterioration Prognosis -- 3 Adaptation of Controlling Strategies -- 3.1 Variation in Controlling Strategies -- 3.2 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Wind Aerodynamics and Related Energy Potential of Urban High-Rise Vertical Farms -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Computational Model -- 2.2 Meshing and Boundary Conditions -- 2.3 Validation -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Impact of Wind Turbulence -- 3.2 Impact of Corridor Width -- 3.3 Impact of the Location of the Wind Turbines -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Design of Photovoltaic/Thermal Collectors with Thermal Storage and Batteries to Enhance Building Performance and Resilience in Cold Climate -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 PV/T Collector -- 2.2 Thermal Storage -- 2.3 Heat Pump -- 2.4 Battery -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Energy Efficiency in the Higher Education Institutions: A Review of Actions and Their Contribution to Sustainable Development -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research Strategy -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Energy-Saving Actions -- 3.2 Energy-Generation Actions -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References.

Hybrid Renewable Energy to Greener and Smarter Cities: A Case Study of Kayseri Province -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 HOMER Simulation and Optimization -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Cost Analysis -- 3.2 Engineering Analysis -- 3.3 Electrical Summary -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Innovation in Materials, Products and Systems -- Disassembly and Structural Reuse Potential of Steel-Timber Shear Connections with Screws -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Response of Steel-Timber Shear Connections -- 3 Experimental Assessment -- 3.1 Materials -- 3.2 Specimens -- 3.3 Testing Procedures -- 4 Test Results -- 4.1 Monotonic Tests -- 4.2 Reuse Potential Tests -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Experimental Study on the Behaviour of Glulam Timber Beams Bonded with Glued-in BFRP Rods -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Experimental Study -- 2.1 Materials -- 2.2 Glulam Bonded Specimens -- 2.3 Testing -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Load-Vertical Displacement Curves -- 3.2 Failure Loads -- 3.3 Failure Modes -- 3.4 Comparison of Studied Cases -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Experimental Study on the Feasibility of Disassembling and Reusing Lightweight Fa�cade Wall Systems -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Experiment -- 2.1 Preparation -- 2.2 Results -- 3 Conclusion -- References -- Design for Deconstruction Through Digital Fabrication of Thin Spatial Systems -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Case Studies in the Design of Thin Spatial Systems -- 3.1 The ECHO Shell -- 3.2 The ECHO Arch -- 3.3 Set in Transition Leaf -- 4 Technological Advancements in Digital Fabrication -- 4.1 Additive Manufacturing -- 4.2 Laser Cutting -- 4.3 Approximating Complexity: Stacked Contour Method -- 5 Robotic Assembly -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Use of Textile Fiber Waste to Improve the Thermal and Mechanical Performance of Cement-Based Mortar -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods.

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