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Student #1

Student #2

Department of Civil and Construction Engineering

Swinburne University of Technology
Hawthorn, Victoria
Student #1 Swinburne e-mail address

Department of Civil and Construction Engineering

Swinburne University of Technology
Hawthorn, Victoria
Student #2 Swinburne e-mail address

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Example
Experimental Study of the In-Plane Behaviour of
Confined Stone Masonry Walls

Author 1

Author 2

Department of Civil Engineering

University of Technology
City, County
e-mail address

Department of Civil Engineering

University of Technology
City, County
e-mail address

Abstract Stone masonry construction is still a common practice in remote mountainous areas of many developing countries. Field
investigations have shown that the traditional construction practices do not usually provide adequate seismic resistance for such
buildings. This study was carried out to investigate and improve the construction of single-story stone masonry buildings in terms of
safety in extreme events, economy, and ease of construction. The current construction methods were first studied through field
investigations, and their deficiencies were identified. Then, improved stone masonry walls were designed that provide some confinement
for the masonry by adding steel and reinforced-concrete tie-beams and tie-columns. The in-plane behaviour of these walls was then
studied experimentally. A total of seven stone masonry walls with different configurations of confining elements and openings were
examined. These studies revealed the benefits of using steel and concrete confining elements for the improvement of in-plane strength
and ductility of stone masonry walls, concrete elements being considerably more effective. Finally, a simple hysteretic model is
calibrated based on the test results that can be used for numerical modeling of the in-plane behavior of confined stone masonry walls.

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Example 1
As part of an experimental study on the behavior of steel plate shear walls with partially encased composite columns, a large-scale modular
specimen was tested at the University of Alberta to observe and quantify some important parameters related to seismic design of this type of
structure. The two-story one-bay specimen was subjected to cyclic load until it failed. It was shown that the modular construction method used
to build the specimen had very little effect on the overall behavior. The specimen exhibited high initial stiffness, good displacement ductility and
high energy dissipation capacity. The observations during the test indicated that the detailing of the composite columns played an important role
in improving the seismic performance of the specimen. Based on the results of the current experiment and previous studies, design and detailing
recommendations have been made.

Example 2
This paper presents results from a study which looked into the development and evaluation of models to estimate the demand for new forms of
public transport. The data for this study was collected through a survey and on-line questionnaire with a sample size of 530 respondents. The
data was analysed to determine the socio-economic factors that could influence peoples choices and decision on the mode of transport chosen
for their trips. The data analysis showed that price was not a significant factor in peoples decision on mode choice. Most people surveyed
indicated that reliability and punctuality were among the most important factors in selecting a new form of public transport and in influencing
their travel behaviour. A range of discrete choice models were developed to estimate the number of people who would use the new service. The
models were shown to have an accuracy of 95% and are easily transferrable to other cities by using similar survey methods. These models are
particularly sensitive to demographic changes and provide researchers and practitioners alike with an accurate tool to help them estimate the
demand for new public transport services in their cities.

Example 3
Under earthquakes, bridges in icy water are subjected to both hydrodynamic pressure and dynamic ice force, and yet effective calculation
methods for seismic analysis are not available. In this article, based on the test and numerical study on hydrodynamic pressure and dynamic ice
force, a simplified calculation method for seismic response analysis of bridge piers in icy water was established to analyse the influence of free
ice and consolidated ice on seismic responses of the pier. Comparison was carried out between the Finite Element Model analysis and shake
table test, and the results showed that the simplified calculated method is efficient and accurate.

Example 4
Hydrological behavior of pervious pavements during rainfall events is a complex process that is affected by many factors such as surface type,
nature of aggregates, layer thickness, rainfall height, rainfall intensity, and the preceding dry period. In order to determine the influence of
construction materials on the runoff attenuation capacity of pervious pavements, 16 laboratory models were created with four different cross
sections obtained by combining two pervious surfaces and two subbase aggregate materials. Successive rainfall simulations were applied over
the laboratory models, measuring lag times, retained rainfalls, and times to peak, and peak outflows were registered for the simulated rainfalls.
The results obtained were grouped depending on the materials used and statistically analyzed in order to compare their stormwater retention and
runoff attenuation capacities. Both surface type and subbase aggregate characteristics were proven to influence the attenuation capacity of
pervious pavements. While subbase aggregate materials highly influence the hydrological performance during the first rainfall simulations, the
permeable surface affects the hydrological behavior during the final rainfall events and the retention capacity variation over time.

Example 5
Mobile cellular networks can serve as ubiquitous sensors for physical mobility. We propose a method to infer vehicle travel times on highways
and to detect road congestion in real-time, based solely on anonymised signaling data collected from a mobile cellular network. Most previous
studies have considered data generated from mobile devices active in calls, namely Call Detail Records, an approach that limits the number of
observable devices to a small fraction of the whole population. Our approach overcomes this drawback by exploiting the whole set of signaling
events generated by both idle and active devices. The combined use of data from idle and active devices improves congestion detection
performance in terms of coverage, accuracy, and timeliness. We apply our method to real mobile signaling data obtained from an operational
network during a one-month period on a sample highway segment in the proximity of a European city, and present an extensive validation study
based on ground-truth obtained from a rich set of reference datasources - road sensor data, toll data, taxi floating car data, and radio broadcast
messages.

Example 6
Scour-related failure of earthen abutments in bridge waterways involves interacting geotechnical and hydraulic processes. Current bridge design
guides, however, inadequately account for geotechnical factors influencing scour depth. Our paper presents results of laboratory experiments
investigating how soil strength affects scour depth at spill-through abutments. We focus on several difficulties faced when conducting flume
experiments on scour at abutments formed of erodible soil. The difficulties include attaining scale-reduced shear strengths, controlling soil
compaction, and quantifying the shear strength of model soil. We indicate the similitude considerations involved, and describe a process of soil
tests relating model soil strength to soil compaction that uses hand-held devices to determine soil strengths. The correlations developed between
soil compaction and shear strength helped to work around some of the difficulties in flume experiments. We suggest practical solutions to issues
pertaining to simulating the shear strength of compacted soils used in flume studies of abutment scour.