Severe convective storms generate highly transient and spatially localised wind phenomena, notably downbursts and gust fronts, that impose extreme loads on built infrastructure. Unlike steady synoptic ...

In-fill wall retrofit has been used in many multi-column bridge bents in California and elsewhere. Some of the in-fill walls are connected to the cap beam while others are stopped short of the bottom ...

Shakedown analysis addresses the long-term response of structures subjected to cyclic or variable load histories that may drive materials into the plastic regime. When a structure is loaded repeatedly ...