International Journal of Structural Integrity: Volume 9 Issue 3

CINPAR2016–strengthening and repair of structures

José Fonseca de Oliveira Correia, Abilio M.P. de Jesus, Humberto Varum, Rui Calçada, Xavier Romão

Mechanical characterization of concrete block used on infill masonry panels

Patricia Raposo, André Furtado, António Arêde, Humberto Varum, Hugo Rodrigues

The infill masonry walls in recent worldwide earthquakes have shown that it is necessary to conduct further studies to characterize the behavior of existing buildings and, in…

Features of the microstructural and mechanical degradation of long term operated mild steel

Halyna Krechkovska, Oleksandra Student, Grzegorz Lesiuk, José Correia

The purpose of this paper is to assess the technical state of old and repair steels of Shukhov’s tower elements after operation during ~ 110 and 70 years of the water tower in…

Numerical analysis and structural intervention methodology for a wood floor of a medieval building

Patricia Raposo, Michael Andrade, José Correia, Maria E. Salavessa, Cristina Reis, Carlos Oliveira, Abilio M.P. de Jesus

The case-study building of this work is the Medieval Inn of Gralheira (“Pousada Medieval da Gralheira”) located in Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Portugal. This building is an example of…

Fatigue crack growth of 42CrMo4 and 41Cr4 steels under different heat treatment conditions

Grzegorz Lesiuk, Monika Maria Duda, José Correia, Abilio M.P. de Jesus, Rui Calçada

For nowadays construction purposes, it is necessary to define the life cycle of elements with defects. As steels 42CrMo4 and 41Cr4 are typical materials used for elements working…

Fatigue assessment of a high-speed railway composite steel-concrete bridge by the hot-spot stress method

Guilherme Alencar, Gonçalo Ferreira, Abílio M.P. de Jesus, Rui Calçada

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the fatigue performance of a welded detail from a composite steel-concrete railway twin girder bridge caused by a passenger train…

A methodology for a global-local fatigue analysis of ancient riveted metallic bridges

Regina C.G. Leite, Abilio M.P. de Jesus, José Correia, Patricia Raposo, Renato N. Jorge, Marco Paulo Parente, Rui Calçada

Recent studies have proposed the application of local fatigue approaches based on fracture mechanics or on strain-life material relations for the fatigue analysis of metallic…

Fatigue crack growth rate in CFRP reinforced constructional old steel

Grzegorz Lesiuk, Mikolaj Katkowski, José Correia, Abilio M.P. de Jesus, Wojciech Blazejewski

The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to observe an influence of different Composite Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) patches, whose application to metals is very easy, in…

Characterization of the mechanical behaviour of wooden construction materials from “quinta lobeira de cima”

Patricia Raposo, João Martins, José Correia, Maria E. Salavessa, Cristina Reis, José Xavier, Abilio M.P. de Jesus

The antique structures are part of the inheritance that our elders left, being important to preserve their memories. It is important to preserve, rehabilitate and restore the…