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Numerical Investigation of Reinforcing a Masonry Column with Fiber Reinforced Strain Hardening Cementitious Composite JAŠEK Marek1, a*and BROŽOVSKÝ Jiří1, b 1VSB-TU of Ostrava, Faculty of Civil Engineering, L.
These modern composite materials are used not only in the civil industry, in the design of new structures and components, but also in repairs, reconstructions, and especially in strengthening of existing structures.
Li, Concrete Construction Engineering Handbook, Second Edition, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA, Boca Raton  : CRC Press, Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC): Material, Structural, and Durability Performance, pp. 1024-1069, 2008
Brožovský, Development of green engineered cementitious composites, In 6th International Conference on Contemporary Problems in Architecture and Construction, Ostrava, Czech Republic, 24. – 27. 6. 2014.

Protection of earthquake-disturbed workshop building by using piezoelectric smart devices Jin Zheng1,a, Bo Chen2, b, Jianfeng Wei2,c 1 Design Institute of Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China 2 Key Laboratory of Roadway Bridge and Structural Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China azhengjin_jeff@163.com, bcbsteven@163.com, cjianfengwei123@sina.com Keywords: Piezoelectric actuator, material-structure system, semi-active control, seismic response.
Introduction To be a common type of civil engineering structure with large space, workshop buildings are prone to destruction and even collapse while accepting to strong seismic excitations.
Mechanical model of piezoelectric smart device As a typical functional material, piezoelectric material is widely used as both sensor and actuator for vibration measurement and reduction, is now attracting more and more attention in the field of vibration control of civil engineering structures [1].
Aktan: The sixth Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Toronto, (1991), p.367

The test study of shape coefficient of low-rise buildings roof with different positions of openings Ji Zhou1,2,a, Yuanming Dou1,b, Xiyuan Liu1,c and Jishu Sun1,d 1 School of Civil Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, No. 29 Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin, 300130, China 2Civil Engineering Technology Research Center of Hebei Province, No. 5340 Xiping Road, Beichen District, Tianjin, 300401, China azjzj-1978@163.com, bdouyuanming@163.com, cliuxiyuan721@126.com, dsunjishu76@126.com Keywords: low-rise buildings, wind tunnel experiment, shape coefficient, gable roof Abstract.
While the roof hole is in smaller wind angle, it causes the roof the downward pressure, and the value is larger, which equivalent to increase a vertical load to roof, easier to cause the roof, wall and foundation failure, these should be paid more attention in practical engineering.
Building disaster caused by Saomei typhoon in Cangnan County, Zhejiang Province as well as the technical measure for anti-typhoon[J].Quality of Civil Engineering and Construction,2006(10):18.

Figueroa, Load Response of Transportation Support Systems, Transportation Engineering Journal, American Society of Civil Engineers, 106 (1980)
Witczak, Equivalent Granular Base Moduli: Prediction, Transportation Engineering Journal, American Society of Civil Engineers,Vol. 107, No.

Reliability Analysis of Flexural Deflection of Reinforced Concrete Members under Ultra-Low Temperature Tan Mengxi1,a, LI Yang2,b 1School of Civil Engineering and Environmental, Hubei University of Technology, Xiangyang, Hubei, China 2School of Civil Engineering and Environmental, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China azhangjinzjbst@hbut.edu.cn, b20131025@hbut.edu.cn Keywords: Ultra-low temperature; reinforced concrete; flexural deflection; reliability; Monte Carlo method Abstract: Based on the Monte Carlo method, the functional function under the normal use limit state given by the specification introduces the concrete tensile strength of each temperature gradient under ultra-low temperature, and the coefficient of change of concrete elastic modulus.
In "Unified Standard for Reliability Design of Engineering Structures: GB 50153-2008", the target reliability index for serviceability limit state design is 0~1.5, and the diameter of 14 mm HRB335 steel bar (reinforcement ratio 0.36%) is not enough Meet the normal use state.
Journal of Wuhan University (Engineering Science Edition), 2016, 49(05): 779-786

The Response of a SDOF System Driven by a Periodic Random Force SANA Vladimir1,a,∗, ROKOS Ondrej2,b and MACA Jiri2,c 1Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Experimental Centre, Thakurova 7, 166 29 Prague, Czech Republic 2Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Mechanics, Thakurova 7, 166 29 Prague, Czech Republic avladimir.sana@fsv.cvut.cz, bondrej.rokos@fsv.cvut.cz, cmaca@fsv.cvut.cz Keywords: Random Structural Vibrations; Duhamel's Integral; Footbridges.
Introduction Structural engineers and designers mostly work with deterministic quantities such as loading or flexural rigidity.
Maca, The response of grandstands driven by filtered Gaussian white noise processes, Advances in Engineering Software 72 (2014) 85-94

Two methods dedicated to assessing the structural integrity and safety of civil structures, in terms of detecting welding fractures, are presented in [6].
Heckman, Damage Detection in Civil Structures Using High-Frequency Seismograms, PhD Thesis, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, 2014 [7] G.R.
Praisach, Reliable method to detect and assess damages in beams based on frequency changes, Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference 2012, Vol. 1, Pts A and B, (2012), pp 129-137
Praisach, Damage-patterns based method to locate discontinuities in beams, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 8695, art.no. 869532, 2013 [10] G.R.
Ntakpe, The influence of transversal crack geometry on the frequency changes of beams, Proceedings of ISMA 2014 - International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering and USD 2014 - International Conference on Uncertainty in Structural Dynamics, Leuven, 2014, pp 485-498.

Perspectives of Using Alternative Binders in the Preparation of Composites with Natural Filler Eva Terpáková1,a*, Nadežda Števulová2,b 1Institute of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Vysokoskolska 4, 042 00 Kosice, Slovakia aeva.terpakova@tuke.sk, bnadezda.stevulova@tuke.sk Keywords: hemp, alternative binder, natural clay, testing of composites.
The clay material has been used for the construction of an experimental house in the Laboratory of Excellent Research of the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Košice.
Proceedia Engineering. 42 (2012) 931-941

Dynamic Characteristics Study of U-Beam Applied in Rail Transit Xun Zhang1, a, Xiaozhen Li1, b, Yadong Li1, c 1School of Civil Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610031, China azhxunxun@126.com, bxzhli@swjtu.edu.cn, cydli@swjtu.edu.cn Keywords: Rail transit, U-beam, Dynamic characteristics, Train-Track-Bridge coupling vibration Abstract.
Guo: Guangdong Architecture Civil Engineering Vol. 4 (2008), p. 12 (in Chinese) [3] E.H.
He: Journal of Railway Engineering Society Vol. 78 (2003), p. 13 (in Chinese) [4] J.
Zhang and DE ROECK Guido: Engineering Mechanics Vol. 20(6) (2003), p. 99 (in Chinese) [6] D.

A theoretical Study on Knowledge Discovery Technique for Structural Health Monitoring Jian Li 1,2,a, and Jun Deng2,b 1 Guangdong Provincial Academy of Building Research, Guangzhou, 510500, China 2 Faculty of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China ajil2sun@gmail.com, bjdeng@gdut.edu.cn Keywords: Structural health monitoring; knowledge discovery; vibration measurement Abstract.
In the meanwhile, the structural health monitoring techniques are attracting more and more interests in civil engineering.
Zhang: Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol. 35 (2006), p. 761 [5] H.
Farrar: Journal of structural engineering.