Load factor is a fundamental concept in structural engineering and plays a crucial role in ensuring structural safety. It is an essential parameter to consider when designing structures like buildings ...

4. Snow load: The weight of accumulated snow on a structure can vary greatly depending on several factors such as snow density and climate conditions. 5. Seismic load: Forces from earthquakes can ...

A 'load path' is an established route through a structure in which forces are transferred from the point of application to the point at which the reaction occurs. It is the key to understanding how ...

1 Three Gorges Navigation Authority, Yichang, China 2 National Engineering Research Center for Inland Waterway Regulation, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, China Due to the sea water ...

Abstract: Based on damage modes of container cranes under earthquake and theory of structural dynamics, response spectra of seismic load is the most popular frequency domain method to get maximal ...

Offshore wind turbines (OWTs) installed in cold regions are prone to risking ice collisions, leading to potential damage of the support structure. It is imperative to quantitatively investigate the ...