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Yan, R. (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)Bolted end plate connections are traditional solutions for splice joints with square hollow sections (SHS). A cover plate could be used on one side or two adjacent sides of SHS where the end plate is flushed, resulting in two types of asymmetric splice joints. The advantage of the asymmetric joints is that no space is required between the...journal article 2023
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Shi, Z. (author), Su, Qingtian (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)In recent years, ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) has been introduced in the design of orthotropic steel decks (OSD) to reduce the risk of fatigue cracking. To investigate the fatigue behaviour and fatigue damage process of the orthotropic steel-UHPC composite bridge deck, a fullscale specimen was designed and tested under cyclic loading....conference paper 2022
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Yang, Tao (author), Xie, Rongxian (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)Bolt shear connectors have the advantage of efficient installation and demolition when used in prefabricated composite beams. When bolt shear connectors are damaged in the service period and replaced by new ones, the shear performance of replaced bolts is to be affected by the existing structural damage. This paper investigates the shear...conference paper 2022
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Kavoura, Dr. Florentia (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)The demountable and reusable steel-concrete composite structures contribute immensely at the sustainable development in construction. The main technical practice which allows for demountability and reusability is the use of demountable shear connectors in their floor systems. These demountable shear connectors can satisfy the need for composite...conference paper 2022
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Shi, Z. (author), Su, Qingtian (author), Kavoura, Dr. Florentia (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)The short-headed stud connectors play a critical role on the interaction of the orthotropic steel deck (OSD) and the ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) layer in orthotropic steel-UHPC composite bridge deck. In this paper, the fatigue behavior of these short-headed stud connectors was experimentally investigated in a beam test. The failure...journal article 2022
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Shi, Z. (author), Veljkovic, M. (author), Su, Qingtian (author)In order to investigate load-carrying capacity, ductility and plastic development of orthotropic steel-concrete composite deck used in composite girder cable-stayed bridge, six single-point-loaded simply-supported orthotropic steel-concrete composite decks with varying axial compressive forces and different concrete grades were designed and...conference paper 2022
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Yan, R. (author), Xin, Haohui (author), Mela, Kristo (author), El Bamby, H. (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)A welded rectangular hollow section (RHS) X-joint exposed to tension loading has three typical fracture-related failure modes: Punching shear failure (PSF), Brace failure (BF), and Chord side wall failure (CSWF). Prediction of these failure modes by finite element (FE) simulations requires modelling of the material damage. An appropriate...journal article 2022
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Pedrosa, Bruno (author), Buecking, L. (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)Injections bolts were initially conceptualized to repair riveted connections in bridges with long service lifetime and now they are widely used in steel and composite structures. Injecting steel-reinforced epoxy resin in bolted connections with oversized holes is a novel approach to enable fast and easy assembly of composite structures while...journal article 2022
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Heng, J. (author), Zheng, Kaifeng (author), Feng, Xiaoyang (author), Veljkovic, M. (author), Zhou, Zhixiang (author)This study integrates the fatigue test and numerical prediction to derive a comprehensive probability-stress-life (P-S-N) curve for rib-to-deck (RD) welded joints in orthotropic steel decks. Fatigue tests of RD joints are conducted to measure fatigue strength and crack growth data. Based on the test, a probabilistic fatigue crack growth (PFCG...journal article 2022
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Maarleveld, Arvid (author), Malschaert, D.H. (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)Orthotropic bridge decks are susceptible to fatigue cracks which are influenced by the thickness of their components, welding procedure, type of the weld, the position of the considered detail in relation to the local loading condition and by residual stresses due to welding. The above-mentioned parameters determine the detail category for...conference paper 2022
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Xin, Haohui (author), Li, Jie (author), Veljkovic, M. (author), Liu, Yuqing (author), Sun, Qing (author)Bolted joints in steel structures are generally subject to combined actions. The research on ultimate capacity of bolted joints under combined tension and shear actions, twin shear actions, and combined tension-twin shear actions is relatively limited. The aim of this paper is to calibrate the fracture locus of grade 10.9 bolts using the...journal article 2022
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Creusen, Koen Erwin Yvonne (author), Misios, George (author), Winkes, Jasper Stefan (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)Increasing loads on the connections of tubular towers that support wind turbines are making the traditional bolted L-flange more challenging to design, while the large mass of components and tools make installation challenging from a safety perspective. The C1 Wedge Connection is a symmetrical connection between tubular sections. The...journal article 2022
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Li, Jie (author), Xin, Haohui (author), Correia, J.H.G. (author), Berto, Filippo (author), Zhao, Bingzhen (author), Bo, Yanwei (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)With the improvement of computational capability, finite element simulation is an increasingly practical method to accurately predict the ultimate capacity and ductile fracture behavior of high-strength bolts. However, the mesh size affects the results of FE simulations but related research on mesh size effects is relatively limited. In the...journal article 2022
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Liao, D.L. (author), Zhu, Shun Peng (author), Correia, J.H.G. (author), De Jesus, Abílio M.P. (author), Veljkovic, M. (author), Berto, Filippo (author)Wind, as a sustainable and affordable energy source, represents a strong alternative to traditional energy sources. However, wind power is only one of the options, together with other renewable energy sources. Consequently, the core concerns for wind turbine manufacturers and operators are to increase its reliability and decrease costs,...journal article 2022
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Pedrosa, Bruno (author), Correia, J.H.G. (author), Lesiuk, Grzegorz (author), Rebelo, Carlos (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)The UniGrow model is an analytical procedure to assess the fatigue crack growth based on elastic–plastic crack tip stresses and strains. The assumption is that fatigue crack growth (FCG) can be considered as a process of successive crack re-initiations resulting from material damage in the crack tip zone. The main parameters of this model are...journal article 2022
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Silva Pedrosa, B.A. (author), Rebelo, Carlos (author), Correia, J.A.F.O. (author), Veljkovic, M. (author), Silva, Luís A. P. S. (author)There is a significant number of old metallic bridges with high levels of structural degradation due to their long service period. Fatigue problems are especially important in these structures since the majority of them were not designed taking into account this phenomenon. Several investigations showed that riveted joints are critical...book chapter 2022
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PTIČEK, Marko (author), SKEJIĆ, Davor (author), Veljkovic, M. (author), RIZZANO, Gianvittorio (author)The application of tubular columns in steel structures offers many advantages. However, this potential has not been fully utilized due to a lack of access for the installation of standard bolts in end-plate beam-to-column joints. Blind bolts are an alternative way of connecting the beam end-plate to hollow section column, for they can be...journal article 2022
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Yan, R. (author), Xin, Haohui (author), Yang, Fei (author), El Bamby, H. (author), Veljkovic, M. (author), Mela, Kristo (author)The heat-affected zone (HAZ) is an unmelted region of a welded joint that has changed in material properties because of high temperatures during the welding process. HAZ has a lower strength than the base (parent) material (BM) and the weld metal (WM). The lower material strength is more significant if BM is made of high strength steel and...journal article 2022
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Yan, R. (author), Xin, Haohui (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)The use of high strength steel (HSS) cold-formed hollow section is of significant interest in the construction sector due to competitive costs. The accurate simulation of ductile fracture failure at the micro and macro scale is critical for improving the validity of predicting structural behaviour of HSS cold-formed hollow sections and welded...journal article 2021
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Fric, Nenad (author), Veljkovic, M. (author), Mišković, Zoran (author), Buđevac, Dragan (author)Slip-resistant shear connections with preloaded bolts have traditionally been used in steel structures exposed to cyclic / fatigue loading or in cases when bolt slipping or connection deformations should be restricted. Hence, shear load is transferred through friction surfaces rather than through contact between the bolt surface and the hole....journal article 2021