Perhaps the saddest thing about the Zilog Z80 is that this humble 8-bit microprocessor wasn’t allowed to live until its 50th ...

Sometimes structural loads are excessively high, and a decision must be made if intervention, either removal of the excess load or strengthening of the structure, is needed. This issue was addressed ...

A message from the former Vice-Chancellor, Professor Max Lu, about the passing of Professor Patrick Dowling: It is with great sadness that I report the passing of the University’s third ...

Disaster risk research’s reliance on past events has proved inadequate when it comes to extreme events. This shortcoming stems from limited records (for example, due to the vast differences in ...

Abstract: This paper contains a critical review of the simplified method, proposed in the standard EN 1992-1-1 Eurocode 2: Design of Concrete Structures. Part 1-1. General Rules and Rules for ...

The standard provides specific additional information, numerical values of partial coefficients and other reliability parameters recommended as basic values to provide an acceptable level of ...