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Guest editorial Advances in Structural Engineering 2017, Vol. 20(1) 3 The Author(s) 2016 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/1369433216646014 journals.sagepub.com/home/ase Structural engineering is a discipline that involves the analysis, vibration isolation, and ground motion char- design of structures that should be safe for the users, be acterization. Three of the papers are on the area of economical, and accomplish the desired functions. This structural health monitoring, covering developments discipline plays a significant role in everyone’s daily life. of structural system and damage identification. Three To provide an international forum for structural engi- of the papers are on the theoretical and experimental neering experts from both the research and the practi- behaviours of bridges and structures. One of the cing communities, the International Symposium on papers is on the structural analysis subjected to blast Structural Engineering, which is sponsored by the loads. They form a representative set of issue of struc- National Natural Science Foundation of China tural engineering we encounter with the modern infra- (NSFC), has been successfully held 12 times between structure development. 1990 and 2012. The 13th International Symposiums on The editors of this Special Issue are grateful to the Structural Engineering (ISSE-13) was held at Hefei authors for their preparation of the extend papers and University of Technology, Hefei, P.R. China, on 24–27 to the reviewers for providing high-quality and timely October 2014, which attracted many Chinese elite aca- reviews. We would also like to thank Prof. Jin-Guang demics. Papers were received to share the most recent Teng, Prof. Yong Xia, and the other editors of the research and development in structural analysis, design, International Journal of Advances in Structural construction, maintenance, and disaster mitigation, as Engineering for their agreement and kind help to pub- well as the implementation and development of new lish this Special Issue. tools and technologies for practical applications to achieve safe and sustainable infrastructure. Wei-Xin Ren and Zuo-Cai Wang This special issue contains 10 excellent papers ini- Hefei University of Technology, China tially presented at the ISSE-13 on different aspects of structural engineering including dynamic control, con- Jiping Ru dition monitoring, disaster mitigation, and structural National Natural Science Foundation of China, China mechanics. Three of the papers are on the seismic http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Advances in Structural Engineering SAGE

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Advances in Structural Engineering 2017, Vol. 20(1) 3 The Author(s) 2016 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/1369433216646014 journals.sagepub.com/home/ase Structural engineering is a discipline that involves the analysis, vibration isolation, and ground motion char- design of structures that should be safe for the users, be acterization. Three of the papers are on the area of economical, and accomplish the desired functions. This structural health monitoring, covering developments discipline plays a significant role in everyone’s daily life. of structural system and damage identification. Three To provide an international forum for structural engi- of the papers are on the theoretical and experimental neering experts from both the research and the practi- behaviours of bridges and structures. One of the cing communities, the International Symposium on papers is on the structural analysis subjected to blast Structural Engineering, which is sponsored by the loads. They form a representative set of issue of struc- National Natural Science Foundation of China tural engineering we encounter with the modern infra- (NSFC), has been successfully held 12 times between structure development. 1990 and 2012. The 13th International Symposiums on The editors of this Special Issue are grateful to the Structural Engineering (ISSE-13) was held at Hefei authors for their preparation of the extend papers and University of Technology, Hefei, P.R. China, on 24–27 to the reviewers for providing high-quality and timely October 2014, which attracted many Chinese elite aca- reviews. We would also like to thank Prof. Jin-Guang demics. Papers were received to share the most recent Teng, Prof. Yong Xia, and the other editors of the research and development in structural analysis, design, International Journal of Advances in Structural construction, maintenance, and disaster mitigation, as Engineering for their agreement and kind help to pub- well as the implementation and development of new lish this Special Issue. tools and technologies for practical applications to achieve safe and sustainable infrastructure. Wei-Xin Ren and Zuo-Cai Wang This special issue contains 10 excellent papers ini- Hefei University of Technology, China tially presented at the ISSE-13 on different aspects of structural engineering including dynamic control, con- Jiping Ru dition monitoring, disaster mitigation, and structural National Natural Science Foundation of China, China mechanics. Three of the papers are on the seismic

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