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Editorial: Steel Construction 1/2017

Editorial: Steel Construction 1/2017 Editorial This issue is a collection bridge design enables slender superstructures and com- of scientific contributions bines advantages with respect to production, maintenance from three countries, Ger- and economic and socio-economic costs. many, Japan and the USA, The fifth paper introduces a new method for detecting and is dedicated to Prof. Dr. small-scale internal defects in composites. The method al- Eng. Akimitsu Kurita, Osaka lows the level of integrity of structural components with Institute of Technology, for complicated geometry to be quantified within seconds of his excellence in scientific response time. work and his dedication in The sixth paper introduces a new dynamic amplifica- mentoring and teaching. tion factor for evaluating vehicle dynamic effects for the Eight scientific articles focus life cycle fatigue design of short-span bridges taking into on topics with current re- account environmental effects. search demand, addressing innovative design, life cycle The seventh paper focuses on the phenomenon of assessment and management of steel and steel-concrete concrete early-age shrinkage effects in steel-concrete com- composites structures. posite structures. The objective was to develop an efficient The first paper deals with an unanswered question in analysis method coupling physical monitoring with numer- fire safety design, i.e. the ability to identify efficiently the ical simulation. governing failure mode of a bridge subjected to severe fire The eighth paper describes a method that increases loading and ranking the regions of the structure with the the longevity of metal components. Experimental tests and greatest fire exposure risk. numerical analyses were conducted in order to shed light The second paper fills a gap in the current Eurocode on the effectiveness of high-frequency peening processes. 4. For specific composite column types, the general de- I hope you enjoy reading the contributions as much as sign method, as it is proposed, gives no guidance on the I did. verification of the required level of safety. The study in- troduced here provides clarity and a solution in this re- spect. The third paper links sustainability and structural de- sign undertaken in the preliminary design phase in the form of an efficient automated methodology that targets optimization in the preliminary structural design of steel-concrete composite buildings. The fourth paper provides an overview of the design Dr.-Ing. habil. Marcus P. Rutner, Associate Professor of composite bridges with integral abutments. This type of Stevens Institute of Technology, USA © Ernst & Sohn Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin · Steel Construction 10 (2017), No. 1 1 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Steel Construction: Design and Research Wiley

Editorial: Steel Construction 1/2017

Steel Construction: Design and Research , Volume 10 (1) – Jan 1, 2017

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"Copyright © 2016 Ernst & Sohn Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin"
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1867-0520
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10.1002/stco.201770103
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Editorial This issue is a collection bridge design enables slender superstructures and com- of scientific contributions bines advantages with respect to production, maintenance from three countries, Ger- and economic and socio-economic costs. many, Japan and the USA, The fifth paper introduces a new method for detecting and is dedicated to Prof. Dr. small-scale internal defects in composites. The method al- Eng. Akimitsu Kurita, Osaka lows the level of integrity of structural components with Institute of Technology, for complicated geometry to be quantified within seconds of his excellence in scientific response time. work and his dedication in The sixth paper introduces a new dynamic amplifica- mentoring and teaching. tion factor for evaluating vehicle dynamic effects for the Eight scientific articles focus life cycle fatigue design of short-span bridges taking into on topics with current re- account environmental effects. search demand, addressing innovative design, life cycle The seventh paper focuses on the phenomenon of assessment and management of steel and steel-concrete concrete early-age shrinkage effects in steel-concrete com- composites structures. posite structures. The objective was to develop an efficient The first paper deals with an unanswered question in analysis method coupling physical monitoring with numer- fire safety design, i.e. the ability to identify efficiently the ical simulation. governing failure mode of a bridge subjected to severe fire The eighth paper describes a method that increases loading and ranking the regions of the structure with the the longevity of metal components. Experimental tests and greatest fire exposure risk. numerical analyses were conducted in order to shed light The second paper fills a gap in the current Eurocode on the effectiveness of high-frequency peening processes. 4. For specific composite column types, the general de- I hope you enjoy reading the contributions as much as sign method, as it is proposed, gives no guidance on the I did. verification of the required level of safety. The study in- troduced here provides clarity and a solution in this re- spect. The third paper links sustainability and structural de- sign undertaken in the preliminary design phase in the form of an efficient automated methodology that targets optimization in the preliminary structural design of steel-concrete composite buildings. The fourth paper provides an overview of the design Dr.-Ing. habil. Marcus P. Rutner, Associate Professor of composite bridges with integral abutments. This type of Stevens Institute of Technology, USA © Ernst & Sohn Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin · Steel Construction 10 (2017), No. 1 1

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