Modeling and Computation in Engineering II reviews recent advances in multiple areas, including applied mechanics & civil engineering, modeling & simulation in engineering, design theories, construction science and advanced material applications in building structures, underground structures, bridge structures, hydraulic engineering, municipal engineering, port and coastal engineering, road and transportation engineering, and will be invaluable to academics and professional interested in civil, hydraulic and mechanical engineering.

Liquan Xie, School of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.

Preface; Comparison of empirical calculations for venting of gas explosion with the experiment; Mechanical behavior of steel anchor beams on pylons of cable-stayed bridge under construction; Cyclic loading tests on RC beam-column subassemblages; Practice on improvement of urban thermal environment with evaporation combined CFD simulation; Fatigue test specimen of orthotropic steel deck of cable-stayed bridge with arch pylons; Uplift ultimate bearing capacity analysis of piles in sloped ground; The application of self-designed machinery to remove ACM and DCM in the chimney; Static analysis of cable under self-weight and horizontal loads; Thermal analysis of bonded-in anchor in steel-to-concrete connection exposed to fire; Effect of GGBS on chloride diffusion coefficients of cement mortar; In-situ test for RC frame structure lightly destroyed by the 5.12 great earthquake; Numerical simulation of smoke temperature distribution of a moving train with fire in tunnel; A BIM-LCA framework and case study of a residential building in Tianjin; Optimal windbreak design for wind-erosion in high-speed railway; Research progress on effective utilization of natural wind in highway tunnels; Stability analysis of a long-span double-arch-support steel structure; A calculation method for longitudinal weld of rectangular box columns under buckling limit state; Analysis on formation mechanism and feature of Yanjiagou rockfalls in Pingchang of Sichuan; Relationship research between fault rotation and surface deformation based on the disclination theory; Resonant column test on dynamic shear modulus and damping ratio of the remolded red clay and its law analysis; Research on steel structures design method using energy dissipation brace for story lateral ductility ratio control; Finite element inversion computation for surrounding rock mass parameters of large-span shallow-buried highway tunnel; Research on numerical simulations of structure reasonableness for GINA water stops in immersed tunnel; Study on strength characteristics of critical state for expansive soil; The analysis of real estate industry contribution to Shenyang economic; Calculation methods of wave forces on vertical wall; Effects of corrosion on the mechanical behavior of corroded steel plate; Mechanical performances of multi-cell girders with corrugated steel webs; Design of adding floors reconstruction of brick & concrete structure building; Kinematic analysis of footwork for return of serve on world's elite tennis players; Research and practice on grouting technology with new cement-based/polymer composite; Development law of accumulation landslide in LUE YANG of Shanxi province in China; Flexural strength of corroded C-shape steel members.. /Part Contents