?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Concrete-filled+double+skin+tube+columns+subjected+to+lateral+impact+loading%3A+Experimental+and+numerical+study&rft.creator=Aghdamy%2C+Sanam&rft.subject=Concrete-filled+double+skin+tube&rft.subject=Lateral+impact&rft.subject=Experimental+testing&rft.subject=Horizontal+impact+testing&rft.subject=Finite+element+analysis&rft.subject=Failure+mechanism&rft.subject=Parametric+sensitivity+analysis&rft.subject=Comparative+analysis&rft.description=This+research+treats+the+lateral+impact+behaviour+of+composite+columns%2C+which+find+increasing+use+as+bridge+piers+and+building+columns.+It+offers+(1)+innovative+experimental+methods+for+testing+structural+columns%2C+(2)+dynamic+computer+simulation+techniques+as+a+viable+tool+in+analysis+and+design+of+such+columns+and+(3)+significant+new+information+on+their+performance+which+can+be+used+in+design.+The+research+outcomes+will+enable+to+protect+lives+and+properties+against+the+risk+of+vehicular+impacts+caused+either+accidentally+or+intentionally.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2016&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F94992%2F1%2FSanam_Aghdamy_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=Aghdamy%2C+Sanam+(2016)+Concrete-filled+double+skin+tube+columns+subjected+to+lateral+impact+loading%3A+Experimental+and+numerical+study.+PhD+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F94992%2F&rft.identifier=Science+%26+Engineering+Faculty%3B+School+of+Civil+Engineering+%26+Built+Environment