Defined as a time dependent permanent deformation of materials submitted to loads or strains, creep is generally a unwanted phenomenon, and is frequently a limiting factor regarding a components lifespan [11].
This was the main motivation for the development of a design methodology centred on the modelling of the dynamic behaviour of steel concrete composite floors submitted to loads due to human rhythmic activities for the evaluation of human comfort.
Regarding masonry arch bridge's structural condition, it is relevant to consider its age, and consequently deterioration, and the fact that these bridges are submitted to loads higher than those for which they were conceived, being imperative to assess their structural performance.
Using symmetry, the tubular T-joint is submitted to three loading cases: axial loading, in-plane bending (IPB), and out-of-plane bending (OPB).
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This means that when the coated element is submitted to a load, the film is not thick enough to avoid transmission of a significant part of the applied stress to the substrate.
However, temperature cycles caused a considerable reduction on the stiffness and load carrying capacity in the specimens submitted to fatigue loading, while wet dry cycles did not modify significantly the maximum shear stress transfer in the investigated connection.
Implants were splinted with a metallic framework and submitted to conventional loading (group A control), with acrylic resin and submitted to immediate loading (group B), with a metallic framework and submitted to immediate loading (group C), and with acrylic resin and a prefabricated distal bar and submitted to immediate loading (group D).
The tooth discs were positioned so that the load applicator tip matched with the metal base orifice and then submitted to compression loading in an apex to crown direction at a 0.5 mm/min speed with 1000 N until failure by displacement of the post.
Half of the specimens were submitted to monotonic loading up to failure, and the other half were submitted to a fatigue load configuration of 1-million cycles and then subjected to a monotonic loading up to failure.
