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The Special Issue, “Architectural Structure,” aims to gather general advances in human-made constructions which simultaneously are driven by aesthetic and structural engineering considerations. This Special Issue brings together twelve contributions covering the following topics: analysis of architectural typologies; the study of the mechanical performance of structural materials, structural systems and components; and the proposal of techniques to evaluate the mechanical performance in existing structures and new construction techniques.

History of engineering & technology --- recycled aggregate concrete --- block masonry --- compressive strength --- carbon emission --- stress–strain curves --- outrigger wall --- multiple openings --- deep beam --- stiffness --- shear strength --- tall building --- inverted multi tee --- prestressed concrete --- precast concrete --- structural performance --- flexural analysis --- self-compacting concrete --- non-destructive test methods --- ultrasonic pulse velocity test --- surface hardness test --- pull-out test --- maturity test --- within-test variability --- normal vibrated concrete --- concrete structures --- beams &amp --- girders --- torsion --- high-strength concrete --- prestressing --- traditional slabs --- ceramic-reinforced slabs --- shear response --- cyclic loading --- natural fiber-reinforced polymers --- NFRP --- computational design --- tailored fiber placement --- coreless filament winding --- rapid prototyping --- industry 4.0 --- lightweight structure --- Geopolymer --- Alkali activated --- tensile strength --- deformability --- experimental study --- analytical model --- reinforced concrete --- beams --- fly ash alkali activated --- bending --- thin-walled I-section --- continuous beam --- local buckling --- longitudinal stress variation --- design ultimate resistance of the cross-section --- Rudolf Steiner --- anthroposophy --- architecture --- Goetheanum --- double-steel-concrete composite shear walls --- axial and bending capacity --- failure characteristic --- n/a --- stress-strain curves

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The Special Issue, “Architectural Structure,” aims to gather general advances in human-made constructions which simultaneously are driven by aesthetic and structural engineering considerations. This Special Issue brings together twelve contributions covering the following topics: analysis of architectural typologies; the study of the mechanical performance of structural materials, structural systems and components; and the proposal of techniques to evaluate the mechanical performance in existing structures and new construction techniques.

History of engineering & technology --- recycled aggregate concrete --- block masonry --- compressive strength --- carbon emission --- stress–strain curves --- outrigger wall --- multiple openings --- deep beam --- stiffness --- shear strength --- tall building --- inverted multi tee --- prestressed concrete --- precast concrete --- structural performance --- flexural analysis --- self-compacting concrete --- non-destructive test methods --- ultrasonic pulse velocity test --- surface hardness test --- pull-out test --- maturity test --- within-test variability --- normal vibrated concrete --- concrete structures --- beams &amp --- girders --- torsion --- high-strength concrete --- prestressing --- traditional slabs --- ceramic-reinforced slabs --- shear response --- cyclic loading --- natural fiber-reinforced polymers --- NFRP --- computational design --- tailored fiber placement --- coreless filament winding --- rapid prototyping --- industry 4.0 --- lightweight structure --- Geopolymer --- Alkali activated --- tensile strength --- deformability --- experimental study --- analytical model --- reinforced concrete --- beams --- fly ash alkali activated --- bending --- thin-walled I-section --- continuous beam --- local buckling --- longitudinal stress variation --- design ultimate resistance of the cross-section --- Rudolf Steiner --- anthroposophy --- architecture --- Goetheanum --- double-steel-concrete composite shear walls --- axial and bending capacity --- failure characteristic --- n/a --- stress-strain curves

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The problem of solving complex engineering problems has always been a major topic in all industrial fields, such as aerospace, civil and mechanical engineering. The use of numerical methods has increased exponentially in the last few years, due to modern computers in the field of structural mechanics. Moreover, a wide range of numerical methods have been presented in the literature for solving such problems. Structural mechanics problems are dealt with using partial differential systems of equations that might be solved by following the two main classes of methods: Domain-decomposition methods or the so-called finite element methods and mesh-free methods where no decomposition is carried out. Both methodologies discretize a partial differential system into a set of algebraic equations that can be easily solved by computer implementation. The aim of the present Special Issue is to present a collection of recent works on these themes and a comparison of the novel advancements of both worlds in structural mechanics applications.

direction field --- tensor line --- principal stress --- tailored fiber placement --- heat conduction --- finite elements --- space-time --- elastodynamics --- mesh adaptation --- non-circular deep tunnel --- complex variables --- conformal mapping --- elasticity --- numerical simulation --- numerical modeling --- joint static strength --- finite element method --- parametric investigation --- reinforced joint (collar and doubler plate) --- nonlocal elasticity theory --- Galerkin weighted residual FEM --- silicon carbide nanowire --- silver nanowire --- gold nanowire --- biostructure --- rostrum --- paddlefish --- Polyodon spathula --- maximum-flow/minimum-cut --- stress patterns --- finite element modelling --- laminated composite plates --- non-uniform mechanical properties --- panel method --- marine propeller --- noise --- FW-H equations --- experimental test --- continuation methods --- bifurcations --- limit points --- cohesive elements --- functionally graded materials --- porosity distributions --- first-order shear deformation theory --- shear correction factor --- higher-order shear deformation theory --- equivalent single-layer approach --- n/a