Abstract: This paper introduces a novel technique called arched steel haunches with rib element (ASHR) for seismic retrofitting of RC frames. In this approach, the arched haunch is equipped with a steel ring or link, as the rib ...

Abstract: In recent decades, vulnerability of tall buildings to unforeseen loads induced by progressive collapse has drawn researchers’ attentions. There is a growing tendency among engineers to design tall buildings using complicated ...

Abstract: High performance fiber reinforced cementitious composite (HPFRCC) materials exhibit strain hardening behavior under tensile loading. This strain hardening response occurs after the first cracking of the material. In this ...

Abstract: Bridges are the indispensable arterial transport of a country. Iran, as a vast country, needs to develop a variety of road transportation inside and outside cities. Accelerating construction procedures and controlling costs ...