Abstract: Temperature distributions in concrete bridges are nonlinear and induce self‐equilibrated stress distributions. Such distributions depend on several variables (environmental conditions, physical and material properties, and ...

Abstract: Programs for the safety control of nuclear power plants include those that check the prestressing forces in the containment by pullout testing. The selection of the range of tolerance for stresses may be approached as a ...

Abstract: In 2002 the construction of a new line of the Barcelona Subway System was approved. In contrast with the one-level traditional solution adopted in the recently constructed extension of the Madrid Subway System, an innovative ...

Abstract: Pyrites and pyrrhotites are the most abundant minerals of the iron sulfide group in nature and may be found in the aggregates used to produce concrete. In the presence of water and oxygen, such compounds generate expansive ...

Abstract: Since 2008, the Spanish Structural Concrete Code (EHE in Spanish) has generally focused on respecting the environment; as a result, it has become a support tool for designing sustainable concrete structures. The Ministry ...