Abstract: An infrared thermography (IRT) based procedure, that relies on detecting temperature differences due to air voids, is developed to detect improperly compacted concrete. Unlike previous attempts to detect isolated delaminations, ...

Abstract: The paper attempts to understand the macroresponse of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) confined concrete in terms of mesolevel interactions. Cylindrical specimens are modeled using a three-dimensional (3D) discrete-element ...

Abstract: The present study explores a cost-effective method for using activated ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) and silica fume (SF) as cement substitutes. Instead of activating them with expensive alkali solutions, ...

Abstract: The paper proposes a spectral decomposition–based approach for implementing a multisurface coupled damage–plasticity model for concrete subjected to fire. The multisurface approach enables distinct flow rules to be used ...

Abstract: In this paper the failure of a three layer system comprising a concrete column, an intermediate epoxy layer, and fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) confinement is investigated. We perform a series of numerical experiments to ...

Abstract: This paper examines the buckling of a column with an internal hinge that is retrofitted with a rotational spring to restore some capacity to carry bending moment at the internal hinge location. The problem is solved ...