Abstract: This paper presents a rational approach for evaluating the fire resistance of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened with different types of fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP). This approach is based on conventional fire ...

Abstract: The collapse of the State Route 69 Bridge over the Tennessee River near Clifton, Tennessee, is an example of how instability and lateral torsional buckling failure of a single steel bridge girder during erection might cause ...

Abstract: An instrumented wheel system for three-dimensional kinetic analysis of upper extremity during wheelchair propulsion has been designed and validated. This system allows the direct measurements of ...