Abstract: Community projects often offer exceptional opportunities for civil engineering students to develop their design skills. The University of Delaware had such an opportunity when a local nature center needed a pedestrian ...

Abstract: Historically, masonry buildings have been designed with little or no regard for the effects of seismic loads. Recent earthquakes in California, Japan, and other parts of the world have demonstrated that these older masonry ...

Abstract: This paper presents the development of a test method that can be used to test the bond capacity of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites bonded to concrete. The rationale for the selection of the test method ...

Abstract: Several national programs define the testing protocols and design guidelines for fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcement in concrete structures. This paper offers a review of these documents, comparing the materials ...