Abstract: Reinforced concrete slabs with edges restrained against lateral displacement are capable of carrying ultimate loads which are considerably higher than the loads predicted by using conventional yield‐line theory. An analytical ...

Abstract: It is found that strength of concrete structures generally decreases with increasing structure size before reaching a limiting value. Fracture mechanics is used to predict such size effect. However, most previous fracture ...

Abstract: Shrinkage behavior and fracture properties of five semiflowable self-consolidating concrete (SFSCC) mixes are studied, and their results are compared with those of conventional pavement concrete. In the study, prism tests ...

Abstract: The fundamental properties of fiber-matrix interface are commonly determined by analyzing fiber pullout tests. Recognition of the dependence of the interface properties on the explanation of the pullout force-displacement ...

Abstract: A damage model for monotonic and cyclic behavior of concrete is developed. The model recognizes the tortuous nature of cracks in compression, which affects the flexibility of the material in a direction coinciding with the ...

Abstract: An acoustic emission (AE) is a localized rapid release of strain energy in a stressed material. Quantitative acoustic emission measurement techniques have recently been developed to estimate the location, size, orientation, ...