Abstract: Premature shear failure in reinforced concrete (RC) beam–column joints (BCJs) or at the top of columns can significantly compromise a building’s seismic response, leading to major damage or global collapse, as observed in ...

Abstract: Premature brittle failures because of seismic actions strongly affect the behavior of existing reinforced concrete (RC) structural systems. They commonly involve exterior beam-column joints of structures designed without ...

Abstract: Experiments have demonstrated the effectiveness of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) materials for the seismic strengthening of deficient reinforced concrete (RC) beam–column joints. However, only a few studies have focused ...