Abstract: Since most of the available data regarding fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)-confined columns has been generated from tests on small-scale cylinders, it is important to ensure that the proposed equations are truly representative ...

Abstract: Since most of the available data regarding fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)-confined columns has been generated from tests on small-scale cylinders, it is important to ensure that the proposed equations are truly representative ...

Abstract: The use of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) externally bonded (EB) plates is widely accepted as an efficient and unobtrusive retrofitting technique. FRP near-surface mounted plates are now also gradually gaining acceptance ...

Abstract: Due to the complex mechanism of shear behavior, most current empirical methods do not physically simulate the shear behavior as seen in practice. These approaches, therefore, cannot be directly applied to accommodate ...

Abstract: The axial compressive behavior of concrete confined with fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) has received much attention over the past two and a half decades, with over 90 empirical and semiempirical models developed to predict ...

Abstract: Standard fatigue design procedures are often simply based on the endurance of a component, that is the number of cycles to cause the component to fracture at the peak of the cyclic load. Therefore, these procedures are of ...

Abstract: The shear capacity of reinforced concrete (RC) members is often associated with sliding across inclined planes often referred to as critical diagonal cracks. However, quantifying the shear capacity of the RC member in terms ...

Abstract: The inclusion of fibers substantially improves the shear resistance of reinforced concrete beams. Fibers can, therefore, be used as a partial or full substitute for traditional transverse reinforcement. Before replacement ...