Abstract: The piezoresistive effect of carbon fibers has been successfully applied to monitor or assess the stress–strain state of carbon fiber–reinforced polymers (CFRPs). There are insufficient studies on the piezoresistive effect ...

Abstract: Strengthening by fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs) is one of the most common solutions to the ageing infrastructures. However, long-term durability of such systems under different environmental conditions needs to be ...

Abstract: The bond behavior at the polymer cement mortar (PCM)-concrete interface particularly affects the structural behavior of overlay-strengthened slabs or beams, and the debonding of the PCM overlay was one of the major failure ...

Abstract: This research evaluates the average crack spacing of overlay-strengthened RC beams. Current equations in different structural codes for predicting the average crack spacing of RC beams with multilayered reinforcing bars ...

Abstract: It is widely known that concrete structures in cold and humid environments usually suffer frost damage and thus deteriorate faster, especially those structures without using air-entraining agents and with exposure to ...

Abstract: The fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) has begun to show great application prospects in structural strengthening, especially for seismic strengthening. However, a poor monolithic response of fabric and mortar ...

Abstract: This paper proposes a robust finite-time attitude controller for spacecraft with input saturation by utilizing the full-order sliding mode control (FOSMC). Using the hyperbolic tangent function and homogeneity theory, a ...

Abstract: Cracking in overlay-strengthened RC structures significantly influences their structural performance; however, the effect of elevated temperatures on cracking behavior remains unclear. This work summarizes the experimental ...