Abstract: A unified approach to evaluate the behavior of composite structural elements is proposed considering the interaction between the shear and normal stresses due to the connecting system. The model assumes linear behavior for ...

Abstract: Seismic retrofitting of monument structures requires compliance with restrictive constraints related to the preservation of original artistic and structural features. Any conceived intervention must achieve structural ...

Abstract: To ensure an overall ductile structural behavior, the reinforcing steel used in the seismic design of reinforced concrete (RC) structures is governed by certain specific requirements given in many international codes, such ...

Abstract: Negative bending moments acting in the support regions of continuous composite beams generate tensile stresses in the concrete slab and compressive stresses in the lower steel profile. As a result the mechanical behavior ...

Abstract: In this paper a consistent method including damage criteria in the seismic response of single-degree-of-freedom systems is proposed. The method allows the determination of suitably modified strength or displacement inelastic ...

Abstract: Intuitively, the fire endurance of concrete members reinforced with fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) bars is related to the decrease in the mechanical properties of the materials concerned, especially resin. Large-scale fire ...

Abstract: In past decades, the occurrence of catastrophic collapses in post-tensioned concrete (PC) bridges in several countries has raised major concerns about their load-bearing capacity, calling for numerical and experimental ...