Abstract: Short columns in reinforced concrete buildings have been shown to perform poorly under earthquake loads. This study examines the strength of short columns with square or rectangular sections under loadings in directions ...

Abstract: The use of steel bracing systems for retrofitting seismically inadequate reinforced concrete frames is examined. Diagonal bracing provides an excellent approach for strengthening and stiffening existing buildings for lateral ...

Abstract: In contrast with the work reported on the shear behavior of reinforced concrete elements subjected to unidirectional loading, the behavior of reinforced concrete members subjected to multiaxial loadings has received little ...

Abstract: The effect of varying amounts of transverse and longitudinal reinforcement on behavior of short reinforced concrete columns was studied. The short columns were cyclically deflected along their diagonals to produce bilateral ...

Abstract: The seismic performance of various retrofit schemes for nonductile reinforced concrete (RC) frames is investigated using inelastic static and dynamic response analyses of three prototype buildings. The structures considered ...

Abstract: Eighteen grouted pile‐to‐sleeve connections were tested to examine the influence of combined loading, relative shear‐key location between pile and sleeve, pile‐sleeve eccentricity, and grout strength. The results indicated ...

Abstract: Carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) sheets can be used to strengthen existing reinforced concrete members. However, debonding (separation of the CFRP sheet from the concrete surface) may occur at less than 50% of CFRP ...

Abstract: This study investigated carbon fiber–reinforced polymer (CFRP) spike anchor parameters that govern their effectiveness in developing the full strength of CFRP strips, including any size effects that may exist in anchored ...