Abstract: The technique of adhesively bonding steel or fiber-reinforced plastic plates to the surfaces of reinforced concrete (RC) structural elements is being adopted worldwide to strengthen or repair reinforced concrete buildings ...

Abstract: It is now fairly common practice to glue steel plates to the tension faces of existing reinforced concrete slabs, as it is an inexpensive and unobtrusive upgrading procedure for strengthening and stiffening. However, the ...

Abstract: Structural engineers inherently rely on the ductility of a member to absorb energy, give prior warning of failure, control the drift of columns, and redistribute moments in beams. However, quantifying the ductility of ...

Abstract: The shear capacity of unplated reinforced concrete (RC) beams depends on the transverse shear to form the critical diagonal crack (CDC) as well as the transverse shear capacity across the CDC. The latter depends on the ...

Abstract: This paper presents experimental and analytical investigations on the structural behavior of horizontally curved ultrahigh-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) beams subjected to concentrated loads applied normal ...

Abstract: Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC), despite its superior mechanical and durability properties, has a high CO2 footprint owing to its high portland cement content. This drawback can be offset to a notable extent if a ...

Abstract: The deformation of a prestressed concrete (PC) member is controlled by the variation in flexural rigidity (EI) both along the length of the member and with applied loads. Typically, the moment-curvature

Abstract: In general, steel-reinforced concrete involves a ductile steel material and a very strong and ductile bond between the steel reinforcement and concrete, so that debonding rarely governs the design. In contrast, fiber-reinforced ...