Abstract: A finite-element formulation that can be used for the analysis of reinforced-concrete shells subjected to thermal and mechanical loads is presented. It incorporates the nonlinear material model for concrete, which takes ...

Abstract: A simple procedure for calculating deflections of reinforced concrete two-way slabs is presented in this paper. The material model for reinforced concrete based on the effective stiffness approach has been implemented in ...

Abstract: Concrete beams reinforced in shear and flexure with linear elastic and brittle glass fiber–reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars show differences in behavior when compared with the traditional steel-reinforced concrete beams. The ...

Abstract: Much of the current code provisions for designing slab-column connections against punching shear are based on empirically derived formulations based on tests of partial scale isolated slab-column specimens. Although many ...

Abstract: This paper presents the proposed indeterminate strut and tie (IST) method to analyze fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)-reinforced concrete deep beams with stirrups. The solution of the IST method does not require the assumption ...

Abstract: The paper presents an analytical study on the effect of borepath profile, borehole to pipe radius ratio, clearance between pipe and the borehole, and pipe stiffness on the behavior of pipes installed using horizontal ...

Abstract: A fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) shear bolt system has been recently developed at the University of Waterloo in Canada. The system is used to protect previously built reinforced concrete (RC) slabs against brittle punching ...

Abstract: Knee-joints are a common element in concrete structures, which may be problematic when reinforced with glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars. GFRP bends are significantly weaker than the straight portions due to ...

Abstract: Material damping is a fundamental parameter required for dynamic analysis of geotechnical and civil infrastructure. The material damping ratio is very difficult to measure in situ. A new methodology for in situ measuring ...