Abstract: This paper reports the experimental test results of four small-scale concrete-encased I-shape steel columns subjected to biaxial bending moments and axial compressive load in single curvature. The composite column specimens, ...

Abstract: The main objective of the work presented in this paper is to propose a design equation to predict and check the ultimate load capacity of short and slender concrete-encased square and rectangular composite columns under ...

Abstract: Research has shown that fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites can increase flexural, axial, and shear capacity of beams, columns, and walls. The present paper describes both experimental and analytical programs focused ...

Abstract: A one-dimensional soil model has been developed to better predict heat and water exchanges in arid and semiarid regions. New schemes to calculate evaporation and adsorption in the soil were incorporated in the model. High ...

Abstract: ic aerosols have an uncertain effect on climate and serious impacts on human health. The uncertainty in the aerosols' role on climate has several sources. First, aerosols have great spatial and temporal variability. The ...