Abstract: Tests were conducted on 1/6.6‐scale reinforced‐concrete bridge deck slabs under static load, pulsating load applied at a fixed point, and moving constant wheel‐load. Both isotropic and orthotropic reinforcing arrangements ...

Abstract: Modeling of the interface shear transfer (aggregate interlock) and dowel action mechanisms as means of transferring shear stresses along preformed cracks is of great importance in determining the stiffness characteristics ...

Abstract: This paper presents part of an investigation on the failure modes in reinforced concrete bridge decks subjected to monotonic static concentrated wheel-loads. The punching shear deck failure appears to be interrelated with ...

Abstract: Very little experimental data is available regarding extensional stiffness in uniaxially or biaxially tensioned reinforced concrete elements. In order to improve our understanding of this important subject an experimental ...

Abstract: The work presented in this paper aimed to evaluate the diagonal strut model for the design of reinforced concrete (RC) infilled frames, already broadly used as a design tool in the case of masonry infilled RC frames. The ...

Abstract: Tests were conducted under a concentrated monotonically increasing static wheel load on 1/6.6-scale physical models of three different types of noncomposite deck structure: (1) the entire deck supported on four steel ...

Abstract: An experimental study utilizing 4‐point bending SENB specimens was carried out to determine the effect of fatigue on the fracture toughness of plain concrete. In addition to fourteen static tests of beams with a midspan ...