Abstract: This paper presents the details of an innovative external prestressing technique for strengthening of prestressed concrete girders. The technique has been developed for anchoring the external prestressing to the sides of ...

Abstract: Columns are the main load-bearing structure elements in frame structures and outermost columns are the critical structural elements for potential extremist attacks. The explicit nonlinear finite-element method (FEM)–based ...

Abstract: The prediction of the sediment loading generated within a watershed is an important input in the design and management of water resources projects. High variability of hydro-climatic factors with sediment generation makes ...