Abstract: Results of an experimental investigation of the lateral load behavior of antifriction slide bearings used in bridge foundations are presented. The tests are performed under quasi‐static lateral loads, and are intended to ...

Abstract: Instability of reinforcement in adequately detailed reinforced concrete (RC) structural elements is a symptom of excessive deformation in compression, and it typically marks the limit of usable ductility of the member. ...

Abstract: Polynomial interpolation functions for finite element analysis of three‐dimensional (3‐D) curved beams are derived using small deformation theory. The performance of low‐order polynomials combined with selectively reduced ...

Abstract: The collective experimental evidence from standard uniaxial, biaxial, and triaxial tests of plain concrete is examined to identify the essential governing state variables for the benefit of three-dimensional constitutive ...

Abstract: It is the purpose of this study to evaluate, through combined experimental and numerical research, the performance of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) jackets as a means of seismic retrofitting of columns with brittle ...

Abstract: The experimental response of a single‐story, indeterminate reinforced concrete (RC) frame with floor slabs is investigated in this paper. The frame was quarter‐scale and tested under static lateral‐load reversals simulating ...

Abstract: This paper presents results of an extensive experimental parametric study of the mechanical response of various types of fiber-reinforced concrete tested under triaxial stress combinations. The objective of this study was ...

Abstract: Using the experimental background of 130 triaxial tests conducted on cylindrical specimens, a plasticity-based constitutive model of concrete behavior is developed. Parameters of the reference experimental database include ...

Abstract: Most of the existing mechanical models for shear strength and strain calculation of beam–column joints do not explicitly account for bond conditions of the longitudinal reinforcement of the connected members that are ...

Abstract: The inelastic behavior of tee‐beam sections at exterior reinforced concrete beam‐column connections subjected to earthquake loading is investigated using a three‐dimensional truss analog. This model accounts for the spatial ...