Abstract: A series of framed unreinforced masonry (URM) infill walls were retrofitted with modern materials to evaluate the abilities of these materials to mitigate blast effects. The walls were constructed from traditional and ...

Abstract: A procedure for nonlinear analysis of RC slabs and shell structures is presented. Cracked RC is treated as an orthotropic material governed by a smeared rotating crack procedure and the constitutive formulations of the ...

Abstract: This paper presents a numerical parametric study to examine the structural response of drilled shaft footings (pile caps) presenting different design characteristics, which have not been studied in depth in previous ...

Abstract: With the inventory of aging and deteriorating concrete infrastructure continuing to grow throughout much of North America and other regions of the world, there is a need for cost-effective tools that can provide meaningful ...

Abstract: This study investigated the fractal and multifractal characteristics of crack patterns observed in prestressed concrete girders. In particular, it focused on cracks that form in the end regions of prestressed girders during ...