Abstract: Tests on steel beams with adhesively bonded elastic reinforcing strips are used to deduce the mechanics of stress build up in the steel-to-strip interface up to failure. The solely elastic nature of the strips is a key ...

Abstract: Building floors comprising timber joists connected to limecrete (lime concrete) slabs via timber headed studs have low carbon footprints. Such floors are not yet used owing to lack of underpinning research. This paper ...

Abstract: Steel fibers in ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) have been demonstrated to improve resistance to crack growth, decrease deflection, and increase fatigue life under cyclic loads. Using steel fibers as shear reinforcements, ...

Abstract: To optimally use the excellent mechanical properties of ultrahigh performance concrete (UHPC), this study experimentally investigated the flexural behavior of 10 lightweight steel-UHPC composite beams constructed using ...

Abstract: This paper reports the shear performances of steel wedge block–crossed inclined stud–ultrahigh performance concrete (UHPC) connections for application to steel-concrete composite bridges. The study entailed 36 pushout tests ...

Abstract: This paper reports on double shear push-out tests conducted on steel-to-ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) connections based on studs of 30- or 22-mm diameter in slabs of 35, 55, or 150 mm thickness. The results show ...