Abstract: Under blast loading, nuclear containment structures are subjected to cyclic flexural, axial, and shear forces. Less attention has been paid to modeling the cyclic behavior of reinforced concrete elements in which shear ...

Abstract: Plain rebars are often used in precast concrete elements. The provision of plain rebars along either side of the precast joint will strengthen its resistance and provide greater ductility. However, to fully utilize plain ...

Abstract: When reinforcing cages for reinforced concrete structures are fabricated by robots using tack welds to improve productivity, the ductility and strength of the rebars are affected. This paper presents information on the ...

Abstract: Hollow bridge piers are currently being used in high-speed rail and highway projects in Taiwan. The flexural ductility and shear capacity of such piers with the configuration of lateral reinforcement used in Taiwan has ...

Abstract: Seismic early warning has been very important and has become feasible in Taiwan. Perhaps because of the lack of quick and reliable estimations of the induced structural response, however, the triggering criteria of almost ...

Abstract: The seismic performance of rectangular hollow bridge columns has been a significant issue with the high-speed rail project in Taiwan, because the ductility of these columns is unknown. To investigate the seismic performance ...

Abstract: Hybrid concrete box-girder bridges that include prestressed slabs and corrugated steel webs provide a major improvement over traditional prestressed concrete box-girder bridges. To reduce the self-weight, high strength ...

Abstract: An expert system to design two-way slabs is developed using GURU as the development shell. The system designs two-way slabs using the American Concrete Institute (ACI) direct design method. The user interface, written in ...

Abstract: To expedite the fabrication of reinforcing cages of reinforced concrete (RC) columns, a new configuration of lateral steel for RC columns is proposed. To evaluate the effect of such a configuration on the seismic performance ...