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ASCE ( American Society of Civil Engineers )
Description: The American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 150,000 members of the civil engineering profession in 177 countries. Founded in 1852, ASCE is the nation’s oldest engineering society. ASCE stands at the forefront of a profession that plans, designs, constructs, and operates society’s economic and social engine – the built environment – while protecting and restoring the natural environment.
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Mitigating Risk of Confined Explosion via Lightweight Sacrificial Cladding
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: A confined explosion inside a critical facility may lead to the total paralysis of pertinent operations. Practical solutions to mitigate such risk include lightweight sacrificial cladding, which can be deployed as a physical ...
Seismic Retrofit of Concrete-Masonry-Infilled Steel Frames with Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Laminates
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: An experimental investigation was conducted to study the effect of retrofitting unreinforced concrete masonry-infilled steel frame structures using glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) laminates. The study focuses on ...
Shake Table Seismic Performance Assessment of Lightly Reinforced Concrete Block Shear Walls
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: There is a need to develop a reinforced masonry (RM) seismic performance database (SPD) of experimental results in order to facilitate adoption of RM seismic force-resisting systems (SFRS) in the next generation of ...
Alternative Strategies to Enhance the Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete-Block Shear Wall Systems
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: In this paper, seven reinforced concrete-block shear walls with aspect ratios of 1.5 and 2.2 (two- and three-storey high) were tested under displacement-controlled cyclic loading. The response of rectangular, flanged, and ...
Characteristics of Rectangular, Flanged, and End-Confined Reinforced Concrete Masonry Shear Walls for Seismic Design
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper contains detailed analyses of an experimental study conducted to evaluate the ductility, stiffness degradation and energy dissipation characteristics of rectangular, flanged, and end-confined reinforced masonry ...
Response of Arching Unreinforced Concrete Masonry Walls to Blast Loading
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: New standards for blast protection of buildings are currently being developed in the United States and Canada. In this regard, both standards are considering unreinforced masonry (URM) walls as particularly vulnerable to ...
Detection of Ungrouted Cells in Concrete Masonry Constructions Using a Dielectric Variation Approach
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: In this study, a new technique for detecting ungrouted cells in concrete block masonry constructions was developed. The concept, based on detecting the local dielectric permittivity variations, was employed to design ...