Journal of Composites for Construction: Recent submissions
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Axial Compressive Behavior of Concrete Confined by Sustainable Lightweight Fabric-Reinforced Cementitious Matrix
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This study investigates the axial compressive behavior of concrete confined with a newly developed lightweight carbon fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) system, incorporating expanded glass (EG) aggregates and ... -
Fatigue Performance of Hybrid FRP–Concrete–Steel Double-Skin Tubular Beams
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Hybrid double-skin tubular beams (DSTBs) containing an outer fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) tube, annular concrete, and an inner steel tube have been used as girders or main elements of arch bridges. The fatigue behavior ... -
Effect of Environmental Loads on Concrete Shrinkage and Strain in GFRP Bars in Slabs on Ground: Field Monitoring and Analysis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Glass fiber–reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars have been increasingly used in civil engineering over recent decades, with expected service lives exceeding 100 years, owing to their advantages such as a high strength-to-weight ... -
Nonlinear Modeling Parameters for Reinforced Concrete Columns Retrofitted with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Jackets
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Current seismic evaluation and retrofit guidelines and standards, such as the ASCE standard ASCE/SEI 41-23, Seismic evaluation and retrofit of existing buildings (ASCE 41), provide recommendations for nonlinear modeling ... -
Experimental Study on the Bond Behavior of the CFRP Bar–UHPC Interface in Composite Anchorage
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The bond performance at the interface between carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) bar and ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC) in composite anchorage was experimentally studied, and a suitable bar surface configuration ... -
Reliability-Based Design Aid for Evaluation and FRP Retrofit of Existing RC Bending Members by Considering Project-Specific Conditions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper presents the formulation of a reliability-based design aid to assess the need for strengthening existing reinforced concrete (RC) flexural members and optimize the retrofit using externally bonded fiber-reinforced ... -
Analytical Load–Strain Model for FRP-Reinforced Concrete Hollow Columns under Axial Compression
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The use of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) bars as longitudinal and transverse reinforcement in concrete columns has become attractive because of their higher corrosion resistance compared with conventional steel bars. ... -
Structural Reliability of GFRP-RC Slab Column Connections Based on a Data-Driven Robust Algorithm: Punching Shear Limit State
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This study focuses on the assessment of the structural reliability of the punching shear limit state in five distinct configurations of glass fiber–reinforced polymers (GFRP)–RC slab-column connections, illustrating their ... -
Novel Multiaction Model for Shear Strength Prediction of Reinforced Concrete Beams: Development and Application to Elements with FRP Bars and FRC
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The behavior of concrete structures subjected to shear forces involves the contribution of several shear force transfer actions, such as aggregate interlock, dowel action, concrete residual tensile along the fracture process ... -
Natural Weathering of GFRP Structures: Case Studies, Data Survey, and Proposal of a Moisture Conversion Factor for Durability Design
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This paper defines a conversion factor included in the European technical specification for the design of fibre–polymer composite structures that considers the effects of moisture on the mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced ... -
Multiobjective Optimization of an Unbiased Model for Externally Bonded CFRP System Contributions to Shear Resistance in RC Beams
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Predicting the shear resistance of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened with externally bonded reinforcement using carbon fiber–reinforced polymer (CFRP) materials poses a significant challenge due to the complex ... -
Long-Term Relaxation Characteristics of Hot-Dip Galvanized High-Strength Bolted Frictional GFRP Joints: An Experimental Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The bolt axial force of high-strength bolted frictional glass fiber–reinforced polymer (GFRP) joints is reduced by the viscoelastic behavior of the GFRP matrix resin. In this study, the long-term relaxation characteristics ... -
Long-Term Durability of UHPECC-Embedded GFRP Bars in Alkaline Environments
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Novel fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) bar-reinforced ultrahigh-performance engineered cementitious composites (UHPECCs) have been proposed recently. This innovative composite structure aims to address two critical challenges: ... -
Local FRP Cracking and Global Structural Behavior of Stub Concrete-Filled FRP Tubes under Concentric and Eccentric Compression
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This paper examines experimental data from 22 large-scale concrete-filled FRP tubes (CFFTs), each 900 mm in length and 300 mm in diameter, subjected to either concentric or eccentric compression. The study encompasses CFFTs ... -
Interlaminar Shear Strength Retention of GFRP Bars Exposed to Alkaline and Acidic Conditioning and Capacity Prediction Using Artificial Neural Networks
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This paper presents a study on the interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) retention of three types of glass fiber–reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars with different surface textures subjected to four types of conditioning environments ... -
Interface Shear Behavior of Sandy Soil-FRP with Epoxy Hardness Effect and Abrasion
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The application of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites as piling materials in harsh environments has gained popularity due to their high corrosion resistance. FRP composites can be fabricated using different types ... -
Influence of Stirrup Corrosion on the Shear Strength of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with FRP U-Wraps
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The corrosion of steel stirrups in RC beams reduces their shear capacity and bond strength with concrete and facilitates premature debonding of the concrete cover, thus affecting the strengthening effectiveness of ... -
Hygrothermal Aging of Pultruded Fiber–Polymer Composite with Predictions for Design Service Lives
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This study presents the findings from an in-depth study into the influence of hygrothermal aging on the material properties of a pultruded flat sheet composite composed of electrical-corrosion resistant (E-CR) glass fibers ... -
Hybrid FRP–Concrete–Steel Double-Skin Tubular Columns: Creep Behavior and Compressive Behavior after Sustained Loading
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Hybrid fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)–concrete–steel double-skin tubular columns (DSTCs), which consist of an inner steel and an outer FRP tube, with the space between the two tubes filled with concrete, are a promising ... -
FRP Strips Externally Bonded to Quasi-Brittle Substrates: Discussions and Advances of Open Research Topics
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)In the first part of the paper, a critical review of the fundamental knowledge of the debonding mechanism of externally bonded fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites from a quasi-brittle substrate (such as concrete and ...