Journal of Composites for Construction: Recent submissions
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Assessment of the CFRP–Concrete Interface Integrity of Original Champlain Bridge Diaphragms through Nondestructive and Semidestructive Testing
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Externally bonded fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have been widely adopted for the rehabilitation of aging bridge infrastructure in recent decades. The major reasons for the utilization of these materials in ... -
Tension–Tension Fatigue Behavior of Ribbed Glass Fiber–Reinforced Polymer Bars in Air
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Fatigue resistance is a crucial aspect in the design of structural components subjected to cyclic loading. Due to the corrosion of steel reinforcement, glass fiber–reinforced polymer bars are increasingly being used in ... -
Assessment of Ductility Measures of Prestressed Concrete Flexural Members: Application to Hybrid Steel–FRP Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Ductility is an important structural design characteristic for ensuring that any overloaded structural member or structure shows visible warnings of an incipient or impeding failure through large deformations and/or excessive ... -
Structural Behavior of Hybrid FRP–Concrete–Steel Double-Skin Tubular Arches: Experiments and Numerical Modeling
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Hybrid fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)–concrete–steel double-skin tubular members (DSTMs) yield much higher strength-to-weight ratios and much better corrosion resistance than traditional reinforced concrete members. The ... -
Stress Distribution in Concrete with Nonuniform Passive FRP Confinement
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Understanding the stress distribution within concrete structures under complex loading conditions is crucial for investigating their failure mechanisms and ultimate strength design. Nevertheless, internal-stress distribution ... -
Assessing Compressive Properties of GFRP Bars: Novel Test Fixture and Statistical Analysis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This study investigates the compressive behavior of thermoset glass fiber–reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars across different grades, sizes, and length-to-diameter (L/db) ratios using a novel testing fixture. A total of 61 ... -
Size Effects on Mode I and Mode II Fracture Behavior of FRP–Steel Bonded Interface: Experimental and Numerical Investigation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Wrapped composite joints have emerged as a compelling alternative to traditional welding methods for fabricating steel circular hollow section (CHS) joints. These joints are distinguished by their superior performance in ... -
Simulation of Bond Behavior of FRP–Concrete Joints Using the Lattice Discrete Particle Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The premature debonding phenomenon of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites, when externally applied to an RC structure, prevents this technology from fully exploiting its ability of increasing the strength of the ... -
Simplified Second-Order Analysis of Slender FRP-Reinforced Concrete Columns Using the Nominal Curvature Method
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The nominal curvature method is one of the simplified methods for the second-order analysis of steel-RC columns in design codes. The two parameters that are important in the application of this method are the total curvature ... -
Shear Strengthening of RC Beams with U-Wrapped FRCM Composites: State of the Art and Assessment of Available Analytical Models
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Shear strengthening of existing reinforced concrete (RC) members with externally bonded (EB) fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) composites represents an attractive solution with respect to alternative strengthening ... -
Shear Performance of RC Beams Strengthened with Steel Strand Wire Mesh–Reinforced Engineered Cementitious Composites under Cyclic Loading
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)A steel strand wire mesh (SSWM)–reinforced engineered cementitious composite (ECC), referred to as SSWM-ECC, is a promising composite material for structural strengthening owing to the combination of the high strength of ... -
Seismic Performance Assessment of GFRP-RC Circular Columns under High Torsion Combined with Bending and Shear Cyclic Loading
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This study presents the results of an investigation into the seismic performance of six large-scale concrete circular columns reinforced with glass fiber–reinforced polymer (GFRP) reinforcement. Among these columns, one ... -
Seismic Behavior of Concrete Columns Reinforced with BFRP, GFRP, Steel, and Hybrid Steel–FRP Reinforcement
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Steel-reinforced concrete (RC) columns typically exhibit significant residual displacements and low postyield stiffness when subjected to seismic loads, which may complicate subsequent repairs. This paper investigated the ... -
Seismic Analysis of Precast and Post-Tensioned Column-to-Footing Connections with Steel–GFRP Bars and GFRP Spirals
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)A numerical model simulating the seismic behavior of precast concrete columns confined with a glass fiber–reinforced polymer (GFRP) spiral reinforced with longitudinal steel or a combination of steel and GFRP bars was ... -
Rolling Load Fatigue Experiment on a Bridge Deck Reinforced with a New Design of GFRP Stay-In-Place Form
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)A full-scale deck slab (15,240 mm × 3,890 mm × 210 mm) supported by steel girders spaced at 3.05 m, including a 3,810 mm × 3,890 mm section incorporating a new design of glass fiber–reinforced polymer (GFRP) stay-in-place ... -
Repurposing a Decommissioned Wind Turbine Blade for Bridge Construction: An Experimental Investigation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)In structural recycling of wind turbine blades, two options are often distinguished: reuse and repurpose. The latter was the main subject of the present research carried out by the authors in a research consortium with the ... -
Recycling Large-Format 3D Printed Polymer Composite Formworks Used for Casting Precast Concrete – Technical Feasibility and Challenges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The use of large-format three-dimensional (3D) printed thermoplastic composites as formworks for precast concrete structures has emerged as a cost-effective solution addressing challenges related to skilled labor shortages ... -
Pultruded Glass Fiber–Reinforced Polymer Composites under Eccentric Compression Loading
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Glass fiber–reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites have emerged as alternative materials for building applications, and one common loading scenario for GFRP members in building structures is eccentric compression. This ... -
Prevention of Brittle Axial Failure of Lightly Reinforced Concrete Walls Retrofitted with FRP Laminate and Anchors
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This study investigates a novel retrofitting technique to prevent premature axial failure and collapse of RC walls during earthquakes, attributed to inadequate compressive strain capacity in boundary regions. The technique ... -
Flexural Behavior of GFRP–Aluminum Space Truss Strengthened with Prestressed CFRP Tendons: Experimental and Theoretical Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The low elastic modulus of glass fiber–reinforced polymer (GFRP) materials used in civil engineering may lead to insufficient structural stiffness in GFRP–aluminum space truss structures, limiting their ability to meet the ...