Abstract: Most previous studies on concrete short columns confined with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites were based on small-scale testing, and size effect of the columns still has not been studied thoroughly. In this study, ...

Abstract: An experimental investigation on square high-strength concrete short columns confined with aramid fiber-reinforced polymer (AFRP) sheets is carried out in this study. Nine plain concrete specimens and 54 wrapped concrete ...

Abstract: A new one-stage type cycloid drive reducer named China Bearing Reducer (CBR) is designed and its tooth contact analysis is investigated. First, the CAD model is built in SolidWorks and the structure of CBR reducer is ...

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to study the properties of high-strength concrete (HSC) circular columns confined by aramid fiber-reinforced polymer (AFRP) sheets under axial compression. A total of 60 specimens were tested, ...

Abstract: This paper reports numerical simulations of the hurricane vortex by an axisymmetric, nonhydrostatic numerical model with 2 km maximum horizontal resolution. Moist convection is modeled explicitly using two different ...

Abstract: Subjective or inaccurate condition assessment is the most critical technical barrier to effective management of highway bridges. In 2011, the promulgation of the specification for the inspection and evaluation of the ...

Abstract: Redundantly actuated parallel manipulator (RAPM) has been proved to have comparative advantages of higher rigidity and higher payload over other parallel manipulators. This paper is to quantitatively reveal the effect of ...