Abstract: Current standards establish methods for seismic assessment and objectives for retrofit of existing building structures and provide guidance for fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)-based seismic retrofit measures for existing ...

Abstract: Abstract First-generation structural design standards for pultruded glass fiber–reinforced polymer (GFRP) materials are now available in North America and Europe. The orthotropic nature of pultruded GFRP (pGFRP) makes it ...

Abstract: On the evening of December 27, 2005, the fascia beam supporting the east-side parapet wall of the third span of the Lake View Drive Bridge failed under the action of dead load. This paper describes the structural testing ...

Abstract: Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest and relevance to the readership of the journal. The views ...

Abstract: Available guidance for mitigating debonding failure of externally bonded fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites applied to concrete is evaluated based on data obtained from large- and full-scale experimental programs. ...

Abstract: Glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) composite bridge decks behave differently than comparable reinforced concrete (RC) decks. GFRP decks exhibit reduced composite behavior (when designed to behave in a composite manner) ...

Abstract: The flexural capacity rating of prestressed girders having severed or corroded strands often progresses by simply neglecting the contribution of the affected strands from the girder section and assessing the capacity. While ...

Abstract: Bamboo is viewed as a sustainable and highly renewable material that may be grown in any temperate climate zone. Interest in the engineering properties of bamboo and the use of bamboo in engineered construction is growing. ...