Abstract: While the majority of U-shape wrapping (Uwrap) studies have focused on the mechanism of the shear-strengthening effect, very few studies have been devoted to the use of Uwraps as anchorage for longitudinal fiber-reinforced ...

Abstract: While the majority of U-shape wrapping (Uwrap) studies have focused on the mechanism of the shear-strengthening effect, very few studies have been devoted to the use of Uwraps as anchorage for longitudinal fiber-reinforced ...

Abstract: This paper aimed to determine safety levels involved in bridge pier design when the fatigue nature of traffic load is included. Reliability analysis was used to estimate values of reliability index for the ultimate limit ...

Abstract: In this study the direct and diffuse solar radiation changes are estimated, and they contribute to the understanding of the observed global dimming and the more recent global brightening during the industrial era. Using a ...

Abstract: This study presents experimental procedures conducted to characterize the bond between concrete and fiber reinforced polymeric laminates. The experimental characterization was aimed at obtaining the softening of the ...

Abstract: In this study, experimental and numerical procedures are proposed to predict the debonding failure of concrete elements strengthened with fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs). Such debonding is modeled as a damage process, ...

Abstract: In this study, numerical procedures are proposed to predict the structural behavior of concrete members strengthened with fiber-reinforced polymeric (FRP) sheets or plates. The concept of damage band or crack band is ...

Abstract: An experimental study of the central portion of a unidirectional multiport diffuser discharging in the direction of a uniform ambient current in deep nonturbulent water was conducted by means of a towed model in a laboratory ...