Abstract: The paper is principally aimed at analyzing the role of externally applied fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) sheets in the shear ultimate behavior of reinforced concrete elements. A theoretical model for predicting the shear ...

Abstract: In this paper the results of an experimental investigation on glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP) centrifugated transmission utility poles are discussed. The study is principally aimed to analyze the effect of manufacturing ...

Abstract: As an example of an innovative Brownfields program, the Massachusetts regulatory framework, together with its Clean Sites Initiative, creates a mechanism through a variety of elements that facilitates the cleanup and ...

Abstract: By paying a one-time insurance premium, many people involved with contaminated real estate have used environmental insurance to quantify and transfer the risk associated with environmental contamination. Quantification of ...

Abstract: A recent experimental and finite-element research program was conducted on the distortional buckling of axially compressed, cold-formed stainless steel simple lipped channels. Austenitic 304 (1.4301), ferritic 430 (1.4016), ...

Abstract: Experiments conducted to determine the mechanical characteristics of low shape factor bearings demonstrated that low shape factor elastomeric bearings that were bolted to their endplates—as opposed to bearings with ...

Abstract: Previous research on nailed steel tubular lap splice connections has resulted in the development of design guidelines for shear, bearing, and net section fracture failure modes, for both static and fatigue loading. Since ...

Abstract: This paper describes the experimental investigation of cold-formed, thin-walled stainless steel sections subject to distortional buckling under compression. Austenitic 304, ferritic 430 stainless steel, and ferritic-like ...

Abstract: This paper discusses a theoretical approach to investigate the dependency relationship between the stiffness matrix and the complex eigenvectors in the identification of structural systems for the ...

Abstract: In this paper, a methodology is presented for the identification of the complete mass, damping, and stiffness matrices of a dynamical system using a limited number of time histories of the ...