Abstract: Since the 21st century, the international engineering contracting industry has been developing rapidly. A growing number of contractors have entered the international market to engage in various business fields, leading ...

Abstract: Large-scale tests on concrete-filled double-skin tubes, composed of pairs of concentric cold-formed rectangular hollow section members with the annulus between them filled with grout, are performed under air-blast loading. ...

Abstract: This paper presents an experimental study on the bond durability of basalt fiber–reinforced polymer (BFRP) bars, steel–fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite bars (SFCB), and steel bars embedded in seawater sea-sand ...

Abstract: Abstract This paper proposes a theoretical framework for analyzing the in-service performance degradation of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)–reinforced concrete structures exposed to natural marine environments, focusing ...