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ABSTRACT In this paper, the fracture toughness associated with longitudinal tensile failure and the fracture energy associated with transverse compression failure of T700/CP-02A/B carbon-epoxy unidirectional composites are measured from different [...]

ABSTRACT To find the possibility of reducing the solid waste from earth, a new composite has been developed entirely from waste. Recycled PET (polyethylene terephthalate) resin (as binder) with fly [...]

ABSTRACT Forests worldwide are overstocked with small-diameter trees, putting them at increased risk of disease, insect attack, and destructive high-intensity wildfires. This overstocking is caused primarily by the low market [...]

ABSTRACT The mechanical behaviors and failure characteristics of cracked mortar specimens subjected to dry-wet cycles in different chemical solutions were investigated in this paper. A non-penetrating crack with a certain [...]

ABSTRACT To understand the quality and behavior of cemented tailings backfill (CTB) subjected to dynamic loads, the influence of change in the rate of loading should be accurately determined for [...]

ABSTRACT Fibers are accountable for an increase of compressive and shear strengths, particularly at the post-peak and post-cracking stages. The level of the strength improvement is primarily based on several [...]

ABSTRACT To study the damage mechanical properties of a recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) prism, several two-dimensional random models of RAC were established. The numerical models were subjected to uniaxial compressive [...]

ABSTRACT Metal tailings porous concrete (MTPC) is a newly-developed green building material that using the iron ore tailings powder to replace the fine sands or partial cement in the conventional [...]

ABSTRACT Currently, only two forms of laminated bamboo are commercially available as structural materials: unidirectional beams and boards, and cross-laminated boards. As a natural quasi-unidirectional composite, the lamination of bamboo [...]

ABSTRACT Concrete-filled glass fibre-reinforced polymer tubes (CFFTs) have reportedly been considered for industrial applications such as fender piling for marine structures and bridge girders. Even though previous investigations of the [...]

ABSTRACT In this research, the mechanical properties of glass and carbon fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) bars with epoxy resin matrices embedded in concrete were investigated under an extensive range of [...]

ABSTRACT The Ordinary Headed Stud (OHS) connector whose diameter is 25 mm or larger is regarded as the large OHS connector, which possesses greater shear stiffness and ultimate capacity. Therefore, [...]

ABSTRACT Plantation softwood is the future timber material resource for building and construction. However, significant volumes of sawn softwood are considered out-of-grade and sold at a loss. New approaches and [...]

ABSTRACT Earthquakes can cause serious damage to historic masonry structures. Masonry reinforcement has been widely studied by proposing different retrofitting methods. However it is sometimes difficult to combine the need [...]

ABSTRACT The primary objectives of the design and implementation of asphalt pavement on road and road surfaces are to achieve the best performance in different climatic conditions. Asphalt pavement performance [...]

ABSTRACT Exposure tests in an urban industrial atmosphere and wet/dry cyclic accelerated corrosion tests for Q235B structural steel were performed. The corrosion kinetics under both conditions follow the empirical equation, [...]

ABSTRACT Nowadays, modern self-tapping timber screws are frequently applied for various design situations in timber engineering. They are commonly arranged in a way to predominately load them in axial direction, [...]

ABSTRACT Cemented paste backfill (CPB) is a type of cementitious material produced with tailings, cement, and water. Typically, CPB has a high proportion of tailings (75-80 wt%), which may contain [...]

ABSTRACT The mechanical coupling of timber products to the masonry walls of unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings is generating considerable interest in terms of seismic vulnerability mitigation. An extensive experimental investigation [...]

ABSTRACT Externally bonding using epoxy is one of major applying method for FRP strengthening technology. The long-term performance of the epoxy/concrete interface has been proven to be a key for [...]

ABSTRACT In this study, the influence of corrosion on the cyclic behaviors of ultra-high-strength (UHS, yield strength above 1000 MPa) steel bars is investigated. A total number of 63 specimens [...]

ABSTRACT Low temperature thermal cracking, rutting, moisture damage and fatigue cracking are popular damages that appear in the asphalt mixture. These problems occur mainly because of the growth in the [...]

ABSTRACT To account for the improvement of mechanical properties for recycled crumb rubber concrete (RCRC) under uniaxial compression and flexural toughness test in detail, three groups of RCRC specimen covering [...]

ABSTRACT This article illustrates new research regarding long-term deterioration in the tensile strength of plain concrete samples due to sustained stress loading. Two different water-cement ratio mixtures were subjected to [...]

ABSTRACT The present paper demonstrates the results of an experimental and analytical research programme on masonry structures confined with Textile Reinforced Mortars (TRMs). A total of 39 small scale masonry [...]

ABSTRACT In epoxy-bitumen systems, temperature contributes to the development of physiochemical and mechanical characteristics during curing (chemical hardening) and at the long-term service (oxidative aging) of pavement structures. Hardening (i.e., [...]

ABSTRACT This paper aims to characterize the force-deformation response of through-tenon wood-wood connections subjected to tensile loads. Four beech LVL timber specimen groups with variations in the fiber orientation, and [...]

ABSTRACT A novel composite fiber was made from chemically modified blast furnace slag, it has been widely used in construction field of china, but the related dissolution behavior was unclear. [...]

ABSTRACT Results of an experimental campaign conducted on plain and reinforced masonry wallettes subjected to diagonal compression tests are presented in this paper. The masonry panels were reinforced by means [...]

ABSTRACT This study presents the characterization of the mechanical and durability performance of wet lay-up flax/ epoxy composites used for the external strengthening of concrete structures. The composites are manufactured [...]

ABSTRACT Tourmaline modified asphalt mixture has the air purification effect and is an excellent low-carbon road material. However, previous studies mainly focused on the improvement of road performance for tourmaline [...]

ABSTRACT This paper firstly performed compressive tests on 18 stub concrete columns with externally confined ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) jacket. The studied parameters in this testing programme were the thickness [...]

ABSTRACT Cementitious coatings are widely used to protect steel structures from fire, yet there are concerns about its performance in earthquakes, where partial damage to the fire protection could potentially [...]

ABSTRACT 3D printing techniques are being researched extensively in the construction sector. However, the key issue lies in the development of cementitious materials with both favorable printability and enough mechanical [...]

ABSTRACT In this study, the cement paste corroded in sodium sulfate solution was regarded as a three-phase composites composing of unhydrated cement particles, reaction products and pores on meso-scale. First [...]

ABSTRACT The present research work explores the use of fly ash cenosphere (FAC) and sintered fly ash aggregate (SFA) as replacements of natural fine aggregate (NFA) and natural coarse aggregate [...]

ABSTRACT Basalt fiber reinforced concrete (BFRC) can be regarded as a composite of cement mortar, aggregate and basalt fiber. In this paper, the influences of the basalt fiber's length and [...]

ABSTRACT Corrosion of steel increases the cost of maintenance and reduces the long-term performance of steelreinforced concrete structures. Fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) bars have been developed as promising alternatives. However, [...]

ABSTRACT The dynamic modulus ([E.sup.*]) of asphalt mixture is a critical parameter when analyzing the performance of asphalt layers and pavements. The laboratory test, though directly obtaining such parameter, consumes [...]

ABSTRACT The use of fibers in hot mix asphalt (HMA) has become a much more attractive alternative for the construction of road pavements. Numerous studies have shown that the incorporation [...]

ABSTRACT With the production of a large amount of metal tailings, backfill is one of the best models for waste management and has been widely used in many mines. Metal [...]

ABSTRACT Urban concrete pipelines that have been used for a long time after heavy rains are highly prone to accidents under the actions of overlying loads and traffic loads, such [...]

ABSTRACT The use of crack sealant is an effective, simple, and extensive maintenance approach to repairing cracks. However, the extended exposure of sealants to complex ambient conditions have negative impacts [...]

ABSTRACT Premature debonding is the major barrier to FRP (fibre-reinforced polymer) utilization in FRP-reinforced concrete structures and restricts the promotion of structural bearing capability. The additional mechanical fasteners could restrain [...]

ABSTRACT Concrete structures usually contain cracks or microcracks. Under dynamic loading, such as impacts, blasts and earthquakes, these cracks may initiate and propagate, weakening concrete strength and structure's stability. It [...]

ABSTRACT In this paper, an extensive experimental campaign conducted on existing masonry buildings is presented. The main objective of this activity was to study the shear behaviour of masonries constituted [...]

ABSTRACT We conducted explosion field tests on rubber concrete slabs with steel reinforcement, including four kinds of concretes with different mix proportions of volume fractions of rubber particles (0%, 10%, [...]

ABSTRACT The research provides experimental data and assesses the effect of tack welding on the fatigue life of a high-strength electro-welded wire reinforcement (WWR) mesh used as reinforcement of precast [...]

ABSTRACTThis paper researches the bonding properties between the existing concrete and ECC by 66 slant shear and 66 split tensile specimens exposed to 22[degrees]C, 200[degrees]C, 400[degrees]C, 600[degrees]C and 800[degrees]C. The [...]

ABSTRACT Experimental trials were performed on spruce beams with one end cut and re-connected with glued-in rods to simulate repair interventions. Beams were tested in bending thus to laterally load [...]