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ABSTRACT Recently, relationship between fracture surface roughness and material's strength has received too much attention in literature. In this paper, 2D image is used as a novel and economic tool [...]

ABSTRACT This paper investigated the tensile behavior of steel fiber-reinforced concrete (SFRC) through an experimental program in which 64 specimens with end-hooked steel fibers were tested under uniaxial tension. The [...]

ABSTRACT In this paper, the effect of fiber types such as steel fiber, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber, polypropylene (PP) fiber and basalt fiber, on the creep of concrete after one-year-loading [...]

ABSTRACT This paper investigates the mechanical behaviour of FRC made with both Industrial and Recycled Steel Fibres recovered from waste tyres. Specimens of various mixtures, characterised by the same volume [...]

ABSTRACT The main purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effect of CFRP strips on the strengthening and repair of circular RC slabs with openings. Thirteen circular RC slabs [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presented a experimental investigation into the advantage of RC member with shear strengthening using strain hardening cementitious composites (SHCC), focused on the crack pattern of SHCC strengthening [...]

ABSTRACT This paper discusses the feasibility of detecting defects inside reinforced concrete (RC) structures by using multi-directional Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique (SAFT) to create an image which contains the comprehensive [...]

ABSTRACT An experimental and numerical study of eight reinforced concrete beams is reported in this paper. In the experiments, two beams were normal temperature controls, and the other six beams [...]

ABSTRACT This paper focuses on modelling of structural response of RC cantilever beams retrofitted with a thin layer of Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced cement-based Composite (UHPFRC). The complex cracking [...]

ABSTRACT The behavior of steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) under cyclic loading plays an important role in prediction of SFRC structural response. This paper deals with the stress-strain behavior and [...]

ABSTRACT The bond between corroded rebar and ultra-high toughness cementitious composite (UHTCC) is a key factor in the mechanical properties of corroded reinforced concrete members repaired using UHTCC. This paper [...]

ABSTRACT Although extensive research on steel corrosion in concrete has been undertaken it is more on longitudinal reinforcing bars than stirrups as suggested in the review of published literature. The [...]

ABSTRACT The use of continuous rectangular spiral shear reinforcement as transverse reinforcement is experimentally investigated by testing 28 reinforced concrete beams in a static four-point bending setup. In this paper [...]

ABSTRACT In this paper, a theoretically-based model for the prediction of the shear strength of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with FRP is presented. The model has been validated with the [...]

ABSTRACT External confinement using jackets can suitably increase the strength and ductility of the reinforced concrete cylindrical columns. This paper encompasses an experimental investigation for studying the effectiveness and suitability [...]

ABSTRACT The paper presents the results of an experimental program in which steel fibers recovered from scrap tires were used to produce fiber reinforced concretes. Waste fibers having different geometrical [...]

ABSTRACT In the present paper, five-time electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) data of uncoated and epoxy coated-bars in RC test specimens subjected to pre-exposure loading and three wetting-drying cycles are reported. [...]

ABSTRACT This paper is on the numerical and experimental study of a reinforced concrete prosthesis for the corner connections of timber frames. The reinforcement bars are common construction steel ribbed [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents the test results of an experimental study that investigates the behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened in flexure with near surface mounted (NSM) technique using [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents an experimental study conducted to characterize the effect of corrosion and sustained load on structural behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) beam. The effects of loading level [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents the effects of two types of alkali activators (Na and K-based) on the residual mechanical properties of steel fibre reinforced geopolymer concretes (SFRGC) after exposed to [...]

ABSTRACT Carbonation is considered detrimental to reinforced concrete. However if carbonation is performed at early age through curing, the process could be beneficial. This paper is to present a study [...]

ABSTRACT This paper investigates the static behaviour of reinforced concrete beams at low temperatures compared to similar beams tested at room temperature. Four large-scale beams were fabricated and tested. The [...]

ABSTRACT This paper aims at studying the shear contribution of steel fibres in concrete. Ten reinforced concrete (RC) and steel-fibre reinforced concrete (SFRC) initially uncracked push-off specimens were tested. Average [...]

ABSTRACT In recent decades, bomb incidents have significantly increased due to various blast accidents and growing terrorist threats. Therefore, the protection of important infrastructures against blast loading has never been [...]

ABSTRACT This paper investigates the effects of engineered cementitious composite (ECC) on the behavior of RC exterior beam-column joint under reversed cyclic loading. The main parameters considered include the load-deflection [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents the impact resistance of a sustainable UHPFRC member under pendulum impact loadings. The modified Andreasen and Andersen model is employed for the concrete matrix design, and [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of an experimental study on retrofitting RC beams using FRP strengthening and RC jacketing. Three-point loadings are applied to twelve strengthened beams and three [...]

ABSTRACT The purpose of this work was to study the corrosion distribution along a steel bar in beams of sizes typically used in the construction industry and the ratio between [...]

ABSTRACT The present paper investigates impact resistance of functionally graded reinforced concrete (FGRC) without conventional reinforcement under drop weight and projectile impact. Architecture of reinforced layers and the content of [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents an experimental work for short steel tube columns filled with plain concrete and steel fiber reinforced concrete under axial load. The study aimed to explore the [...]

ABSTRACT Fiber reinforced concrete overlays are nowadays an alternative for repairing and reinforcing pavements. The contribution of concrete overlays strongly depends on the bond with the substrate. The fibers help [...]

ABSTRACT This paper provides a systematic study of the performance of ultra high performance fibre reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) slabs under close-in explosions. In the study, the UHPFRC slabs were manufactured [...]

ABSTRACT This research paper have evaluated the performance of durability of fibre-reinforced concrete through various test methods exposed to pH 4.5 solutions for 27 months with uncracked and precracked beams. [...]

ABSTRACT In this paper, the results of analytical and experimental analyses for the flexural response of steel-fiber-reinforced concrete (SFRC) beams are presented. In the analytical part, to predict the flexural [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents a practice-oriented method for design of flexural concrete members for a given service life in an aggressive environment. A time-dependent correlation between rebar corrosion level in [...]

ABSTRACT A study of the effects of nano-silica treatment on the bonding properties of macro synthetic polypropylene fibers embedded in a cement matrix is provided in the present paper as [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents the test results of the experimental behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened with the newly proposed hybrid bonding technique, which is the wise combination of [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents a method to develop Ultra-High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC). Towards an efficient utilization of binders and fibres in UHPFRC, the modified Andreasen & Andersen particle [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents the time-dependent probability of chloride-induced corrosion of reinforced concrete (RC) structures in marine environments. By using the third-moment (TM) method with improved analytical solutions, the stochastic [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents the numerical simulations of the punching behaviour of centrally loaded steel fibre reinforced self-compacting concrete (SFRSCC) flat slabs. Eight half scaled slabs reinforced with different content [...]

ABSTRACT This paper focuses on the incorporation of the sub-product materials based on the fibres and powders as used in the reinforcement of a cement matrix. These reinforcements (fibres and [...]

ABSTRACT In this paper, the in-plane behavior of un-reinforced concrete masonry walls externally strengthened with a fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) system is investigated. The experimental program consists of testing nine [...]

ABSTRACT This paper focuses on the study of the influence of flowability and wall-effects of the formwork in the orientation pattern of macro-plastic fibres. In order to identify the preferential [...]

ABSTRACT Steel corrosion normally takes pitting pattern in chloride contaminated RC structures. This paper examines the localized corrosion rust accumulation process through electrochemical analysis. The coupled micro- and macro-cell corrosion [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents results from loading to failure of two reinforced concrete (RC) frames. The control frame was under-reinforced with 0.94% tension steel in the beams. The second frame [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents an alternative approach to predicting fire resistance of reinforced concrete (RC) T-beams that are both strengthened with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers (CFRPs) plates and insulated with [...]

ABSTRACT Recurrence of recent activities in terms of accidental and premeditated explosions around the world has drawn the attention of the engineering community to assess the vulnerability of existing infrastructure [...]

ABSTRACT Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP) has been used predominantly as externally-bonded strengthening materials using epoxy adhesives. Recently emerged Hardwire Steel-Fiber (HSF) sheets have desirable characteristics that made them attractive candidates [...]

ABSTRACT Interlaminar shear behaviour has been investigated for basalt-, glass- and carbon fibre reinforced polymer (BFRP/GFRP/GFRP) bars in seawater and sea sand concrete (SWSSC), using an accelerated test. The investigation [...]