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Jiyang Wang, Dan Yu, Chen Zeng, Xiaohua Ji, Lingpeng Ye, Pinghuai Zhou and Senlin Zhao
To examine the flexural toughness characteristics of textile-reinforced lightweight aggregate concrete (TRLC), a four-point bending test was conducted to assess the impact of varying numbers of textile layers and the inclusion of hydroxypropyl methylcell...
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Andrea Armonico, Laurent Michel, Mohamed Saidi and Emmanuel Ferrier
This paper examines the cracking behaviour of reinforced concrete beams strengthened by externally bonded fiber-reinforced polymer. The crack opening of RC structures is a key parameter for the durability of concrete structures. It is of vital importance...
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Sabine Upnere, Iveta Novakova, Normunds Jekabsons, Andrejs Krasnikovs and Arturs Macanovskis
Concrete is a widely used material in various industries, including hazardous waste management. At the same time, its production creates a significant carbon footprint. Therefore, intensive research is being conducted to create more eco-friendly concrete...
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Gengdu Xu, Jin Gan, Jun Li, Huabing Liu and Weiguo Wu
The identification of longitudinal bending moments is a critical component in the health monitoring of ship structures. This study examines the effect of the failure of measurement points on the accuracy of bending moment identification and presents a so...
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Sang-Hyun Park, Sang-Hoon Yoon, Teguh Muttaqie, Quang Thang Do and Sang-Rai Cho
The residual strength of denting- and fracture-damaged box girders were experimentally and numerically investigated. The experiments were conducted under a pure bending moment using the four-point bending test method. The load, deflection, and strain wer...
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Ali Sadik and Filiz Karabudak
Today, especially in many fields that require structural durability, such as the aerospace and automotive industries, there has been a need to use different bonding techniques separately or together in order to use materials together with different mecha...
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Jelena Lovric Vrankovic, Ivica Boko, Ivana Uzelac Glavinic, Neno Toric and Mario Abramovic
This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation of glued laminated timber (glulam) beams made from European hornbeam (Carpinus betulus L.) under constant loading for three months. Glulam beams were experimentally tested as a part of the ...
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Dan Wang, Jialing Che, Haifeng Liu and Siew Choo Chin
Economical desert sand engineered cementitious composites (DS-ECCs) using a mixture of cement, fly ash, local desert sand, water, low-cost PVA fibers, and chemical additives were developed, aiming for a further enhancement in ductility and toughness. The...
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Yingwei Liang, Assaad Taoum, Nathan Kotlarewski, Andrew Chan and Damien Holloway
In this study, the preliminary serviceability performance of cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels constructed from fibre-managed Eucalyptus nitens (E. nitens) was investigated via bending and vibration tests. Linear four-point bending tests were performed...
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Huijuan Wang, Changyong Li, Sihao Song, Yao Wang, Qingxin Meng and Fenglan Li
Because researchers are aiming to restore the deformation and minimize the crack width of existing concrete structures, the strengthening technology of prestressed carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) is currently the focus of many studies and applicat...
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