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Kyong Min Ro, Min Sook Kim and Young Hak Lee
The previous research introduced an innovative retrofitting technique for reinforced concrete beams using modularized steel plates. This technique enhances structural performance, offering a lightweight solution compared to conventional retrofitting meth...
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Melisa Herrera, Diego Sosa, Sigifredo Díaz and Jessica Thangjitham
Current construction codes require detailed analyses for structural retrofitting, which must consider performance during seismic events. Therefore, the computational models used to evaluate existing infrastructure require nonlinear structural analysis an...
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Maximilian Granzner, Alfred Strauss, Michael Reiterer, Maosen Cao and Drahomír Novák
Railway noise barrier constructions are subjected to high aerodynamic loads during the train passages, and the knowledge of their actual structural condition is relevant to assure safety for railway users and to create a basis for forecasting. This paper...
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Georgia E. Thermou and Sousana Tastani
This paper investigates experimentally the structural performance of substandard reinforced concrete (RC) short columns confined with steel-reinforced grout (SRG) jackets under monotonically increasing uniaxial compression. The study comprised 24 square ...
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Mohamed Younus Meeran Mydeen, Murugan Madasamy and Bright Singh Seeni
The sudden occurrence of an earthquake induces a liquefaction effect on foundation soil, which causes a substantial increase in the uplift pressure acting on piles and causes structural damage to superstructures. This forms the basis of the necessity of ...
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Yeou-Fong Li, Bo-Yu Chen, Jin-Yuan Syu, Gobinathan Kadagathur Ramanathan, Wei-Hao Lee, Chih-Hong Huang and Man-Hoi Lok
Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) has been used for seismic retrofitting and structural reinforcement over recent decades. Numerous researchers have created stress?strain models based on experimental data to predict the mechanical properties of FRP-confined...
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Cláudio Meireis, Filipa S. Serino, Carlos Maia, André C. Fontes and Jorge M. Branco
Current buildings are responsible for the highest energy consumption, exceeding polluting sectors such as industry and transports. In Portugal, a large part of the building stock was built in the 1970s and 1980s, but buildings dated from the 1960s and 19...
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Sanjay Gokul Venigalla, Abu Bakar Nabilah, Noor Azline Mohd Nasir, Nor Azizi Safiee and Farah Nora Aznieta Abd Aziz
Textile-reinforced concrete (TRC) is a form of reinforced concrete, where conventional reinforcement is replaced with textiles or fibers. The high tenacity of the textile fibers results in flexible and durable concrete structures. The literature has been...
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Akshay Satishkumar Baheti and Vasant Annasaheb Matsagar
Wind and/or earthquake-imposed loadings on two dynamically similar adjacent buildings cause vigorous shaking that can be mitigated using energy dissipating devices. Here, the vibration response control in such adjacent structures interconnected with semi...
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Sousana Tastani and Georgia Thermou
This paper presents a rapid seismic assessment and Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) retrofit design methodology which relies on the European design guidelines recently published in Chapter 8 of fib Bulletin 90 on the use of externally applied FRP reinforce...
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