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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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Hamza Alkuime, Emad Kassem, Khaled A. Alshraiedeh, Manaf Bustanji, Ahmad Aleih and Fawzi Abukhamseh
This study aims to develop a framework to incorporate Waste Cooking Oil (WCO) into asphalt mixtures. Such a framework utilizes a Balanced Mix Design (BMD) approach to ensure adequate resistance to cracking and rutting. Transportation agencies can use the...
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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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Jiuzhi Fu, Yang Zhang and Yanyue Qin
In this investigation, the effects of different fabrics with 0.20% carbon fiber textile (CFT), 0.21% glass fiber textile (GFT), and 0.25% basalt fiber textile (BFT) on the properties of TR-UHPC were investigated by axial tensile tests. A bending test of ...
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Liang Dai, Chaojun Jia, Lei Chen, Qiang Zhang and Wei Chen
The intricate geological conditions of reservoir banks render them highly susceptible to destabilization and damage from fluctuations in water levels. The study area, the Cheyipin section of the Huangdeng Hydroelectric Station, is characterized by numero...
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Xianzheng Yu, Hua Liu, Xiaolin Fan, Liangyu Zhu, Chengqi Zhang and Shiyi Zhang
In marine environments, bridge piers and columns are prone to corrosion caused by harmful media, particularly chloride ions. This corrosion can lead to cracking of the steel bars in the protective layer of the bridge piers. To enhance the corrosion resis...
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Alejandro Pérez Caldentey, Yolanda G. Diego, Anastasio P. Santos, Lina López, María Chiquito and Ricardo Castedo
Within the research project ITSAFE, two full-scale structures were built, one consisting of a single-storey, two-span, 7.00 × 14.00 m2 RC frame with a solid slab and another consisting of a two-storey, 7.00 × 7.00 m2 RC frame with solid slabs. In the two...
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John Bellos and Apostolos Konstantinidis
This paper examines and provides a robust solution to the problem of yield and failure curvatures of reinforced concrete (RC) cross-sections, taking into account cracking. At the same time, it calculates the corresponding necessary reinforcement or the m...
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Fraser King, Miroslav Kolàr, Scott Briggs, Mehran Behazin, Peter Keech and Nikitas Diomidis
The disposal of high-level radioactive waste (HLW) and spent nuclear fuel (SF) presents a unique challenge for the prediction of the long-term performance of corrodible structures since HLW/SF containers are expected, in some cases, to have lifetimes of ...
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Hui Li, Yi-Kun Ba, Ning Zhang, Yong-Jian Liu and Wei Shi
In regions with severe cold and high latitudes, concrete structures are susceptible to cracking and displacement due to uneven temperature stress, which directly impacts their normal utilization. Therefore, to investigate the temperature distribution cha...
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