Study on Concrete Pier Impact Performance after Implementing Equal Cross-Section Stainless Steel with Protection from Closed-Cell Aluminum Foam by Xiwu Zhou, Honglong Zhang, Wenchao Zhang, Guoxue Zhang

“…During that stage, the impact forces of the stainless-steel reinforced concrete piers were larger than those of the ordinary reinforced concrete piers, and the relative ratios were stable at approximately 28 to 34%. …”
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Static and dynamic experimental study of strengthened inforced short concrete corbel by using carbon fabrics, crack path in shear zone by I. Ivanova, J. Assih

“…The paper presents an experimental analysis of tracking the path of the cracks and crack growth in strengthened or repair reinforced concrete short corbels bonded by carbon fiber fabrics under static and dynamic loads. …”
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Methodology for Assessing the Probability of Corrosion in Concrete Structures on the Basis of Half-Cell Potential and Concrete Resistivity Measurements by Lukasz Sadowski

“…An assessment of the probability of corrosion in reinforced concrete structures carried out using the proposed methodology is presented. 200 mm thick 750 mm  ×  750 mm reinforced concrete slab specimens were investigated. …”
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Stability Calculation of Irregular Structures with Irregular Disorder During Seismic Impact by Zaza Jangidze

“…From the point of view of modern construction, the damage to reinforced concrete large-panel and frame buildings is especially interesting. …”
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Recent Findings and Open Issues concerning the Seismic Behaviour of Masonry Infill Walls in RC Buildings by André Furtado, Maria Teresa de Risi

“…The extension of the damages observed after the last major earthquakes shows that the seismic risk mitigation of infilled reinforced concrete structures is a paramount topic in seismic prone regions. …”
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Influence of Steel Fiber on Durability Performance of Concrete under Freeze-Thaw Cycles by Dong Li, Qing Guo, Shi Liu

“…To verify the steel fiber effect on durability properties of the concrete in cold regions, four types of steel fiber reinforced concrete were prepared, and the fiber dosage were 0, 20 kg, 40 kg, and 60 kg, respectively. …”
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EXPERIMENTAL STUDY: DETERMINATION OF CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT CONDITIONS by Khalid Abdel Naser Abdel Rahim

“…The concrete rein-forcement condition testing is a process by which different test are carried out such as cover depth, concrete resistivity, ½ - cell mapping and chloride content, to determine how each test shows the effects of corrosion in the reinforced concrete. Four different types of tests were conducted on two different reinforced concrete cu-bes to investigate the embedded bar conditions. …”
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Development an Artificial Neural Network Model for Estimating Cost of R/C Building by Using Life-Cycle Cost Function: Case Study of Mexico City by Henry E. Reyes, Juan Bojórquez, Laura Cruz-Reyes, Sonia E. Ruiz, Alfredo Reyes-Salazar, Edén Bojórquez, Manuel Barraza, Antonio Formisano, Omar Payán, José R. Torres

“…For this purpose, a Life-Cycle Cost (LCC) analysis is conducted for typical reinforced concrete (R/C) buildings located in Mexico City. …”
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Numerical modeling of RC column reinforced by new strategy using fiberglass tape and cloth by Aissa Boumedjane, Saadi Mohamed, Yahiaoui Djarir, noureddine Lahbari

“… This paper presents the results of finite element analysis (FE) to study the axial compression behavior of reinforced concrete columns wrapped with tapes and fiberglass cloths according to different techniques using ABAQUS software. …”
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Effective Width of the T-section Flange of Ribbed Slabs by F. S. Zamaliev

“…Ribbed ceilings in reinforced concrete, and more recently in steel-reinforced concrete and wood-concrete versions, occupy a significant place in the total volume of buildings and structures. …”
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Size effect on the flexural behavior of UHPFRC beams and RC beams strengthened with UHPFRC by Felipe Augusto da Silva Barbosa, Ramoel Serafini, Antonio Domingues de Figueiredo, Luís Antônio Guimarães Bitencourt Júnior

“…While the flexural strength of traditional reinforced concrete beams is size-independent, this is not the case for UHPFRC. …”
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Numerical Study on Failure Mechanisms of Shaft Wall Consisting of Steel Plate and Concrete under the Effects of Explosion by Yanjun Qi, Linming Dou, Zhaoxing Dong, Bo Meng

“…A new shaft wall structure consisting of steel plate reinforced concrete has been widely used in shaft of deep mining. …”
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On the Torsion of Asymmetric Bearing Systems of Multi-Storey Buildings by V. A. Lyublinskiy

“…The results of the analysis carried out can be used in the design of compressed and bending reinforced concrete structures subject to torsion.…”
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Experimental work of effect of openings on the post-tensioned flat slab by Amal Zamrawi, Ata El-Kareim Shoeib, Angelos Ibrahim, Samir M. Ahmed

“…This study aims to evaluate the effect of various parameters on the behavior of the reinforced concrete flat slabs and the contribution of each design element in the punching shear strength. …”
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Verification of a Torsional Behaviour Prediction Model for Reinforced Recycled Aggregate Concrete Beams by Aqeel H. Chkheiwer, Mazin A. Ahmed, Zahir M. N. Hassan

“…This study shows the torsional conduct of aggregate streaming beams of reinforced concrete recycling. Pure torsion was perceived for 15 reinforced concrete beams containing recycled concrete aggregates. …”
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Numerical Simulations of GFRP-Reinforced Columns Having Polypropylene and Polyvinyl Alcohol Fibers by Liaqat Ali, Ahsan Nawaz, Yong Bai, Ali Raza, Muhammad Kashif Anwar, Syyed Adnan Raheel Shah, Syed Safdar Raza

“…Fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC) consists of polyvinyl alcohol fibers (PVA) and polypropylene fibers (PF). …”
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Building with Jelly, or, Concrete as the Concretion of the Abstract by Alan Díaz Alva

“…I argue that the homogenization of building practices and the unanimous popularity of reinforced concrete is a major aspect of this process which ought to be examined more closely. …”
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An Experimental Study for Quantitative Estimation of Rebar Corrosion in Concrete Using Ground Penetrating Radar by Md Istiaque Hasan, Nur Yazdani

“…Corrosion of steel rebar in reinforced concrete is one the most important durability issues in the service life of a structure. …”
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Influence of Concrete Compressive Strength on L-Shaped Shear Wall Performance in Buildings within High-Seismicity Zones by Salem Merabti, Layachi Guelmine

“… Reinforced concrete mid-rise structures are supported by shear walls to withstand lateral forces resulting from earthquakes. …”
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Experimental and numerical evaluation of compression confinement techniques for HSC beams reinforced with different ratios of high strength steel reinforcement by Mohamed Bneni, Abd El-Monem I. El-Kholy, Ahmed. M. E. Elkilani, Seleem S. E. Ahmad

“…Twelve specimens of high-strength reinforced concrete beams with two different compression confinement techniques were tested experimentally. …”
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