Behavior of Reinforced Composite Foamed-Normal Concrete Beams by Angham Nassar Jaffal, Ameer A. Hilal, Akram S. Mahmoud

“…In the case of the over-reinforcement beams, the ductility of foamed concrete beam increased by about 19.5% compared to that of normal reinforced concrete. In addition, the ductility and stiffness of composite concrete beams increased by about 91.7% and 5.6% compared to normal beams and 61% and 15.1% compared to foamed concrete beams, respectively.…”
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Understanding the structures of Pier Luigi Nervi: a multidisciplinary approach by Erica Lenticchia, Rosario Ceravolo, Paolo Faccio

“…The structure was built by combining reinforced concrete and ferrocement elements, thus implementing what for Nervi would later become the distinctive construction system of his artwork, which combined the use of precast in situ and cast-in-place elements.  …”
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Reliability-Based Analysis of Recycled Aggregate Concrete under Carbonation by Flora Faleschini, Mariano Angelo Zanini, Lorenzo Hofer

“…Durability represents a crucial issue for evaluating safety and serviceability of reinforced concrete structures. Many studies have already focused on carbonation-induced corrosion of natural aggregate concrete (NAC) structures, leading to several prediction models to estimate carbonation depth. …”
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Influence of Concrete Compressive Strength on CFRP Strengthening and Repairing of RC Two-Way Slabs by Mohammed F. Ojaimi, Meyyada Y. Alabdulhady, Kadhim Z. Naser

“…In this research, the feasibility of strengthening and repairing two-way reinforced concrete slabs and the effect of compressive strength on the properties of strengthened and repaired slabs using CFRP sheets were studied. …”
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RC beams damaged by cracking and strengthened with NSM CFRP/GFRP rods by R. Capozucca, E. Magagnini, M.V. Vecchietti, S. Khatir

“…The near surface mounted (NSM) method of inserting fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) elements (rods or lamina) into notches has been shown to be a good way for restoring reinforced concrete (RC) elements. The knowledge about the use of Glass-FRP rod following the NSM to reinforce RC beams is limited. …”
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Dynamic Performance of Concrete Considering Initial Stresses and Creep by S. Yu. Savin, M. Z. Sharipov

“…In accidental design situations, the loading mode of reinforced concrete structures includes two typical stages such as long-term deformation under constant or slowly varying load and dynamic impact. …”
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Les églises paroissiales construites dans la seconde moitié du XXe siècle et leur devenir : l’exemple de Lyon (Rhône) by Maryannick Chalabi

“…Only the use of untreated reinforced concrete suggested a sensitivity to the trends of modern architecture. …”
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Assessment of Design and Retrofitting Solutions on the Progressive Collapse of Hongqi Bridge by Amir Seyed Khoei, Reza Akbari, Shahrokh Maalek, Alireza Gharighoran

“…In 2009, the Hongqi Bridge, a multispan reinforced concrete bridge located in Zhuzhou, Hunan Province, China, collapsed progressively in the form of domino, due to extreme effect of deck to pier, during demolition process of the bridge. …”
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Image Processing-Based Spall Object Detection Using Gabor Filter, Texture Analysis, and Adaptive Moment Estimation (Adam) Optimized Logistic Regression Models by Nhat-Duc Hoang

“…This study aims at proposing a computer vision model for automatic recognition of localized spall objects appearing on surfaces of reinforced concrete elements. The new model is an integration of image processing techniques and machine learning approaches. …”
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Study on the Composite Structure of Aluminum Foam-Filled Thin-Walled Metal Tube to Reduce the Charge Overload inside the Projectile during the Penetration Process by Fudi Liang, Zengyou Liang, Dezhi Deng

“…During the experiment on the high-speed projectile penetrating reinforced concrete target, the acceleration curve of the charge and the projectile body were obtained. …”
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Modified Modal Pushover Design for Asymmetric-Plan RC Shear-Wall Structures by Mohammad Sadegh Birzhandi, Daniyal Mirzakhani

“…The goal of this research is to provide a new method for designing reinforced concrete wall structures with a one-way asymmetric plan. …”
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Numerical Investigation of Fracture Behavior for Glass Fiber Composite Concretes by Meryem Charef, Nabil Kazi Tani, Ahmed Soufiane Benosman, Hasan Dilbas

“…Accordingly, this comprehensive and computational research is conducted to investigate the fracture behavior of notched glass fiber reinforced concrete beam modeled with finite element method. …”
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Seismic Performance Evaluation of Special RC Frames with Gravity Steel Columns under the Base Level by Amin Zaherdannak, Amirhosein Shabani, Saeed Erfani

“…However, dimensions of reinforced concrete columns at these levels cause them to be unideal parking spaces. …”
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Strengthening of Precast RC Frame to Mitigate Progressive Collapse by Externally Bonded CFRP Sheets Anchored with HFRP Anchors by Jianwu Pan, Xian Wang, Fang Wu

“…Currently, the robustness of precast reinforced concrete frames is attracting wide attention. …”
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Prestress Loss of CFL in a Prestressing Process for Strengthening RC Beams by Xinyan Guo, Dong Liu, Peiyan Huang, Xiaohong Zheng

“…A prestressing system was designed to strengthen reinforced concrete (RC) beams with prestressed carbon fiber laminate (CFL). …”
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Spectral Representation-Based Multidimensional Nonstationary Ground Motion Model for Seismic Reliability Analysis of Frame Structures by Lawali Moussa Laminou, Xinghua Chen

“…In the numerical analysis, the nonlinear seismic responses and reliability of a 10-story reinforced concrete frame structure are carefully investigated in accordance with the Egyptian seismic code. …”
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Experimental Study on Eccentric Compressive Performance of Concrete Column Strengthened with CFRP Grid Reinforced ECC Matrix by Kangjian Lin, Yuhou Yang, Zhiwei Chen, Xiaoyan Sun, Hailong Wang

“…The influences of the number of layers, the overlap length of CFRP grids, and the eccentricity on the bearing capacity and rigidity of reinforced concrete columns were determined. The results show that the principal failure of the reinforced column was debonding of external ECC from FRP grids at the compressive area, edges, or sides. …”
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A Prediction Model for Concrete Cracks due to Chloride-Induced Corrosion by Jiao Wang, Ling Li, X. G. Zhang, Yangang Zhao

“…We also establish a mechanical equilibrium model considering that the shrinkage of concrete is constrained by the bonding force of reinforced concrete. Then, on the basis of the equilibrium condition, we propose an analytical model of spacing between the first crack and the second crack at the interface of steel and concrete due to corrosion expansion. …”
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A Comprehensive Flexural Analysis for Sustainable Concrete Structure Reinforced by Embedded Parts by Yuantian Sun, Junfei Zhang, Yunchao Tang, Yufei Wang, Junbo Sun, Xiangyu Wang

“…In this research, the plate embedded parts and grooved embedded parts reinforced concrete structures were investigated. Two types of plate embedded parts and three types of grooved embedded parts experienced coating treatment to enable sustainable function. …”
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Failure Modes in Concrete Repair Systems due to Ongoing Corrosion by Mladena Luković, Branko Šavija, Guang Ye, Erik Schlangen, Klaas van Breugel

“…Corrosion of steel reinforcement is the main cause of deterioration in reinforced concrete structures. It can result in cracking and spalling of the concrete cover. …”
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