Optimizing UHPC Layers to Improve Punching Shear Performance in Concrete Slabs by Ahmed A. Hassoon, Rafea F. Hassan, Husam H. Hussein

“…This study explores the impact of UHPC layers on the punching shear behavior of reinforced concrete slabs. Sixteen slab specimens were tested with variations in UHPC layer thickness, placement, and column shape. …”
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The efficiency of the seismic isolating sliding belt under the impact of the most unfavourable earthquake accelerograms by O. V. Mkrtychev, S. R. Mingazova

“…Research was carried out on the performance of monolithic reinforced concrete buildings of varying heights with and without a seismic isolating sliding belt when subjected to the most unfavourable earthquake accelerograms. …”
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The Stress Calculation Methods of Antislide Structures with Continuous Ladders by Gong Chen, Qiang Xu

“…In antislide structures with continuous ladders (ASCLs), horizontal and vertical reinforced concrete antislide members connected in continuous ladders, head to tail, are set along the slip surfaces of slopes. …”
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Fundamental Investigation on Seismic Retrofitting Method of Aging Concrete Structural Wall Using Carbon Fiber Sheet-Constitutive Law of Rectangular Section by Kazuhiro Hayashi, Tomoya Matsui, Taiki Saito, Roy Reyna

“…A construction method for strengthening aging-reinforced concrete buildings by wrapping structural members with carbon fiber sheets has been proposed and implemented in recent years. …”
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Modeling of masonry infilled RC frames with different aspect ratios using plastic hinge and equivalent strut by Ahmed M. El-Kholy, Sayed M. Sayed, Mohamed M. El-Assaly, Mohamed K. Ismail

“…The proposed approach models the plasticity in the beams and columns of the reinforced concrete (RC) frames using flexural plastic hinges while modeling the masonry panel as a nonlinear equivalent strut. …”
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Development of a New Rubber Buckling-Restrained Brace System for Structures by Nima Ostovar, Farzad Hejazi

“…The new design incorporates Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) filler and hyper-elastic rubber components as primary load-bearing elements. …”
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Explainable prediction model for punching shear strength of FRP-RC slabs based on kernel density estimation and XGBoost by Sheng Zheng, Tianyu Hu, Nima Khodadadi, Antonio Nanni

“…Abstract Reinforced concrete (RC) slabs are widely used in modern building structures due to their superior properties and ease of construction. …”
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Heat Transfer Dynamic Analyses for Recycled-Concrete Wall Combined with Expanded Polystyrene Template by Jianhua Li, Wenjing Chen

“…Both temperature (T) and humidity (H) affection to thermal conductivity coefficient (λ) of reinforced concrete and the EPS template were investigated, correspondingly. …”
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Numerical Study of Concentric Brace Equipped with the Eccentric Elements for Strengthening Buildings by Asadullah Attal, Mohammad Ali Kafi

“…Studies revealed that the brace system is a valuable option for retrofitting existing steel and reinforced concrete structures. However, the bracing system suffers a weakness called axial buckling of the brace under critical compressive load, reducing bearing capacity and interrupting energy dissipation. …”
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Modeling and Seismic Performance Analysis of Grid Shear Walls by Weijing Zhang, Caiwang Li, Xiao Chu

“…Prefabricated insulation grid shear walls are a new type of wall which integrates structure, insulation and formwork. A grid-like reinforced concrete shear wall with vertical and transverse limbs is formed by casting concrete into the reserved vertical and transverse hollow cavities in the prefabrication of cement polystyrene granular concrete wall formworks. …”
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薄壁型钢混凝土梁抗弯性能试验研究 by 任重, 张志鹏, 何逸鸣, 程亮, 戴柳丝

“…为研究薄壁型钢混凝土（thin-walled steel reinforced concrete，TSRC）梁试件的抗弯性能，设计制作了5根TSRC梁并进行四点弯曲试验，探究不同抗剪螺杆布置方式、截面形式、剪跨比以及混凝土保护层厚度对TSRC梁试件抗弯性能的影响。…”
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Scientific and Methodological Bases of Exergetic Analysis of the Processes of Heat Treatment of Concrete Products in Heat Technology Installations. Part 1 by V. N. Romaniuk, A. M. Niyakovskii

“…Heat treatment of concrete and reinforced concrete products belongs to such technologies. …”
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Flexural Properties of UHPFRC Beams with an Initial Notch by Younes Baghaei Osgouei, Shahriar Tavousi Tafreshi, Masoud Pourbaba

“…Experimental and numerical studies are carried out in this study to characterize the flexural properties of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) beams with and without an initial notch reinforced with micro steel fibers in overall ratios of 2% by volume. …”
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Shear strength and behavior of eco-friendly RC corbels by Kadhim Z. Naser, Abdulamir Atalla Almayah, Abdulnasser M. Abbas

“…In this study, the behavior of reinforced concrete corbels made of recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) was investigated. …”
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Study on Mechanical Behavior of Fully Encased Composite Slender Columns with High-Strength Concrete Using FEM Simulation by Getinet Melesse, Samuel Jima, Tegegn Asale, Yayesew Moges, Hibretu Kaske Kassa

“…A comparison is also made between the results of reinforced concrete and FEC slender columns and 2–11% of load increment is recorded by changing the shape of structural steel and keeping other parameters constant. …”
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Applicability of the Reinforced Ground Embankments on Sloped Terrain and Their Comparison with Alternative Rockfall Protection System Solutions: Kanlıpelit Case by Muhammet Çelik, Mohammad Manzoor Nasery

“…It was observed that constructing platform was 60.8% less expensive than a 6meter reinforced concrete wall with a 3meter steel barrier and 74.5% cheaper than a 6meter steel barrier. …”
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Repairing and Strengthening of Damaged RC Columns Using Thin Concrete Jacketing by Bassam A. Tayeh, Mohammed Abu Naja, Samir Shihada, Mohammed Arafa

“…The experimental program included casting of nine reference 300 mm long reinforced concrete column specimens: three specimens had a cross-sectional dimension of 100 mm × 100 mm, three specimens had a cross-sectional dimension of 150 mm × 150 mm, and three specimens had a cross-sectional dimension of 170 mm × 170 mm. …”
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Application and Analyzation of the Vision-Based Structure Model Displacement Measuring Method in Cassette Structure Shaking Table Experiment by Wang Yanhua, Wang Cheng, Feng Yan, Dai Bowen, Wu Gang

“…The proposed method is applied in a shaking table test of a reduced-scale fifteen-floor reinforced concrete cassette structure model, in which the laser displacement meter and the seismic geophone are also applied as a comparison. …”
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Modelling the influence of mass transfer parameters on the kinetics of corrosion interaction of concrete and biological media by S. V. Fedosov, B. E. Narmaniya

“…The engineering methodology of calculation of mass transfer parameters and service life of concrete is applicable at any stage of operation of reinforced concrete products and structures and makes it economically feasible to assign protective equipment and set the terms of their use.…”
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Experimental and Numerical Research on Seismic Performance of Earthquake-Damaged RC Frame Strengthened with CFRP Sheets by Lai Wang, Wei Xuan, Ying Zhang, Shuping Cong, Feng Liu, Qiumei Gao, Haitao Chen

“…In order to assess the seismic performance of damaged reinforced concrete (RC) frame strengthened with carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) sheets, two experimental specimens with identical reinforcement ratio and geometric dimensions were designed following Chinese code for seismic design of buildings. …”
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