Flexural and Thermal Properties of Novel Energy Conservation Slotted Reinforced Concrete Beams by Gao Ma, Liang Huang, Libo Yan, Hui Wang, Peng Yin

“…Conventional solid reinforced concrete (RC) beams were modified to slotted beams for consideration as thermal insulation structural components. …”
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Numercial Analysis Of Steel Depassivation By The Action Of Chloride Ions In Reinforced Concrete Structures by Roberto Pettres, Ahiram Roquitski, Rafael Rocha

“…This paper presents an application of the Boundary Element Method (BEM) in engineering to simulate and numerically analyze the process of accumulation of chloride ions in a reinforced concrete structure. The study begins with a brief review of the origin of reinforced concrete and the phenomenon of depassivation of reinforcement. …”
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Elastomeric Polymers for Retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete Structures against the Explosive Effects of Blast by S. N. Raman, T. Ngo, P. Mendis, T. Pham

“…The authors have demonstrated the positive effects of this approach by conducting a numerical investigation on the behavior of an unretrofitted reinforced concrete panel subjected to the blast load from a 2 kg charge at 1.6 m stand-off distance, and subsequently comparing its performance with several polymer coated panels. …”
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Experimental Study on the Structural Performance Degradation of Corrosion-Damaged Reinforced Concrete Beams by Ju-Seong Jung, Bang Yeon Lee, Kang-Seok Lee

“…It is very important to investigate the effects of the seismic performance of corrosion-damaged reinforced concrete (RC) members, in terms of their strength and lateral deformability, on the seismic performance of entire building systems. …”
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Structural behavior of damaged reinforced concrete beams under static cyclic loading by Abdelrahman Elbaz, H. Marzouk, Kh. Heiza, Omar Elnawawy

“…In this paper, we will discuss the experimental investigation using five reinforced concrete beams to evaluate the effect of making damage to experimental beams under static cyclic loading to investigate their ductility and energy dissipation. …”
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Composite Strain Hardening Properties of High Performance Hybrid Fibre Reinforced Concrete by Vikram Jothi Jayakumar, Sivakumar Anandan

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Durability of Steel Fibres Reinforcement Concrete Beams in Chloride Environment Combined with Inhibitor by AbdelMonem Masmoudi, Jamel Bouaziz

“…This paper presented the effect of the combination of an inhibitor and steel fibre reinforced concrete (SFRC) for concrete structures in chloride environments. …”
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Exploitation of Ultrahigh-Performance Fibre-Reinforced Concrete for the Strengthening of Concrete Structural Members by Mohammed A. Al-Osta

“…The repair and strengthening of reinforced concrete members are very important due to several factors, including unexpected increases in load levels and/or the damaging impact of aggressive environmental conditions on structural concrete members. …”
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Combine effect of fly ash and aggregate size on flexural strength of reinforced concrete by Dileep Kumar, Dhanik Vikrant, Kashif Rafique Memon, Alyas Khan Mandokhail

“…Furthermore, deflection in reinforced concrete batch D1 containing 15% fly ash and 20-mm aggregate size decreased by 12.13% compared to nominal concrete. …”
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Experimental Study on the Reliability of an Active Unloading System for Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Columns by Yongquan Wang, Tianfu Li, Kaifa Dong, Zhengxing Guo, Jing Fu

“…In strengthening and retrofitting of reinforced concrete (RC) frame structures, especially in the case of column replacement, unloading of existing columns usually plays an important part in the construction. …”
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Damage Source Identification of Reinforced Concrete Structure Using Acoustic Emission Technique by Alireza Panjsetooni, Norazura Muhamad Bunnori, Amir Hossein Vakili

“…This technique was employed for investigation process of damage in reinforced concrete (RC) frame specimens. A number of reinforced concrete RC frames were tested under loading cycle and were simultaneously monitored using AE. …”
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Compressive Behaviour of RC Column with Fibre Reinforced Concrete Confined by CFRP Strips by A. M. Vasumathi, K. Rajkumar, G. Ganesh Prabhu

“…The structural application of synthetic fibre reinforced concrete (FRC) has become widespread in the construction industry in order to satisfy the requirement of the earthquake resistant structures. …”
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Flexural Strength Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Members with Ultra High Performance Concrete by Baek-Il Bae, Hyun-Ki Choi, Chang-Sik Choi

“…Additional verifications were carried out with previous researches on flexural strength of steel fiber reinforced concrete or ultra high strength concrete. Total of 21 test specimens were evaluated. …”
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Influence of sediment additions on the mechanical behavior of fiber-reinforced concrete in aggressive environments by Louafi Goudih, Hamid Sellaf, Benamar Balegh, Ali Meksi, Adda Hadj Mostefa, Mohamed Elamine Dahamni

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Comparing moment redistribution in statically indeterminate reinforced concrete beams with and without corrosion by A. G. Tamrazyan, Yehia Ahmed Kotp Sayed

“…The actual question of redistribution of moments in statically indeterminate reinforced concrete (RC) beams subjected to corrosion is considered. …”
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Development of the Method for Calculation of Reinforced Concrete Structures on the Formation and Opening of Normal Cracks by Nikolay N. Trekin, Emil N. Kodysh, Sergey G. Parfenov, Konstantin R. Andrian

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The Hysteresis Performance and Restoring Force Model for Corroded Reinforced Concrete Frame Columns by Guifeng Zhao, Meng Zhang, Yaoliang Li, Dawang Li

“…A numerical simulation of the hysteresis performance of corroded reinforced concrete (RC) frame columns was conducted. Moreover, the results obtained were compared with experimental data. …”
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Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Beams Exposed to Fire by Using a Spectral Approach by Rui Sun, Bo Xie, Ricardo Perera, Yongjun Pan

“…This paper presents a numerical procedure for predicting the mechanical behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) beams exposed to fire. Thermal behavior is captured using a two-dimensional finite element (FE) model in an environment of elevated temperatures, while a one-dimensional spectral numerical model is formulated to simulate the mechanical response of the beam under increasing loads. …”
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Hysteresis Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Column Retrofitted and Repaired with Carbon Fiber Sheet by Moon-Sung Lee, Li-Hyung Lee

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Influence of Tire-Recycled Steel Fibers on Strength and Flexural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete by Yancong Zhang, Lingling Gao

“…The steel fiber reinforced concrete is getting closer to the ideal elastic-plastic material.…”
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