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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Structural Fatigue Life Monitoring with Piezoelectric-Based Sensors: Fundamentals, Current Advances, and Future Directions by Aliakbar Ghaderiaram, Erik Schlangen, Mohammad Fotouhi

“…Case studies are presented, highlighting applications of fatigue life monitoring in metals, polymeric composites, and reinforced concrete structures. The paper concludes by identifying challenges and opportunities for advancing piezoelectric-based sensors for fatigue life monitoring in engineering structures.…”
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Combined Effect of Vertical and Horizontal Ground Motions on Failure Probability of RC Chimneys by Xuan Guo, Wei Chen, Jianbing Yu

“…Studies have focused on the seismic behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) chimney structures subjected to earthquake load only along the horizontal direction. …”
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Full-Scale Laboratory Test of Cutting Large-Diameter Piles Directly by Shield Cutterhead by Yuqing Wang, Xinyu Wang, Yangyang Xiong, Zhuangzhi Yang, Jie Zhang

“…Based on the TBM tunnel of Red Line of Tel Aviv in Israel, this paper carried out laboratory tests of shield cutting concrete and reinforced concrete piles and investigated cutting performance of cutter, failure model of rebars, length of damaged rebars, and cutter vibration. …”
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Simulation of Chloride Diffusion in Cracked Concrete with Different Crack Patterns by Xiao-Yong Wang, Li-Na Zhang

“…Chloride-induced corrosion of steel rebar is one of the primary durability problems for reinforced concrete structures in marine environment. Furthermore, if the surfaces of concrete structures have cracks, additional chloride can penetrate into concrete through cracked zone. …”
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Experimental Investigation on the Effect of Rubber Powder on Mechanical Properties of PVA Fiber Concrete by Linling Ma, Bin Wang, Lei Zeng, Yunfeng Xiao, Heng Zhang, Zhen Li

“…To verify the damping improvement by replacing partial sand with rubber powder in the concrete process, this study investigated the effects of the rubber powder (5%, 10%, 15%, and 20%) on the mechanical properties and micromechanism of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber-reinforced concrete. In addition, in order to discuss its damping performance, free vibration test was conducted. …”
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Slope Stability Using Self-Drilling Anchor Rods by Bulko Roman, Mužík Juraj, Cigáň Filip

“…Using numerical modeling through AutoCad and Plaxis 2D, we evaluate the stability of the slope and the effectiveness of the micropile-reinforced concrete beam system. The φ-c reduction method was employed to assess the safety factor, showing that the spatial arrangement of micropiles enhances slope stability significantly. …”
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Fire Resistance Investigation of Simple Supported RC Beams with Varying Reinforcement Configurations by Yamin Song, Chuanguo Fu, Shuting Liang, Ankang Yin, Longji Dang

“…To investigate fire-resistance behaviors of simple supported reinforced concrete (RC) beams with three faces exposed to fire, six full-scale specimens were designed in accordance with the principle of “strong bending and weak shearing.” …”
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Seismic Response Reduction of Structures Equipped with a Voided Biaxial Slab-Based Tuned Rolling Mass Damper by Shujin Li, Liming Fu, Fan Kong

“…The hollow slabs in this context, also referred to as “voided biaxial reinforced concrete slabs,” feature a large interior space of prefabricated voided modules that are necessary in the construction of this special structural system. …”
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Investigation of Nonlinear Behaviour of Semiburied Cylindrical Concrete Reservoir without Dynamic Load Effect by Mazhar Fatahi, Mahdi Meftah Halghi, Mehran Soltani Tehrani

“…Reservoirs with prestressed concrete show less flexibility compared to reinforced concrete reservoir. Finally, it is resulted that displacement, base shear, and wave height obtained from time history analysis are more than those of response spectrum analysis, indicating insufficiency of response spectrum analysis.…”
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Bond Effects between Concrete and Steel Bar Using Different Diameter Bars and Different Initial Crack Width by Papa Niane Faye, Yinghua Ye, Bo Diao

“…The importance of an accurate simulation of service conditions in the bond performance of reinforced concrete structures in coastal regions is highlighted. …”
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Shear Strengthening of RC Deep Beams with Symmetrically or Asymmetrically Positioned Square Openings Using CFRP Composites and Steel Protective Frames by Hamid Karimizadeh, Abolfazl Arabzadeh, Mohammad Reza Eftekhar, Asghar Amani Dashlejeh

“…This study utilizes carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites and steel protective frames (SPF) as strengthening configurations in reinforced concrete (RC) deep beams to improve the strength lost due to the square openings. …”
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Column Strengthening with TRC: Influences of the Column Geometry onto the Confinement Effect by Regine Ortlepp, Andy Lorenz, Manfred Curbach

“…The increase of the load-carrying capacity of columns being reinforced with Textile Reinforced Concrete (TRC) is partly achieved by the additional concrete cover. …”
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