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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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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Coupled effects of chlorides and sulfates on steel reinforcement corrosion in concrete structures: A comprehensive review by Ye Tian, Yu Liu, Yu-Meng Xie, Guo-Yi Zhang, Hai-Long Ye, Dong-Ming Yan, Yun-Jian Li, Bei Li, Hong-Jing Xue, Qing Cai

“…Comprehensive consideration and accurate simulation of the factors influencing steel corrosion are crucial for advancing the prediction of the durability of reinforced concrete structures.…”
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Assessment of an Existing RC Building before and after Strengthening Using Nonlinear Static Procedure and Incremental Dynamic Analysis by Amir A. Hedayat, Hakan Yalciner

“…Inadequate attention during design and construction of some of reinforced concrete (RC) buildings in Cyprus has raised questions about the performance level of these existing buildings under future earthquakes. …”
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An Outcome Overview of Housing Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in Mataram City Post Lombok Earthquake Disaster by Ni Nyoman Kencanawati, Buan Anshari, Eko Pradjoko, Rini Srikus Saptaningtyas, Teti Handayani

“…Of the various types of more earthquake-resistant houses, the people preferred the reinforced concrete panel type housing because the construction is faster, so they can live in it immediately.…”
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Coupling Beams’ Shear Capacity Prediction by Hybrid Support Vector Regression and Particle Swarm Optimization by Emad A. Abood, Mustafa Kamal Al-Kamal, Sabih Hashim Muhodir, Nadia Moneem Al-Abdaly, Luís Filipe Almeida Bernardo, Dario De Domenico, Hamza Imran

“…In structures with reinforced concrete walls, coupling beams join individual walls to produce a rigid assembly that withstands sideways forces. …”
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Experimental Study on Mechanical Properties of Polypropylene: Steel Fiber Concrete and Loading Characteristics of Shaft Lining by Bendong Qin, Shuo Li, Jiaqi Guo, Shaofeng Liu, Xiliang Liu, Yongbiao Lai, Hailiang Li

“…In order to solve the problem of high brittleness of high-strength concrete shaft lining in ultra-deep mine construction, a steel-polypropylene hybrid fiber high-performance reinforced concrete (SPHFRC) shaft model was developed. …”
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Pull-out bond efficiency and load capacity of the bonded HSC strips reinforced with steel and FRP bars to concrete by M.H. Seleem, F.A. Megahed, A.A.M. Badawy, I.A. Sharaky

“…This study used the pull-out test to study the efficiency of bonding reinforced concrete (RC) strips to the concrete elements. …”
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A Hysteresis Model Incorporating Varying Pinching Stiffness and Spread for Enhanced Structural Damage Simulation by Mohammad Rabiepour, Cong Zhou, James Geoffrey Chase

“…This can negatively impact the accuracy of the BWBN model in simulating structural responses and damage mechanisms in structures such as reinforced concrete (RC) and timber, which exhibit highly pinched hysteresis behavior when damaged by earthquakes. …”
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Using Attention for Improving Defect Detection in Existing RC Bridges by Sergio Ruggieri, Angelo Cardellicchio, Andrea Nettis, Vito Reno, Giuseppina Uva

“…In the constantly growing need for sustainable mobility and transportation, on-site inspections of existing reinforced concrete (RC) bridges are critical in ensuring the safety of such infrastructures. …”
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Behavior of shallow concrete beams strengthened using low-cost GCSM and mechanical anchors by Phromphat Thansirichaisree, Hisham Mohamad, Mingliang Zhou, Ali Ejaz, Panumas Saingam, Qudeer Hussain, Suniti Suparp

“…This study aimed to evaluate the shear strengthening capabilities of reinforced concrete (RC) shallow beams constrained by externally bonded glass chopped strand mat (GCSM) sheets and metallic mechanical anchors. …”
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Elucidation of novel, alternative, fiber-reinforced iron-based pozzolanic composites as SCMs by Hafiz Muhammad Nadir, Ash Ahmed, Ikram Moshi

“…The ternary pozzolanic iron-based fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC) composites containing 8% MK + 10% PFA + 10% GGBS and steel/polypropylene/polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibers performed the best with attaining up to 70 MPa compressive and up to 8.9 MPa flexural strengths. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Heat-Damaged RC Slender Spiral Columns Repaired with CFRP Rope by Ahmed M. Ashteyat, Ala’ Taleb Obaidat

“…Carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) is widely used in construction to extend the service life of building structures through the repair and rehabilitation of reinforced concrete (RC) columns. However, due to the difficulty of wrapping CFRP strips spirally around an RC spiral column, a flexible CFRP rope material has been developed as an alternative, which will be used as a spiral hoop for repairing circular columns. …”
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Concrete Production and Curing with Recycled Wastewater: A Review on the Current State of Knowledge and Practice by Tobby Michael, Agwe, Tibenderana, Philip, Twesigye-Omwe, Moses N, Abdulkadir, Sholagberu Taofeeq

“…Due to scanty research on the impacts of varying concentrations of different ingredients in any questionable water on selected properties of reinforced concrete and its durability, thus, further research is recommended.…”
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Concrete Production and Curing with Recycled Wastewater: A Review on the Current State of Knowledge and Practice by Tobby Michael, Agwe, Philip, Tibenderana, Moses N., Twesigye-Omwe, Joel, Webster Mbujje, Sholagberu Taofeeq, Abdulkadir

“…Due to scanty research on the impacts of varying concentrations of different ingredients in any questionable water unselected properties of reinforced concrete and its durability, thus, further research is recommended…”
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Concrete Production and Curing with Recycled Wastewater: A Review on the Current State of Knowledge and Practice by Tobby Michael, Agwe, Philip, Tibenderana, Moses N, Twesigye-Omwe, Joel Webster, Mbujje, Abdulkadir, Sholagberu Taofeeq

“…Due to scanty research on the impacts of varying concentrations of different ingredients in any questionable water on selected properties of reinforced concrete and its durability, thus, further research is recommended.…”
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Experimental investigation on the seismic resistance of RC columns after acid rain corrosion by Lihua Niu, Shansuo Zheng, Junfeng Guan, Lielie Li, Haorui Xie, Shaohua Gao

“…However, studies on the seismic behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) columns affected by acid rain corrosion remain nascent. …”
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