...Radhia Chabbi; Noureddine Ferhoune; Fouzia Bouabdallah Purpose This research aims to study the materials that compose older reinforced concrete bridges which are damaged and degrading to explain the mechanisms and origins of various disorders. Therefore, this work will contribute to providing...

... material properties in analytical modelling and analysis was warranted. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Rising groundwater level Structural retrofit Reinforced concrete Basement FEM analysis Articulation details Groundwater Structural engineering Finite element analysis...

... record of satisfactory use in reinforced concrete. For designers and clients to change from traditionally used materials, there is a need for investigative research to prove the worth of the new material. This paper goes part of the way to fulfil this need. Alan Richardson can be contacted...

...W.K. Chow; Min Lin; Diankui Liu Purpose The fire response of structural reinforced concrete columns is usually justified by the reduction in ultimate load bearing capacity. This is due to the decrease in mechanical strength of steel and concrete upon exposure to a fire. In structural design...

... concrete slabs subjected to impact load in order to better understand their behaviour can be considered a cost effective matter. Design/methodology/approach The paper evaluates reliability of finite element techniques to simulate the significant responses of reinforced concrete structures subjected...