..., it has been assumed that the performance of reinforced-concrete elements depended only on the concrete and rebar strengths, the sectional areas of steel, the dimensions of concrete and the locations of the rebar elements inside the concrete. Tests on concrete beams and columns have, however, shown...

...Sreelatha Vuggumudi, MTech; Alagusundaramoorthy Paramasivan, PhD The main objective of the research reported in this paper was to predict the effectiveness of carbon-fibre-reinforced-polymer composite wrapping on a prototype reinforced concrete column with a large aspect ratio and without any shape...

... on the expansion and cracking induced by alkali–silica reaction. Owing to the limited time that was available to monitor most of the field trials, future monitoring is essential to delineate the efficacy of the various treatments. columns field testing & monitoring Alkali–silica reaction (ASR) has...

... the hardness of jet grout columns installed in Shanghai clay, the proposed exponential equation was applied as a trial for predicting their UCS. Comparison results suggested that the exponential equation proposed in this study may be used to produce a quick prediction of the UCS by measuring the hardness...

...F. Micelli; J. J. Myers In the last decade fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have been successfully used for confinement of reinforced concrete (RC) and masonry columns. Their high mechanical properties, light weight and low installation costs have contributed to making the wet layup...

...F. Micelli; A. La Tegola Masonry structures are prone to brittle failure due to seismic forces or compressive overloads. A novel retrofitting technique is presented for the confinement of masonry columns subjected to compressive loads. The use of steel strands immersed in a cementitious matrix...