..., including shear span ratio, fibre properties, and residual flexural strength, addressing limitations in existing design standards and offering a more accurate predictive framework. Statistical analysis of 164 experimental datasets demonstrates the model’s high predictive accuracy, with an average prediction...

... 15 04 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited: All rights reserved 2024 bond composite materials design fibre-reinforced concrete numerical modelling Concrete has a high compressive strength, and thus it is widely used in construction. However, the material can easily be cracked...

... Hot deserts provide engineers with a variety of design and construction problems, which stem from the nature of the dry climatic regions and the desert land form. In many of the world's hot desert regions where evaporation exceeds precipitation, particularly in the Middle East, there has been...

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...K. Kanitpong; D.-W. Cho, PhD candidate; H. Bahia The new mechanistic-empirical design guide introduced by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials relies heavily on performance testing results of asphalt concrete mixtures (asphalts) as input to predict pavement service...