Analyses of plastic hinge regions in reinforced concrete beams under...
Due to the high complexity and difficulty involved, the behavior of plastic hinge of reinforced concrete members has been previously investigated experimentally. This work investigates the plastic...
View ArticleNumerical study on flexural behaviors of steel reinforced engineered...
Engineered cementitious composite (ECC) is a class of high performance cementitious composites with pseudo strain-hardening behavior and excellent crack control capacity. Substitution of concrete with...
View ArticlePreventing debonding at the steel to concrete interface through strain...
For composite structures with externally bonded reinforcement, debonding at the interface is one of the most difficult problems. This paper presents the application of a nanotechnology - surface...
View ArticlePlastic hinge analysis of FRP confined circular concrete columns
Experimental tests have identified that FRP confinement affects the plastic hinge length of reinforced concrete columns. Some tests found that the confinement increased the plastic hinge length;...
View ArticleEffect of load eccentricity on the stress-strain relationship of FRP-confined...
Although fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) confined concrete columns have been extensively investigated, a satisfactory stress-strain model for the columns under eccentric loading has not been developed...
View ArticleCharacterization of yield surfaces for FRP confined concrete
Plasticity theories are widely used for modeling the stress-strain relationship of concrete, especially confined concrete. Because of the nonhomogeneity and load path dependence of concrete material,...
View ArticlePlastic hinge length of FRP confined square RC columns
The confinement effect of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) jacket on the plastic hinge length of square RC columns is studied through experimental testing and analytical study. Seven half-scale RC square...
View ArticleEffective strain of FRP for confined circular concrete columns
There is a consensus in the literature that the full material strength of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) cannot be utilized in FRP confined circular concrete columns and an efficiency factor is...
View ArticleInnovation education programs: Toward a conceptual framework
Purpose: Innovation education has been identified as a key contributor to enhancing the innovative behavior of individuals, organizations and economies; yet very little literature exists on the...
View ArticleQualitative interviews of pharmacy interns: Determining curricular...
One of the key features affecting the transition from university to paid employment is the graduate's perception of their capability to satisfactorily perform the work of a graduate. In some...
View ArticleCollaborative development of an online pharmacy experiential learning database
Academics preparing students for experiential placements within professional programs require considerable curriculum planning and pedagogical expertise. Communities of practice involving workshops and...
View ArticleCompression behavior of concrete columns confined by high strength steel wire
Experimental investigations were undertaken on high strength wire (HSW) confined concrete columns. Fifteen columns were tested with the variation of confinement pressure that was achieved by changing...
View ArticleIdentification of material parameters for Drucker-Prager plasticity model for...
Existing research works have established that Drucker-Prager (DP) plasticity model is capable of modeling stress-strain behavior of confined concrete. However, accuracy of the model largely depends on...
View ArticleGeneral model for constitutive relationships of concrete and its composite...
This paper presents a unified mathematical model that can be used to construct various constitutive relationships for concrete materials and its composite interfaces. The unified model has a single...
View ArticleApplication of improved hybrid bonded FRP technique to FRP debonding prevention
External bonding of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) is one of the most efficient techniques for retrofitting and strengthening concrete structures. However, the bond interface is the weakest link in...
View ArticleQuantification of bond-slip relationship for externally bonded...
The interfacial bond parameters are quantified and modeled in this work through experimental and analytical studies. A database comprising 628 shear tests of externally-bonded fiber reinforced polymer...
View ArticleA numerical method for the chloride diffusivity in concrete with aggregate...
Owing to its importance in the durability assessment and design of reinforced concrete structures exposed to chloride-ladden environments, it is essential to determine the chloride diffusivity in...
View ArticleNationwide collaborative development of learning outcomes and exemplar...
Objectives Internationally, the preparation of pharmacy graduates for professional practice has evolved from educating for capacities for practice, to a focus on competencies, and most recently, on...
View ArticleVapor phase hydrogenation of aqueous levulinic acid over hydroxyapatite...
Ca<inf>5</inf>(PO<inf>4</inf>)<inf>3</inf>(OH) (HAP) supported metal (Ru, Pt, Pd, Cu and Ni) catalysts were examined for vapour phase hydrogenation of aqueous...
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