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In-situ testing of the out-of-plane flexural behavior of hollow block masonry walls retrofitted with steel fiber reinforced mortar coating Open
The present work focuses on the discussion of the experimental results of three monotonic and quasi-static reverse cyclic tests performed to assess the out-of-plane behavior of hollow clay block masonry walls strengthened with coating. The…
Shear resistance of prestressed high‐performance fiber reinforced concrete beams without stirrups: Experimental evidence and comparison with <span>EN</span> 1992‐1‐1:2023 provisions Open
The combined use of high‐performance fiber reinforced concrete (HPFRC) and prestressing systems in bridge construction offers significant advantages, including material and cost savings, as well as enhanced durability. However, the shear b…
View article: <scp>Reinforced concrete</scp> dapped‐end beams for existing bridges: Reliability of finite element models
<span>Reinforced concrete</span> dapped‐end beams for existing bridges: Reliability of finite element models Open
Half‐joints in reinforced concrete girder bridges are generally considered critical elements, susceptible to degradation and potentially impacting the overall structural behavior. An Italian project carried out by ReLUIS interuniversity co…
View article: Application of Italian Guidelines for structural-foundational and seismic risk classification of bridges: the Fabre experience on a large bridge inventory
Application of Italian Guidelines for structural-foundational and seismic risk classification of bridges: the Fabre experience on a large bridge inventory Open
The recent issuance of Guidelines for the classification and management of risk, safety assessment, and monitoring of existing bridges has standardized the methodology for analyzing the safety and managing bridges at a national level. The …
Shear bond between existing concrete and high‐strength fiber reinforced overlay: Influence of substrate strength and interface roughness Open
Bonded concrete overlays are widely used for strengthening and repair of concrete members. The aim of a concrete repair is to restore the load‐carrying capacity and stiffness of a concrete member, and to extend the service life of a struct…
View article: Full-scale cyclic tests on a stone masonry building to investigate the effectiveness of a one-side application of the composite reinforced mortar system
Full-scale cyclic tests on a stone masonry building to investigate the effectiveness of a one-side application of the composite reinforced mortar system Open
a Composite Reinforced Mortar (CRM) system applied on the external face of the walls, are herein presented. The CRM system consisted of a mortar coating reinforced with Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) mesh and injected steel transver…
Seismic Retrofit of Warehouses with Masonry Infills and Glazed Curtain Walls through Hysteretic Braces: Refinement of the Italian Building Code Provisions Open
A refined design procedure for the seismic retrofit of warehouses or, more generally, single-storey RC frames bounded by “drift-sensitive” masonry infills and glazed curtain walls, is proposed in this paper by means of hysteretic braces. T…
View article: Investigating the effectiveness of a CRM system: full scale reverse cyclic tests on a two-storey rubblestone masonry building
Investigating the effectiveness of a CRM system: full scale reverse cyclic tests on a two-storey rubblestone masonry building Open
The research work aims at investigating the effectiveness of a minimally invasive strengthening technique used to repair a full scale two-storey building, consisting of 350 mm thick two-leaf rubblestone masonry walls, a timber floor, and a…
Experimental and numerical evaluation of the out-of-plane bending behavior of masonry walls retrofitted by Steel Fiber Reinforced Mortar coating Open
The Out-of-Plane (OP) bending behavior of Un-Reinforced Masonry (URM) walls retrofitted by Steel Fiber Reinforced Mortar (SFRM) coating was investigated by performing in-situ experimental tests on two one-way vertically spanning walls. The…
Innovative Structural Applications of High Performance Concrete Materials in Sustainable Construction Open
Concrete is the most widely utilized construction material in the world. Thus, any action intended to enhance the sustainability of the construction industry must consider the supply chain, production, distribution demolition and eventual …
Innovative Structural Applications of High Performance Concrete Materials in Sustainable Construction Open
It is well-known that concrete is the most widely utilised construction material in the world [...]
A unified approach for determining the strength of Frc members subjected to torsion—Part I: Experimental investigation Open
The strength and behavior of fiber reinforced concrete (FRC) members subjected to torsion has received little attention in the literature. The primary objective of including fibers in concrete is to bridge cracks once they form, and in doi…
A unified approach for determining the strength of FRC beams subjected to torsion–Part II: Analytical modeling Open
The addition of fibers to structural concrete is an accepted means in academia and practice to traverse tension across cracks. Several international codes of practice contain provisions, which allow a designer to rely on the fibers to resi…
Innovative Method for Seismic and Energy Retrofitting of Masonry Buildings Open
Masonry buildings built in Italy in the 60 s and 70 s of the last century frequently require energy and seismic renovation. To this end, the use of a retrofitting technique based on a multilayer coating may be applied on the building façad…
Simplified time‐dependent crack width prediction for fiber reinforced concrete flexural members Open
One of the main areas where it is generally accepted that fibers play a significant contribution in construction practice is in the control of cracking. The primary objective of the fibers is to traverse cracks after they nucleate. The fib…
Steel fibers for replacing minimum reinforcement in beams under torsion Open
This paper concerns an investigation on six large-scale Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete (SFRC) beams tested in pure torsion. All beams had longitudinal rebars to facilitate the well-known space truss resisting mechanism. However, in order …
Experimental Tests on Fiber-Reinforced Alkali-Activated Concrete Beams Under Flexure: Some Considerations on the Behavior at Ultimate and Serviceability Conditions Open
Alkali-activated concrete (AAC) is an alternative concrete typology whose innovative feature, compared to ordinary concrete, is represented by the use of fly ash as a total replacement of Portland cement. Fly ash combined with an alkaline …
Issue Information: Structural Concrete 1/2019 Open
Experimental study on effect of length of