Collapses or serious damages of existing buildings during strong earthquakes have resulted
in significant economic losses, severe injuries and loss of human lives. Given the late …

Sustainability necessitates the protection of infrastructure from any kind of deterioration over
the life cycle of the asset. Deterioration in the capacity of reinforced concrete (RC) …

“屈服点” 是工程结构研究和设计中一个极为关键的性能点, 是衡量延性, 屈强比等性能的前提,
但在当前结构设计中尚缺少统一的定义. 随着新型结构材料的不断出现, 新的构件行为也在不断 …

The yield point is a very critical characteristic of structural performance in design and
research of engineering structures, which is the basis of evaluating properties such as …

This paper presents results of an experimental program in which basalt and carbon fiber-
reinforced polymer (FRP) sheets are used as confining jackets to enhance the seismic …

The results of a research program aimed at investigating the effectiveness of simultaneous
application of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) sheets and steel jacket to upgrade …

Given a size of low-rise residential buildings located in seismic-prone areas, it is difficult to
rationalize the application of Carbon Fiber Sheet Polymer (CFRP) sheets for the sake of …

Addition of fibers into cementitious composites has raised concern over decades, which
enables considerable improvement in mechanical and dynamic properties of reinforced …

On 6 February 2023, two major earthquakes occurred in the Turkish province of
Kahramanmaraş. The first earthquake with a magnitude of Mw 7.7 occurred in the center of …

This paper reports on the results of an investigation into the effectiveness of FRP retrofitting
the joints in enhancing the seismic performance level and the seismic behaviour factor (R) of …