[HTML][HTML] Assessment, repair, and retrofitting of masonry structures: A comprehensive review

A Keshmiry, S Hassani, U Dackermann, J Li - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the history of our civilization, masonry structures date back thousands of years.
Considering the different types, geometries, and arrangements of masonry components, as …

Use of recycled aggregate concrete in structural members: A review focused on Southeast Asia

RP Neupane, T Imjai, N Makul, R Garcia… - Journal of Asian …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This article presents a comprehensive review on the use of recycled concrete aggregate
(RCA) and recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) in construction, with emphasis on structural …

Performance of eccentrically loaded low‐strength RC columns confined with posttensioned metal straps: an experimental and numerical investigation

RP Neupane, T Imjai, R Garcia, YS Chua… - Structural …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study experimentally and numerically examines the performance of low‐strength
reinforced concrete (LS RC) columns confined with external post‐tensioned metal straps …

Seismic behaviour of Exterior RC beam-column joints repaired and strengthened using post-tensioned metal straps

Y Helal, R Garcia, T Imjai, P Aosai… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2024 - Springer
Exterior beam-column joints are the most vulnerable part of substandard reinforced concrete
(RC) buildings and are often the first to be damaged during earthquakes. This article …

[PDF][PDF] A new constitutive model for recycled aggregate concrete cylinders actively confined with post-tensioned metal straps

RP Neupane, T Imjai, R Garcia, UJ Alengaram - Sustain Struct, 2024 - researchgate.net
The compressive strength of cylindrical columns of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) is
lower than that of equivalent normal concrete columns. Active confinement can recover …

[HTML][HTML] Strengthening of damaged low strength concrete beams using PTMS or NSM techniques

T Imjai, M Setkit, R Garcia, FP Figueiredo - Case Studies in Construction …, 2020 - Elsevier
This article presents the results of an analytical and experimental study on the performance
of rectangular reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened using either post-tension metal …

Pre-tensioned steel straps for seismic retrofit of reinforced concrete columns under combined loading of flexure, shear and torsion

JY Tan, CL Chin, CK Ma, CB Ong, AZ Awang, W Omar… - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Confinement is a sustainable and cheap approach to strengthen the older deficient or
inadequate design columns in seismic zones. There are many confinements proven to be …

Use of waste tires as transverse reinforcement and external confinement in concrete columns subjected to axial loads

M Mahat, M Acharya, M Acharya, M Mashal - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Approximately 246 million waste tires are generated annually in the United States. That is
roughly three tires per four individuals in the country. Most tires end up in landfills, adversely …

Shear strengthening of normal steel reinforced concrete beams using post-tensioned metal straps fully wrapped around the beams

W Abdullah - Advances in Structural Engineering, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Using post-tensioned metal straps (PTMS) as a method of strengthening reinforced concrete
building members is relatively new, however, it has been tested mostly on small specimens …

Strengthening performance of damaged concrete beams in service conditions using post-tensioned metal strapping technique

M Setkit, T Imjai - วารสาร วิชาการ พระจอมเกล้า พระนครเหนือ, 2019 - ph01.tci-thaijo.org
This research article investigates the strengthening performance of the post-tensioned metal
strapping (PTMS) technique. An experimental program was divided into two phases. The …