Highway bridges in seismic zones are commonly designed with oblong columns, featuring
different force-displacement relationships and seismic capacities along different response …

When FRPs were first introduced in the 1980s, they were thought to have great potential.
They were usually stronger than steel but less stiff. They had higher strain capacities, so if …

The increased aesthetic appeal of columns with flares resulted in bridge configurations with
flared columns during the 1970–1990 design periods in California. Earthquake …

Fibre-reinforced polymers (FRPs) have not captured the market for reinforcing bars, or found
uses even as external prestressing tendons, despite their obvious advantages in terms of …

Following an idea derived from the concrete-filled steel tube (CFT), this research aims to
enhance the structural responses of a damaged hollow steel tube by filling it with concrete. A …

Beam-column (BC) joints play an important role in the seismic performance of moment-
resisting RC frame structures. Several techniques have been suggested to improve the …

In many structural applications it is desirable to use a high percentage of steel reinforcement
in beams to minimise structural depth while still providing adequate stiffness. This …

This paper describes an experimental study of a new form of prestressed concrete beam.
Aramid Fibre Reinforced Polymers (AFRP) are used to make compression confinement in …

The advent of Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) as reinforcement or as prestressing tendons for
concrete has many attractions, since they are more durable than steel. However, they show …

Confining of concrete using transverse reinforcement is common trend in construction
industry in order to enhance strength as well as achieving of ductility; with ductile behavior of …