In the history of our civilization, masonry structures date back thousands of years.
Considering the different types, geometries, and arrangements of masonry components, as …

Cracking in tension causes damage to regular concrete. When the surface of the concrete
cracks, liquids can enter and damage the structure. Remediating concrete in rigid …

A holistic methodology for developing the digital twins and conducting seismic vulnerability
assessments of masonry arch bridges is proposed and applied to a historical stone masonry …

The integration of the shotcrete system with Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) to
reinforce deficient concrete structures has been recognized as having significant potential …

Three-dimensional (3D) printed concrete has recently received considerable research
attention. In buildings, phase change materials (PCMs) with excellent thermoregulatory …

More than two years have passed since the devastating earthquakes struck Croatia in 2020,
in which many educational buildings were damaged. In addition, several damaged …

This study presents a robust Hybrid ReLU-Activated Backpropagation Neural Network
(BPNN) model for predicting shear strength (VFRCM) in RC beams reinforced with Fiber …

Education infrastructure is one of the main barriers on school quality in Low-and Middle-
Income Countries (L&MICs), since it is insufficient and unevenly distributed. Improving the …

Nepalese buildings are typically constructed using unreinforced masonry (URM) as the
lateral load-bearing system. In the 2015 Nepal Gorkha earthquake several URM buildings …

This paper focuses on any straight bar, herein called “anchor”, inserted within a hole drilled
into a masonry structure, installed orthogonally to the masonry surface, and bonded to the …