Large diameter steel and glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) dowel bars are commonly
used in rigid concrete pavements in highways for load transfer across joints to combat the …

This paper presents an experimental study that investigated the physical and mechanical
properties as well as the tensile properties, transverse shear strength, and interlaminar …

Sustainability in construction is a priority for both academia and industry to reduce the
carbon footprint of the built environment and thus combat climate change. Numerous …

Reinforced concrete structures such as slabs-on-ground develop cracks due to drying
shrinkage and thermal loading before concentrated vehicle loads are applied to them …

With the concerns of vast carbon dioxide (CO2) emission in producing ordinary Portland
cement and corrosion of steel reinforcements, basalt fiber reinforced polymer (BFRP) bars …