Construction and Building Materials articles from February 2003

Construction and Building Materials archives from February 2003

Guest editorial.(Editorial)
February 1, 2003... During the Ninth International Conference and Exhibition on Structural Faults and Repair held in July 2002 in London, a meeting of the members of the Editorial Advisory Board of Construction and Building Materials was convened. At that meeting,...

Finite element modelling of concrete cover separation failure in fibre reinforced polymer plated reinforced concrete beams.
February 1, 2003... Abstract The technique of bonding fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composites to the tension face or sides of reinforced concrete (RC) beams has become very popular for strengthening or retrofitting purposes. A distinct characteristic of...

Strengthening concrete beams for shear with CFRP sheets.
February 1, 2003... Abstract The method of strengthening concrete structures with FRP composites has existed for over a decade; the most common way to strengthen structures is in bending, but also wrapping of columns is quite common. There are also needs for...

Shear capacity of fibre reinforced polymer [FRP]-strengthened reinforced concrete beams: FRP debonding.
February 1, 2003... Abstract Many studies have been undertaken on shear strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) beams by externally bonding fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites. These studies have established clearly that such strengthened beams fail...

Strengthening of two-way concrete slabs with FRP composite laminates.
February 1, 2003... Abstract This paper presents an experimental and analytical investigation for evaluating the ultimate response of unreinforced and reinforced concrete slabs repaired and retrofitted with fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite strips. A...

The use of advanced polymer composites to form an economic structural unit.
February 1, 2003... Abstract An advanced polymer/continuous fibre composite (APC) and concrete system is an example in which two very dissimilar materials can be joined to form a composite structure. In the current investigation a duplex beam will be analysed...

Deflection and crack-width prediction of concrete beams reinforced with glass FRP rods.
February 1, 2003... Abstract Concrete beams reinforced with fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) bars exhibit large deflections and crack widths as compared to concrete beams reinforced with steel due to the low modulus of elasticity of FRP. Current design methods...

Calendar.(Calendar)
February 1, 2003... Calendar Event Date and venue Details from 2003 ICMS--International 3-5 April Prof. Dr. Jarmai Karoly, Conference on Metal Miskolc, Hungary University of...