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Service Life Prediction and Life Cycle Costs of Light Weight Partitions

Applied Sciences
This study investigates the life expectancy (LE) and life cycle costs (LCC) of three alternatives of interior partitions in residential units: gypsum board, autoclaved concrete block, and hollow concrete block partitions.
Alon Urlainis, Monica Paciuk, Igal M. Shohet   +2 more
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Mitigating surcharge‐induced column‐head cracking in double‐deck shield tunnels using hyperelastic bearing joints

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
A staged three‐dimensional nonlinear soil–structure interaction (SSI) model is established, in which the initial geostress state, tunnel excavation, lining installation, delayed activation of the internal frame, and subsequent surcharge loading are simulated sequentially.
Xinyu Liu, Xiang Ci, Weizhong Chen, Jianping Yang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Numerical and Experimental Evaluation of a Simplified Lateral Spring Formulation for Rocking Structures

Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rocking podium isolation systems have gained significant research interest as a method of limiting seismic demands on superstructures and eliminating residual post‐earthquake drifts through self‐centring behaviour. However, while numerous models of varying complexity, including analytical, phenomenological, and physical formulations, have been
Marawan Zaki, Chiyun Zhong, Constantin Christopoulos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seismic Response of Existing Masonry‐Infilled RC Frame Structures Retrofitted with Steel Exoskeletons

Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Considering the needs for reducing carbon emissions and except for extreme cases of very degraded existing structures, research on technologies allowing continued use or upgrading of older buildings has become a priority topic. Generally, research on upgrading of reinforced concrete frame structures certainly has a prominent role, because of ...
Francesco Nigro, Gaetano Della Corte, Enzo Martinelli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Behavior of Hollow Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer-Reinforced Concrete Columns under Axial Load: Experimental and Theoretical Investigation

, 2022
This study investigated the behavior of hollow concrete columns (HCCs) reinforced with glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars and spirals under axial loading.
Gouda, Mohammed Gamal, Manalo, Allan C., Benmokrane, Brahim, Mohamed, Hamdy M.   +3 more
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Effect of bedding mortar with low strength and high entrained air content on the strain and failure mode of masonry prisms under compression [PDF]

REM: International Engineering Journal
Brazilian standards regarding structural masonry does not consider the effect of bedding mortar properties on the strength and failure mode of masonry. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of bedding mortars with low strength and ...
Isabela Naia Talhacoli, André Lübeck, Gihad Mohamad   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of the Boundary Conditions on the Seismic Response of Existing Masonry Infills From In‐Plane and Dynamic Out‐of‐Plane Tests

Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite increasing attention to the seismic performance of masonry infills, their out‐of‐plane dynamic behaviour remains insufficiently explored, particularly under pre‐existing in‐plane damage. This study presents a comprehensive experimental campaign designed to investigate the seismic behaviour of an existing weak masonry infill typology ...
Maithree Kurukulasuriya, Riccardo R. Milanesi, Guido Magenes, Paolo Morandi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strength and deformability of hollow concrete blocks: correlation of block and cylindrical sample test results

Revista IBRACON de Estruturas e Materiais
This paper deals with correlations among mechanical properties of hollow blocks and those of concrete used to make them. Concrete hollow blocks and test samples were moulded with plastic consistency concrete, to assure the same material in all cases, in ...
C. S. Barbosa, J.B. Hanai
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Enhancing the Seismic Resilience of Masonry‐Infilled RC Structures Using Rubber Joints: Full‐Scale 3D Shaking Table Tests

Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Masonry infills in reinforced concrete (RC) frames are highly vulnerable to seismic damage, often sustaining severe cracking even under moderate ground motion, which in turn leads to considerable economic losses and safety risks. To address this issue, this study experimentally evaluates the effectiveness of two innovative rubber‐based joints ...
Enrico Tubaldi, Marko Marinković, Simone Galano, Alessandro Lotti, Fabio Freddi, Daniele Losanno, Hamid Ahmadi, Matjia Gams, Nemanja Krtinić, Matija Bošković, Christoph Butenweg, Prateek Kumar Dhir, F. Manojlovski, A. Bogdanovic, Zoran Rakicevic, Vlatko Sheshov, J. Bojadzieva   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental Research of Hollow Concrete Block Masonry Stress Deformations [PDF]

, 2013
The article discusses the results of experimental investigation of highly hollow concrete block masonry and concrete infill block masonry behaviour under compression.
Zavalis, Robertas, Jonaitis, Bronius
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