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Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2022 With the goal of ''low cement, low cost, high environmental protection and high performance'', building solid wastes are applied to concrete manufacture. This study investigated the mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced recycled powder concrete (FRPC)
Shuai Song +3 more
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Buildings, 2023 During construction, newly cast concrete exerts lateral pressure on the steel plates of concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) columns, resulting in non-negligible initial circumferential stresses. Finite element analysis, in which lateral pressure is applied
Huizhong Xue +4 more
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Postfire Safety Investigation on Prestressed RPC Beams after Exposure to Elevated Temperatures
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2020 Since the postfire safety of prestressed RPC beams after exposure to elevated temperatures needs to be studied and proved, this paper prepares eight smart prestressed RPC beams with intelligent sensors built in to monitor the internal temperature, force,
Yan Kai +4 more
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Performance analysis of a retrofitted refrigerator using eco-friendly refrigerant [PDF]
The Holistic Approach to Environment, 2023 The use of refrigerants with a global warming potential (GWP) greater than 150 is banned in small and medium-sized refrigerators in accordance with the European F-Gas policy. Therefore, the suitability of retrofitting an existing refrigerator using a low
Bukola Olalekan Bolaji +3 more
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Advances in Civil Engineering, 2022 This paper is concerned about seismic performance evaluation of precast shear wall structure with Rabbet-unbonded Horizontal Connection (RHC). RHC is composed of rabbets and unbonded rebar segments.
Chongfang Sun, Zhiqiang Zhao
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Energies, 2022 Distribution of joints and fissures under hydraulic coupling condition is particularly critical to the stability of surrounding rock masses in underground engineering construction. In this paper, DDARF (Discontinuous Deformation Analysis for Rock Failure)
Yunjuan Chen +4 more
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Energy Retrofitting Technologies of Buildings: A Review-Based Assessment
Energies, 2023 Demand for energy and resources is increasing day by day. The construction industry plays a major role in the consumption of energy and resources. Buildings that were built before energy-efficient sustainable practices became popular consume a larger ...
U. G. D. Madushika +3 more
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Flexural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams Retrofitted with Modularized Steel Plates
Applied Sciences, 2021 Many structural retrofitting methods tend to only focus on how to improve the strength and ductility of structural members. It is necessary for developing retrofitting strategy to consider not only upgrading the capacity but also achieving rapid and ...
Min Sook Kim, Young Hak Lee
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Heliyon, 2023 Climate change impacts have been increasingly noticeable worldwide, especially as energy concerns have increased. Because buildings consume significant amounts of energy, sustainably retrofitting existing buildings has become essential.
Shouib Nouh Ma'bdeh +3 more
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Investigation of the Effects of Link Beam Length on the RC Frame Retrofitted with the Linked Column Frame System [PDF]
Civil Engineering Infrastructures Journal, 2020 This study investigates the effect of different link beam lengths in the Reinforced Concrete (RC) frame retrofitted with the Linked Column Frame (LCF) system.
Alireza Ezoddin +2 more
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