Browsing Library by Author "Chao, Shih-Ho"
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A NEW DESIGN METHODOLOGY OF REINFORCED CONCRETE SQUAT SHEAR WALLS FOR DUCTILE SEISMIC BEHAVIOR AND PREDICTABLE SHEAR STRENGTH
Almasabha, Ghassan S; 0000-0002-1414-3913 (2019-08-09)Reinforced concrete (RC) squat walls (with a height-to-length ratio of 2.0 or less) have high strength and stiffness which makes them a popular seismic force-resistant system for buildings and nuclear power plants. However, ... -
A Standard Tensile Testing Procedure for Fiber-reinforced Concrete (FRC) and Ultra-high-performance Fiber-reinforced Concrete (UHP-FRC) based on Double Punch Test (DPT)
Tuladhar, Shuveksha (2018-01-11)Current test methods such as ASTM 1609, ASTM 1550 and direct tensile test are used for evaluating the mechanical properties of Fiber Reinforced Concrete (FRC) and to determine the quality of mixture in design and construction ... -
Applications of Ultra-High Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete on Flexural Structural and Architectural Members
Kaka, Venkatesh Babu; 0000-0003-1905-4626 (2017-06-14)This thesis presents the test results of a study on flexural and shear behavior of Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced concrete (UHP-FRC) beams, reinforced with Grade 60 steel (ASTM A615/A615M), Grade 100 steel (ASTM ... -
COMPARATIVE MECHANICAL PROPERTY EVALUATION OF ULTRA-HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONCRETE REINFORCED WITH HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL STRAIGHT AND HOOKED FIBERS
Singh, Sujan Kumar (2023-08-15)This study investigates the tensile properties and ductility of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) reinforced with high-strength steel hooked fibers with a tensile strength of 445 ksi (3,070 MPa) and compares its tensile ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF NON-PRESTRESSED UHP-FRC GIRDERS FOR LONG-SPAN BRIDGES WITH DCSR DESIGN CONCEPT AND COLLAPSE ASSESSMENT OF SMFS WITH CALIBRATED RC AND UHP-FRC COLUMNS BASED ON FULL-SCALE EXPERIMENTS
Shamshiri Guilvayi, Seyed Missagh (2021-08-06)The work presented here is divided in two parts. This summary includes two paragraphs, each summarizing the topics presented in this dissertation. Ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHP-FRC) is an emerging ... -
The Effect Of Fiber Corrosion On Shear Capacity Of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Beams And An Initial Investigation On Alkali-silica Reaction In Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Waweru, Regina Nyambura (Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2011-10-11)The first part of this research aims to investigate the effect of fiber corrosion on the shear capacity of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete beams. It will also strive to determine at what reduction in minimum diameter of ... -
Enhanced Seismic Performance of Special Truss Moment Frames and Staggered Truss Framing System for Seismically Active Areas
Simasathien, Sanputt; 0000-0002-8632-6583 (2016-05-10)Due to their ability to achieve large column-free floor spaces, special truss moment frames (STMFs) and staggered truss frames (STFs) are unique valuable options for structural engineers. However, although STMFs and STFs ... -
Experimental Study On Seismic Performance Of Reinforced Concrete Coupling Beams And Rectangular Squat Walls With Innovative Reinforcement Configurations
Hajyalikhani, Poorya; 0000-0002-4550-1605 (2015-12-08)Reinforced concrete core walls, coupled by diagonally reinforced coupling beams (DCBs), are a very efficient seismic force resisting system for medium- to high-rise buildings. The diagonal reinforcing bars in DCBs are most ... -
FINITE ELEMENT APPROACH ON MINIMIZATION OF CRACKS AT I-GIRDER ENDS INDUCED BY PRESTRESS
Rauniyar, Sangit; 0000-0002-0333-6488 (2022-11-28)Prestressed I-girders are one of the very commonly and widely used girders for bridges. It is produced at precast plant and transported to bridge site. To produce a prestressed I-girder, strands are first pulled and ... -
Flexural Behavior Of Steel Fiber Reinforced Prestressed Concrete Beams And Double Punch Test For Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Karki, Netra Bahadur (Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2012-07-25)Steel fibers have widely been used in the past to reinforce brittle materials in many nonstructural applications such as pavement, tunneling lining, etc. On the basis of numerous previous studies, ACI 318-11 [2011] has ... -
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF ULTRA-HIGH-PERFORMANCE FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE (UHP-FRC): 3D PRINTING, SIFCON, ALTERNATIVE FIBERS, SHRINKAGE CRACK CONTROL, HIGH TEMPERATURE, AND LIGHTWEIGHT
Acharya, Bhupendra Raj (2021-08-10)Introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in manufacturing industry also in every service industry, decreasing conventional skilled workforce and stagnated construction industry, probability and ... -
INVESTIGATION AND PROPOSED REMEDY OF VIBRATION PROBLEM IN INDUSTRIAL CRANE SYSTEM DUE TO HUMAN OPERATION
Lorance, Dustin C; 0000-0003-3982-2485A recent investigation of a crane system began when a facilities manager reported a runway beam under-going torsional vibration during operations. The investigation revealed the runway beam’s twisting was caused by resonance ... -
INVESTIGATION OF STRENGTH-ENHANCEMENT MECHANISM AND SIZE EFFECT ON ULTIMATE SHEAR STRENGTH OF STEEL FIBER-REINFORCED CONCRETE (SFRC) SLENDER BEAMS
Zarrinpour, Mohammad Reza (2016-05-10)This research study consists of two separate phases. In the first phase, an experimental study was conducted to identify the shear-enhancement and failure mechanisms behind the ultimate shear strength of steel fiber-reinforced ... -
Performance Of Full-scale Ultra-high Performance Fiber-reinforced Concrete Column Subjected To Extreme Earthquake-type Loading And Effect Of Surface Preparation On The Cohesion And Friction Factors Of The AASHTO Interface Shear Equation
Palacios, GuillermoBuildings in areas of high seismicity may be subjected to large axial stresses as well as severe earthquake loading. In order to protect the integrity of these buildings, concrete columns must possess high compressive ... -
Performance Of Large Scale Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Deep Beam With Single Opening Under Monotonic Loading
Flores, Carlos (Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2009-09-16)The design of complex, discontinuous stress trajectory regions (D-regions) is complex in natureand cumbersome to design. The performance of a large scale steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC)deep beam with single opening ... -
Performance-based Plastic Design Of Earthquake Resistant Steel Structures: Concentrically Braced Frames, Tall Moment Frames, Plate Shear Wall Frames
Bayat, Mohammad Reza (Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2011-03-03)It is well known that structures designed by current codes experience large inelastic deformations during major earthquakes. However, current seismic design practice in the U.S. is based on elastic structural behavior and ... -
Seismic performance of double-channel and double-HSS sections, special truss moment frame with buckling restrained braces, and long span Special Truss Moment Frame
Jiansinlapadamrong, Chatchai (2018-01-10)Until recently, all special truss moment frame (STMF) experimental research was done on only double angle STMFs. In order to satisfy the code seismic drift limitation, especially for mid-rise and tall multistory buildings, ... -
Shear Behavior Of Steel Fiber Reinforced Prestressed Concrete Beams Without Shear Reinforcement
Cho, Jae-Sung (Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2012-04-11)The ACI 318-08 building code allows to use the steel fiber reinforcement as alternative shear reinforcement with satisfying certain criteria when a beam is required minimum shear reinforcement. However, this provision ... -
The Strength Of Horizontal Shear Reinforcement With Limited Development
Waweru, Regina NyamburaIn order for the composite action between the precast beam and the cast-in-place deck to be effective, sufficient horizontal (interface) shear strength needs to be provided at the interface of the two concrete elements to ... -
TOWARD A SEISMIC RESISTANT STEEL STAGGERED TRUSS FRAMING SYSTEM (STF)
Al-mazaidh, Ra'ed; 0000-0003-2162-7956 (2020-04-22)The Staggered Truss Framing (STF) system is a type of steel structural system used in mid- to high-rise buildings. It was initially developed in the 1960s in order to create a steel framing system that has low floor-to-floor ...