In this study, structural thin-layer sandwich walls (SWs) made of steel-fibre-reinforced concrete (SFRC) without conventional reinforcements were investigated. Other researchers have shown that SWs with thin wythes can be used as load bearing structu...
Recently, the light-type pier can be easily observed in urban elevated roads and bridge structures. This type of pier is broadly used in the field of structural engineering. The Thin-Walled Steel-Reinforced Concrete Pier (TSRCP), as the typical pier...
Combining two high-performance materials—ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) as the matrix and carbon-fibre-reinforced composites (CFRP) as the reinforcement—opens up new possibilities for achieving very lightweight thin-walled concret...
Steel plate reinforced concrete (SC) walls can effectively resist projectile impact by preventing the rear concrete fragments flying away, thus attracting much attention in defence technology. This work numerically and analytically investigated the h...
The paper focuses on the specifics of macro-scale modeling of thin-walled textile-reinforced concrete shells. Application of layered shell finite elements requires systematic procedures for identification of material characteristics associated with t...
This study investigated the axial compressive performance of six thin-walled concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) square column specimens with steel bar stiffeners and two non-stiffened specimens at constant temperatures of 20 °C, 100 °C, 200 &d...
Design codes provide the necessary tools to check the torsional strength of reinforced concrete (RC) members. However, some researchers have pointed out that code equations still need improvement. This study presents a review and a comparative analys...
This work proposes an innovative integrated retrofitting system aiming to improve both the seismic and energy performance of existing reinforced concrete and masonry buildings. The system is based on engineered insulating concrete form panels, instal...
Many connection systems are available that can transfer tension and shear loads from a precast concrete wall panel to a floor slab. However, due to the insufficient anchor depth in relatively thin precast concrete panels, it is difficult to attain ad...
The construction of most apartment underground parking lots utilizes reinforced concrete (RC) structures composed mainly of rebar work and formwork. RC structures lower construction efficiency and significantly delay the construction because they req...
Two precast concrete thin-shell wall panels were subjected to reverse-cyclic lateral loads to replicate wind fatigue over a 50-year design lifetime prior to loading to failure. The panels consisted of an outer wythe of concrete connected to light-gau...
For concrete columns damaged by fire, a strengthen technique using thin-walled steel tubes is proposed. To investigate the axial compression capacity of post-fire concrete columns strengthened using thin-walled steel tubes, considering tube thickness...
Thin-walled steel pipe concrete has better economic performance, but the problem of local buckling is more prominent with a thin-walled steel pipe; meanwhile, thin-walled steel pipe is more sensitive to the environment and the influence of rusting is...
The production and servicing of cement-based building materials is a source of large amounts of carbon dioxide emissions globally. One of the ways to reduce its negative impact, is to reduce concrete consumption per cubic meter of building structure...
A new bridge construction method, combining semi-precast elements and in situ concrete, has been developed at TU Wien, with the aim of decreasing erection time. In the course of construction using this new method, structural conditions arise that ren...
Materials such as high performance (HPC) or ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC), and fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcement can be used to improve the resource efficiency in concrete construction by, for example, enabling the production of t...
In carbon-reinforced concrete, the commonly used steel reinforcement is replaced with carbon fiber reinforcement textiles, enabling thin-walled elements by using new construction principles. The high drapability of textiles offers design opportunitie...
In the present paper, the monotonic axial compression test of gangue aggregate concrete filled Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) and thin-walled steel double tubular columns (DTCC) was carried out, and the gangue aggregate concrete filled FRP tubular co...
Hollow structures reduce weight without compromising load-bearing capacity and are widely used. The new Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Polymer high-strength thin-walled inner mold simplifies internal cavity construction and boosts structural performance. Thi...
With the innovative composite material carbon-reinforced concrete, thin-walled, high-performance components can be realized. A combination of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) bars and non-metallic textile grids is advantageous as it exploits th...
This paper presents a novel design of prefabricated steel–EPS foam concrete composite wall panels, which can solve issues such as long curing times, decreased impermeability and durability, easy corrosion of steel reinforcement, and difficult c...
Currently, reinforced thin-walled irregular steel tube concrete frame structures have been applied in engineering, but there are few researches on the seismic performance of this type of structures after fire. The seismic performance of structures af...
The areas of Central and Eastern Europe and, thus, Poland are not exposed to the effects of seismic actions. Any possible tremors can be caused by coal or copper mining. Wind, rheological effects, the impact of other objects, or a nonuniform substrat...
Concrete is the most widely used building material today. The enormous amount used goes hand in hand with high material consumption and CO2 emissions. Thus, building with concrete must be improved, becoming part of the solution on the way to climate-...
Fiber addition enhances the composite action between the steel tube and concrete core, increasing the strength of the concrete core. To better understand how fiber-reinforced infilled steel–concrete composite thin-walled columns (SCTWCs) behave...
Thin-walled galvanized helical corrugated steel tubes (HCSTs) filled with concrete are promising composite members, consisting of concrete, an anti-corrosion shell, and a multifunctional exterior corrugated steel tube. To investigate the synergistic...
This paper discusses the long-term behavior of a series of highly-loaded, spun concrete pole specimens prestressed with carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) tendons, which were subjected to outdoor four-point bending creep tests since 1996 in the f...
A static performance experimental study was conducted on six simply supported reinforced concrete truss hollow composite slabs to analyze their flexural rigidity. The study investigated the effects of the slab thickness, the dimensions of the hollow...
To reduce resource consumption and the carbon footprint of the construction industry, new construction principles that stipulate the minimisation of materials are urgently needed. Floor slabs show high potential for saving materials and CO2 emissions...
Due to the excellent impact resistant performance of steel-plate concrete (SC) structure compared with the conventional reinforced concrete (RC) structure, SC structure is preferred to be used in the design of external walls of nuclear island buildin...
In order to protect the reinforced concrete (RC) slab structure from damage under some accidental conditions, such as impacting and explosion, we used bio-inspired honeycomb column thin-walled structure (BHTS) to serve as a buffer interlayer for the...
Pultruded glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) materials are increasingly recognized in civil engineering for their exceptional properties, including a high strength-to-weight ratio, corrosion resistance, and ease of fabrication, making them ideal f...
This study investigates the deterioration of corroded reinforced concrete pipes and their restoration using ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC), utilizing Three-Edge Bearing Tests and 3D finite element analysis under uniform corrosion-induced wall...
Prefabrication has been shown to be an effective way of construction in the modern-day context. Although much progress has been made in developing reinforced concrete (RC), timber and steel prefabricated elements/structures, prefabrication of masonry...
Buttresses constitute a spatial supporting construction (SSC) that can convey large loads coming from the pressure of unstable soil on deeper, more stable layers to make it safer with respect to the load-bearing capacity. They make the counteraction...
The Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP)-concrete hybrid deck/beam is a structural system that combines the durable thin-walled FRP composite profiles and the cost-effective concrete by interfacial shear connections. The interfacial slip can reduce the com...
This paper reports the results of three thin wythe precast sandwich panels tested under axial load. Panel reinforcements and shear connectors in the current state of precast sandwich panels in the civil construction context are evaluated. The authors...
In recent years, frequent vehicle–bridge pier collision accidents have posed a serious threat to people’s economic and life security. In order to avert the impairment of reinforced concrete bridge piers (RCBPs) under the impact of vehicle...
Textile-reinforced Portland cement-based concrete has been researched and developed over the last few decades. It was widely used in a different range of applications, such as repair and/or strengthening of structural elements, thin walls, lightweigh...
This study develops a new type of decorative bridge panel by ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) based on the project of the Guangyangwan Bridge. First, the numerical analysis was carried out using MIDAS and ABAQUS to find the critical position of...
The Applied Element Method (AEM) is a relatively recent numerical technique, originally conceived for simulating the large displacement nonlinear response of reinforced concrete, masonry and steel structures, and successful applications have been pre...
This paper focuses on the development of thin-walled panels with specific properties for applications such as water-tight structures. The authors propose the use of textile-reinforced concrete (TRC) as a composite material and highlight its advantage...
The bio-inspired honeycomb column thin-walled structure (BHTS) is inspired by the biological structure of beetle elytra and designed as a lightweight buffer interlayer to prevent damage to the reinforced concrete bridge pier (RCBP) under the overload...
Textile-reinforced cement (TRC) composites can lead to significant material (and dimensional) savings compared to steel-reinforced concrete, particularly when applied in thin-walled structures such as façade panels, shells, etc. In conditions...
Ultra-high-performance fibre-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) can preferably be used for lean and thin-walled structures due to its very high compressive strength. Based on the adverse relation between the increased load bearing capacities and the conden...
The utilization of sacrificial layers to strengthen civilian structures against terrorist attacks is of great interest to engineering experts in structural retrofitting. The sacrificial cladding structures are designed to be attached to the façade of...
The paper presents a full-scale blast testing experimental campaign conducted on an energyabsorbing connector comprising thin-walled inversion tubes as kernel elements mounted in a façade protective panel. LS-DYNA finite element predictions of...
Trapezoidal-shaped thin-walled metallic profiled sheets are used in composite floor construction to enable rapid construction and reduce reinforcement and formwork requirements in concrete casting. However, relevant literature reported the early fail...
Reusing existing buildings is a valid response to the architectural challenge associated with addressing climate change and can aid the regeneration of the historic built environment. This demands sensitive architectural conservation strategies that...