Structural Engineering Research Centre

TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of reinforced concrete (RC) beams retrofitted with a thin strip of ultra-high performance fibre-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) under cyclic loading was examined.

TL;DR: In this article, the RILEM work-of-fracture method for measuring the specific fracture energy of concrete from notched three-point bend specimens is still the most common method used throughout the world, despite the fact that the specific fractures energy so measured is known to vary with the size and shape of the test specimen.

TL;DR: In this article, a mechanically driven model, which includes corrosive environment and fatigue load as driving forces, incorporated within a probabilistic framework is proposed and used to predict an enhanced growth rate of pits under the influence of fatigue load.

TL;DR: In this article, sulfonic acid functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotube (sMWCNT) is explored as a potential inorganic filler as well as a solid acid proton conducting medium to realize a hybrid membrane with Nafion for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) for low humidity applications.

TL;DR: In this article, the performance of reinforced concrete (RC) beams retrofitted with a thin ultra-high strength concrete (UHSC) strip was examined and it was found that the damaged reinforced concrete beams can be successfully strengthened and rehabilitated by using a thin precast UHSC strip adhesively bonded to the prepared tensile surface of damaged beams.