[HTML][HTML] Modeling strategies of finite element simulation of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with FRP: A review

MZ Naser, RA Hawileh, J Abdalla - Journal of Composites Science, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites do not only possess superior mechanical
properties, but can also be easy to tailor, install, and maintain. As such, FRPs offer novel and …

Experimental study of a composite beam externally bonded with a carbon fiber-reinforced plastic plate

W Zhang, S Kang, X Liu, B Lin, Y Huang - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
According to the characteristics of steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) with high tensile
strength and carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) with high strength and light weight, a …

An engineer's guide to eXplainable Artificial Intelligence and Interpretable Machine Learning: Navigating causality, forced goodness, and the false perception of …

MZ Naser - Automation in Construction, 2021 - Elsevier
While artificial intelligence (AI), and by extension machine learning (ML), continues to be
adopted in parallel engineering disciplines, the integration of AI/ML into the structural …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental and computational investigations on fire resistance of GFRP composite for building façade

QT Nguyen, P Tran, TD Ngo, PA Tran… - Composites Part B …, 2014 - Elsevier
Composite materials such as glass fibre reinforced polymers (GFRPs) possess the
advantages of high strength and stiffness, as well as low density and highly flexible tailoring; …

Performance of externally strengthened RC beams with side-bonded CFRP sheets

ASD Salama, RA Hawileh, JA Abdalla - Composite Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
The conventional method of strengthening reinforced concrete (RC) beams in flexure is via
bonding carbon-fiber reinforcement polymer (CFRP) laminates to the beam's soffit. However …

[HTML][HTML] Finite element modeling of reinforced concrete beams externally strengthened in flexure with side-bonded FRP laminates

RA Hawileh, HA Musto, JA Abdalla… - Composites Part B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Reinforced concrete (RC) beams are often strengthened through externally bonded (EB)
fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) systems. In such applications, improving the bending …

Flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams externally strengthened with Hardwire Steel-Fiber sheets

RA Hawileh, W Nawaz, JA Abdalla - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP) has been used predominantly as externally-
bonded strengthening materials using epoxy adhesives. Recently emerged Hardwire Steel …

Finite element modeling of reinforced concrete beams with a hybrid combination of steel and aramid reinforcement

RA Hawileh - Materials & Design (1980-2015), 2015 - Elsevier
Corrosion of steel bars has an adverse effect on the life-span of reinforced concrete (RC)
members and is usually associated with crack development in RC beams. Fiber reinforced …

[HTML][HTML] Non-linear finite-element investigation of the parameters affecting externally-bonded FRP flexural-strengthened RC beams

A Godat, O Chaallal, Y Obaidat - Results in Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a three-dimensional non-linear finite-element model developed to
simulate the behaviour of reinforced-concrete (RC) beams strengthened in flexure with …

A modified Mazars damage model with energy regularization

MRT Arruda, J Pacheco, LMS Castro, E Julio - Engineering Fracture …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a modified Mazars damage model, based on a strain formulation, for the
physically nonlinear analysis of concrete structures. The main objective is to propose a …