Numerical web-shear strength assessment of precast prestressed hollow core slab units

E Brunesi, R Nascimbene - Engineering Structures, 2015 - Elsevier
The shear strength of precast prestressed hollow core (PPHC) slabs is numerically
assessed for 200, 265, 320, 370, 400 and 500 mm thick units, the cross-sections of which …

Failure by corrosion in PC bridges: A case history of a viaduct in Italy

P Colajanni, A Recupero, G Ricciardi… - International Journal of …, 2016 - emerald.com
Purpose The paper illustrates a viaduct collapse due to corrosion phenomena. Moreover, a
contribution to the issues related to both the control of existing structures and design …

Shear capacity in concrete beams reinforced by stirrups with two different inclinations

P Colajanni, L La Mendola, G Mancini, A Recupero… - Engineering …, 2014 - Elsevier
A model for the estimation of shear capacity in Reinforced Concrete (RC) beams with web
reinforcement is provided by introducing a generalization of classical plastic Nielsen's …

Failure analysis of corroded RC beams subjected to shear-flexural actions

A Recupero, N Spinella, F Tondolo - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, the shear-flexural behaviour of corroded reinforced concrete beams is
investigated and analytically reproduced. A theoretical model, based on the limit equilibrium …

Validation of a numerical method for predicting shear deformation of reinforced concrete beams

Z Huang, Y Tu, S Meng, N Bagge, J Nilimaa… - Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
The objective of this paper is to validate a 2D nonlinear finite element (FE) model for
estimating the post-cracking shear deformation of reinforced concrete (RC) beams. The …

Increasing the shear capacity of reinforced concrete beams using pretensioned stainless steel ribbons

P Colajanni, A Recupero, N Spinella - Structural Concrete, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, the second part of an experimental campaign investigating the efficiency of an
alternative retrofitting method for increasing the flexural and/or shear capacity in reinforced …

Shear strength degradation due to flexural ductility demand in circular RC columns

P Colajanni, A Recupero, N Spinella - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2015 - Springer
An analytical model was developed to estimate the shear-strength degradation and the
residual capacity of circular reinforced concrete (RC) columns subjected to seismic action …

Increasing the flexural capacity of RC beams using steel angles and pre‐tensioned stainless steel ribbons

P Colajanni, A Recupero, N Spinella - Structural Concrete, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This article presents an experimental programme on reinforced concrete beams retrofitted
with steel angles and pre‐stressed stainless steel ribbons to increase their flexural strength …

Increasing the capacity of existing bridges by using unbonded prestressing technology: a case study

A Recupero, N Spinella, P Colajanni… - Advances in Civil …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
External posttensioning or unbonded prestressing was found to be a powerful tool for
retrofitting and for increasing the life extension of existing structures. Since the 1950s, this …

Influence of axial force and corrosion on failure of prestressed concrete structures considering MV interaction

MF Granata, A Recupero, G Culotta, M Arici - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Existing prestressed concrete structures suffer from degradation of prestressing for two main
reasons: a defect of the sheath infills (cement grout) of bonded tendons, and corrosion of …