Reinforced concrete (RC) has been commonly used as a construction material for decades
due to its high compressive strength and moderate tensile strength. However, these two …

Due to the increasing awareness and sensitivity towards the environmental and economic
sustainability issues, the concrete industry has to deliver innovative solutions, in terms of …

Extended growth of existing cracks in reinforced concrete (RC) structures may negatively
impact structural performance and cause great risks to structural safety. However, the …

The interfacial properties of corrugated steel plates and concrete are crucial for controlling
the performance degradation of composite structures. To investigate the interfacial bonding …

The development of innovative cementitious materials such as Ultra High Performance
Concrete (UHPC) requires tailored approaches to assess both the environmental and …

The influence of steel reinforcement corrosion on both the bond strength between steel
reinforcement and concrete and the mechanical properties of steel reinforcement has been …

For the subsea reinforced concrete (RC) shield tunnels in China, the use of super large
tunnel section and the presence of high hydrostatic pressure from seawater have been …

To study the effect of the local corrosion of prestressed steel strands on the shear failure
mode and shear bearing capacity of concrete beams, unilateral steel strands in four post …

The erosion damage of marine reinforced concrete (RC) structures is induced by the
physical and chemical coupling effect including both abrasion damage by sediment-laden …

The paper presents experimental investigations of the concrete covers' protective ability to
counteract rebar corrosion in reinforced concrete cubes. The concrete sample was …