The effect of elevated temperatures on the tensile performance of GFRP and CFRP sheets

M Jarrah, EP Najafabadi, MH Khaneghahi… - … and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, the effects of fiber type (ie, carbon and glass fibers) and intumescent paint on
the tensile performance of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) sheets at elevated temperatures …

Reliability and sensitivity analysis of wedge stability in the abutments of an arch dam using artificial neural network

H Mostafaei, F Behnamfar, M Alembagheri - Earthquake Engineering and …, 2022 - Springer
In this study, the seismic stability of arch dam abutments is investigated within the framework
of the probabilistic method. A large concrete arch dam is considered with six wedges for …

The tensile performance of FRP bars embedded in concrete under elevated temperatures

EP Najafabadi, AV Oskouei, MH Khaneghahi… - … and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
In this research, the mechanical properties of glass and carbon fiber reinforced polymer
(FRP) bars with epoxy resin matrices embedded in concrete were investigated under an …

A review on thermo-mechanical modelling of arch dams during construction and operation: Effect of the reference temperature on the stress field

F Salazar, DJ Vicente, J Irazábal, I De-Pouplana… - … Methods in Engineering, 2020 - Springer
Double-curvature dams are unique structures for several reasons. Their behaviour changes
significantly after joint grouting, when they turn from a set of independent cantilevers into a …

Effect of intumescent paint coating on mechanical properties of FRP bars at elevated temperature

MH Khaneghahi, EP Najafabadi, P Shoaei, AV Oskouei - Polymer testing, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the influence of intumescent paint on the performance of FRP bars
subjected to low (25–450° C) and severe (450–800° C) elevated temperatures. In this …

The effect of elevated temperatures on the compressive section capacity of pultruded GFRP profiles

MH Khaneghahi, EP Najafabadi, M Bazli… - … and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
The compressive performance of glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) profiles subjected to
elevated temperature was investigated through a large number of (3 0 0) tests. The effects of …

A global sensitivity analysis method for safety influencing factors of RCC dams based on ISSA-ELM-Sobol

B Xu, S Wang, H Xia, Z Zhu, X Chen - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Structural material parameters will directly affect the stability and deformation of roller
compacted concrete (RCC) dams. To analyze the influence degree of structural material …

Quantifying post-disaster business recovery through Bayesian methods

M Aghababaei, M Koliou, M Watson… - Structure and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Business recovery after a disaster plays an important role in the socioeconomic recovery of
a community. This study focuses on the development of a probabilistic modelling approach …

Validation of time-dependent repair recovery of the building stock following the 2011 Joplin Tornado

M Aghababaei, M Koliou, S Pilkington… - Natural Hazards …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
This paper seeks to calibrate an existing analytical framework to develop building repair
fragility models using a restoration dataset collected through a longitudinal field study in the …

Global sensitivity analysis of the static performance of concrete gravity dam from the viewpoint of structural health monitoring

Z Li - Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is becoming the fourth driving force of
engineering science and technology progress, in addition to the basic theory, numerical …