Structural engineers usually limit the use of HSC columns to seismic active zones because of their brittle behavior in comparison with NSC, even though it presents advantages both in terms of mechanics and durability. A ...

[EN] The conventional seismic design approach used in recent years relies on the ability of structures to dissipate earthquake energy through inelastic deformations in specifically designed regions of the structural system, ...

[EN] Most recent research has revealed that the present methods, in either literature or current standards, for the evaluation of the deformation capacity of reinforced concrete elements in compression and in either monotonic ...

[EN] The Draft aims to solve the existing problems at the intersection of road CV 405 with the CV-415 road in the town of Montserrat (Valencia), via a diamond interchange with an overpass. This work fulfills the objectives ...

[EN] Project-Based Learning (PBL) is an educational approach that motivates students through their active involvement in the development of a highly practical assignment. As a result, a deep learning process is generated. ...

In the design of slender concrete columns, such as civil or architecture constructions, biaxial compression loads with unequal eccentricities and skew angles at both ends is a common situation. However, in the literature, ...

The inclusion of ductility requirements is necessary to guarantee the safety design of any concrete structure subjected to unexpected and/or reversal loads. It is important to outline that plastic hinges may be developed ...

[EN] The present project will be a study of the characterization of high performance concrete reinforced with metal fibers to produce a reinforced concrete structure which emulates the meeting of a beam-column node, subjected ...

Reinforced concrete slender columns, in general, are subjected to a non-uniform bending moment law, due to the occurrence of unequal eccentricities and skew angles at the ends. Design codes suggest calculating an equivalent ...

[EN] Thanks to their excellent deformation capacity and ductility, smart materials are now being increasingly used in the construction industry, one example being superelastic Shape Memory Alloys (SMA)such as Ni-Ti, which ...