[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. ...

[EN] Earthquakes are catastrophic natural events with a special impact on reinforced concrete structures due to the horizontal loads that they introduce into structures. To adequately resist an earthquake, a precast structure ...

[EN] Research in seismic engineering have a very high importance due to the social and economic interest they arouse. The development of new construction materials or the use of existing ones applied to structural engineering ...

[EN] Composite concrete members without web reinforcement are often used in precast construction. The contribution of the cast-in-place concrete topping slab to vertical shear strength has been traditionally disregarded. ...

[EN] The current increasing use of precast concrete elements and cast-in-place concrete slabs, namely concrete composite elements, in construction requires a better understanding of their behaviour in shear. In this work, ...