Traver-Abella, Celia; Ruiz Pinilla, Joaquín Guillermo; Monserrat-Lopez, Andrea; Montoya-Coronado, Luis A.; Miguel Sosa, Pedro; Ribas, Carlos; Cladera, Antoni; Bonet Senach, José Luís(Elsevier, 2023-10-19)
[EN] This research focuses on the proof of concept of the feasibility of iron-based shape memory alloys strips (Fe-SMA) to strengthen damaged structures by promoting the yielding of longitudinal reinforcement. For this ...
Monserrat López, Andrea; Miguel Sosa, Pedro; Bonet Senach, José Luís; Fernández Prada, Miguel Ángel(Elsevier, 2020-03-15)
[EN] Continuous reinforced concrete (RC) beams may develop significant plastic rotations to enable the redistribution of bending moments. These rotations occur at plastic hinges, which are subject to high shear forces. The ...
López, Andrea Montserrat; Miguel Sosa, Pedro Francisco(Elsevier, 2024-02-22)
[EN] Statically indeterminate structures such as continuous beams allow redistribution of internal forces. For increasing loads after yielding of the flexural reinforcement, shear forces and flexural deformations may ...
Monserrat López, Andrea; Fernánez Ruiz, Miguel; Miguel Sosa, Pedro(Elsevier, 2021-05-01)
[EN] The assessment of the shear strength of reinforced concrete beams with and without shear reinforcement is investigated in this paper on the basis of the contribution of the various potential shear-transfer actions. ...