Hybrid protective coatings for construction steel bars

The development of protective seals for hexavalent-free conversion coatings on zinc plated steel

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Superhydrophobic conductive carbon nanotube coatings for steel.

We report the synthesis of superhydrophobic coatings for steel using carbon nanotube (CNT)-mesh structures. The CNT coating maintains its structural integrity and superhydrophobicity even after exposure to extreme thermal stresses and has excellent thermal and electrical properties. The coating can also be reinforced by optimally impregnating the CNT-mesh structure with cross-linked polymers wi...

Hydrothermally Self-Advancing Hybrid Coatings for Mitigating Corrosion of Carbon Steel

Light responsive protective coatings.

We demonstrate a strategy of incorporation and opening of light-sensitive containers in anticorrosion coatings for construction of very efficient light responsive protective coatings.

Nonlinear Uniaxial Material Model for Reinforcing Steel Bars

Recent advances in nonlinear analysis of reinforced concrete structures have been based primarily on fiber-based discretization of the member cross section at locations of expected inelastic action. However, the accuracy of a fiber-section model is almost entirely dependent on the ability of constitutive material models to represent the overall inelastic behavior of the member. The postyield re...