This paper presents the results of reliability analyses load-carrying capacity circular concrete filled steel tubes (CFST) using different codes. Four parameters that govern CFST were considered as variables. These variables include yield strength steel, concrete, diameter CFST, and thickness tube. The Monte Carlo technique was used for simulation. Simulations conducted, obtained capacities ana...

This paper describes the results of experimental testing of glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP) composite beam strengthened reinforced concrete (RC) slabs with two symmetrical openings. Specimens, one-half scale, have been designed and fabricated to reflect the most common RC bathroom slab used in school buildings. The specimen had dimensions of 2000 mm (width) × 150 mm (thickness) × 3000 mm ...

An attempt has been made to study and analyze the performance of a rough hyperbolic slider bearing under the presence of a magnetic fluid lubricant. The magnetic field is oblique to the stator and the bearing surfaces are considered to be transversely rough. The roughness of the bearing surface is characterized by a stochastically random variable with non-zero mean, variance and skewness. The c...

This study discusses the behavior of ambient-cured circular geopolymer concrete specimens tested under different loading conditions. Twelve were cast and to investigate influence type reinforcement, that is, steel glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP), pitch transverse conditions (concentric axial load, 15 35 mm eccentric four-point bending). The load carrying capacity, confinement efficiency, ...

concrete shear walls are the most prevalent structural systems resisting lateral loads due to earthquakes in high-rise buildings. very large in-plane stiffness of shear walls provides an excellent drift control in the structure. however, structural damages and early code shortcomings threaten the efficiency of existing structural walls against earthquake. recently, fiber reinforced polymer (frp...

In tall buildings the reinforced concrete (RC) shear wall is one of the predominant structural components used to resist lateral loads induced by earthquakes around the world. Previous research demonstrated that shear walls displayed a sudden loss in lateral capacity due to the wall corner and web crushing in the plastic zone. In addition, it was found that large shear distortions in shear wall...