Nonwoven meshes of polyglycolic acid (PGA) fibers are attractive synthetic extracellular matrices (ECMs) for tissue engineering and have been used to engineer many types of tissues. However, these synthetic ECMs lack structural stability and often cannot maintain their original structure during tissue development. This makes it difficult to design an engineered tissue with a predefined configur...

This manuscript studied the effect of U-CFRP wrapped sheet anchorage on flexural performance unbonded post-tensioned PC members subjected to partial strand damage and strengthened using CFRP Near-Surface Mounting techniques. The program includes six girders as a control girder, girder with 14.2%, four by laminates NSM technique without anchorages. testing results show that 14.2% has reduced str...

This paper compares the measured lateral load behavior of a 0.4-scale “hybrid” precast concrete wall test specimen with the behavior of a second precast specimen designed to emulate monolithic cast-in-place reinforced concrete shear walls. Both walls have the same overall geometry and are constructed by placing rectangular wall panels across horizontal joints. The lateral resistance at the join...