Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Modelling the behaviour of steel fibre reinforced concrete using a discrete strong discontinuity approach
Published 2016-01-01The use of Fibre Reinforced Concrete (FRC) is gradually wide-spreading due to the significant advantages relatively to Normal Concrete (NC). In the case of steel fibres, the quasi-brittle behaviour of plain concrete ...Open AccessArticle -
Seismic vulnerability of multi-span continuous girder bridges with steel fibre reinforced concrete columns
Published 2017-01-01The occurrence of earthquakes during the lifetime of bridges can result in the closure or even the failure of the structure. The vulnerability of multi-span continuous girder (MSCG) bridges strongly depends on the seismic ...Open AccessArticle -
Influence of fibres on the mechanical behaviour of fibre reinforced concrete matrixes
Published 2017-01-01An experimental analysis focused on the mechanical behaviour of fibre reinforced concrete matrixes (FRCM) is presented using a total of three hundred and twelve specimens. A reference plain mixture was first defined and ...Open AccessArticle -
Numerical modelling of concrete beams at serviceability conditions with a discrete crack approach and noniterative solution-finding algorithms
Published 2017-01-01This paper describes the development and validation of a comprehensive numerical model enabling the simulation of reinforced concrete beams at serviceability conditions using a discrete crack approach. The highly non-linear ...Open AccessArticle -
Crack propagation monitoring using an image deformation approach
Published 2017-01-01An image deformation method is herein proposed to monitor the crack propagation in structures. The proposed approach is based on a computational algorithm that uses displacements measured by photogrammetry or image correlation ...Open AccessArticle