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Experimental and analytical investigation of shear-reinforced concrete and dowel action
Codes of practice can be overly conservative, particularly for the shear resistance of reinforced concrete beams with shear reinforcement when large loads act close to supports. This thesis addresses the topic by proposing a refined design approach based o ...
EPFL2024An adaptive phase field approach to 3D internal crack growth in rocks
Alexandra Roma Larisa Kushnir, Tao Xu, Michael Heap
Modeling the 3D internal crack under compression entails complex fracture mechanics (mode I-II-III fracture), resulting in substantial computational costs and challenges in characterizing fracture morphology characterization for Phase Field Method (PFM) si ...
2024Experimental investigation of dowel action in reinforcing bars using refined measurements
Aurelio Muttoni, Marko Pejatovic
In typical reinforced concrete design, reinforcement is designed to carry axial forces, but it can also resist transversal forces by dowel action. This is usually neglected for simplicity's sake in the design phase, but it can be accounted for either expli ...
Ernst & Sohn2024Experimental Evaluation and Numerical Modeling of Wide-Flange Steel Columns Subjected to Constant and Variable Axial Load Coupled with Lateral Drift Demands
Dimitrios Lignos, Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Elkady
This paper presents results from an experimental evaluation on the pre- and post-buckling behavior of 12 steel wide-flange cantilever columns under axial load and lateral drift demands. The influence of several loading and geometric parameters, including t ...
2020