Researchers in Northern Ireland report promising results from a demonstration project that used rods made with basalt fibers to reinforce a 22-meter-long concrete-deck section of a $1.5-million ...
Gustavo J. Parra-Montesinos is coming to the rescue of concrete-frame designers and contractors in earthquake country, long bedeviled by rebar-congested coupling beams that span openings in seismic ...
Thomas Wodcke, Product Engineer and Applications Specialist for Instron's Industrial Products Group, talks to AZoM about the challenges faced in rebar testing and the solutions Instron can offer. Due ...
In this experiment, undergraduate students in Prof. Abbie Liel's class, analyze the failure modes of concrete. Using the biaxial frame, a hydraulic actuator capible of exerting a 110kip or 110,000lb ...