Archaeologists excavating a Pompeii site uncovered the secret behind the longevity of ancient Roman structures: a unique concrete mixture that could chemically repair itself over time. A recent study, ...

Abstract: In this article the results for deflections, obtained by experimental studies and those calculated according Eurocode 2, under static loading of 12 reinforced concrete (RC) beams subjected ...

The design of reinforced concrete structures starting from a linear analysis is allowed by design codes and leads to safe solutions. The structural model built for the analysis may be composed not ...

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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy In precast concrete buildings, connections play a key role. Among them and especially in industrial buildings, ...

1 Department of Civil, Environmental, Aerospace and Material Engineering, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy 2 Department of Architecture and Design, Polytechnic of Turin, Turin, Italy This paper ...

Abstract: This paper contains a critical review of the simplified method, proposed in the standard EN 1992-1-1 Eurocode 2: Design of Concrete Structures. Part 1-1. General Rules and Rules for ...

ABSTRACT: Punching shear failure of flat concrete slabs is a complex phenomenon with brittle failure mode, meaning sudden structural failure and rapid decrease of load carrying capacity. Due to these ...