by GCO | Aug 13, 2019 | leadership & management
Summers used to be a quiet time on American campuses, but there’s no off-season anymore. Higher education institutions now regularly face financial difficulties, student and faculty demands,industry disruption, and other challenges that can attract negative public...
by GCO | Aug 13, 2019 | Buildings & Structures
Abstract This paper presents test results of six one-tenth-scale micro-concrete waffle slabs subjected to edge punching shear in the presence of moment transfer perpendicular to the slab’s free edge. Although the observed punching failure mechanism of a waffle slab...
by GCO | Aug 13, 2019 | Buildings & Structures
Abstract This paper presents the behavior of two-span continuous reinforced concrete beams strengthened with carbon-fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites subjected to differential settlement. Two types of strengthening schemes are employed (externally bonded [EB]...
by GCO | Aug 13, 2019 | Buildings & Structures
Abstract An analytical model describing crack-slip behavior, compatible with smeared crack models and suited for the finite element analysis of reinforced concrete specimens subjected to reversed cyclic loading conditions, is presented. The procedure, largely based on...
by GCO | Aug 13, 2019 | experts
Reductions in waste to landfill and mains water use are ahead of Hanson UK’s 2020 sustainability targets. Environmental training has been developed and widened. Other highlights of the company’s sustainability report include the completion of a £15 million investment...
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