Articles
Stress in the Civil Engineering Profession
Episode Info Elyssa Dixon, P.E., M.ASCE, is an environmental engineer who is very active in ASCE – she is the chair of ASCE’s Committee on Younger Members and the presidet-elect of the Seattle Section. And more recently her focus has been on mental health. She started...
Stiffening Performance of Cold-Formed C-Section Beam Filled with Lightweight-Recycled Concrete Mixture
Author(s) Ahmed W. Al Zand, Mustafa Farooq Alghaaeb, Mohammed Chyad Liejy, Azrul A. Mutalib and Riyadh Al-Ameri 4ORCID Abstract The aim of this paper is to investigate the flexural performance of a new steel–concrete composite beam system, which is required to...
Shear and Flexural Behavior of Flat Slabs Casted with Polyolefin Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
Author(s) Abdulnasser M. Abbas,Haleem K. Hussain and Mohammed Farhan Ojaimi Abstract This paper presents the influence of polyolefin fiber on the flexural and shear attitude on the flat slabs. Three slab sets (80 cm × 80 cm) were tested, each with a thickness...
Modelling the Strength of Cashew Nutshell Ash-cement-Based Concrete
Authors Solomon Oyebisi Hilary Owamah Thamer Alomayri Anthony Ede Abstract This study models the flexural strength of concrete modified with cashew nutshell ash (CNA) using reactivity index concepts. Cashew nutshell was valorised and its ash was used at 5, 10,...
The Cohesive/Overlapping Crack model for Plain and RC Beams: Scale Effects on Cracking and Crushing Failures
Authors Federico Accornero Renato Cafarelli Alberto Carpinteri Abstract In the present work, cohesive and overlapping crack models are integrated in a comprehensive numerical algorithm in order to investigate both tensile and compressive failures in plain or...
Shear Enhancement in Reinforced Concrete CantileversWwith Multiple Point Loads
Author(s) Abobakr Elwakeel Robert Vollum Abstract The shear resistance of reinforced concrete beams is enhanced by arching action when loads are applied to their top face within around twice the beam effective depth (d) of the supports. Previous experimental...
Compressibility and Shear Strength of a Tropical fibrous Peat
Author(s) Z.-S. Li*† W. Rahayu*‡ H. Souli§ B. S. Soepandji‡ J.-M. Fleureau* Abstract This study examines the compressibility and shear strength of an Indonesian fibrous peat through oedometric and consolidated undrained (CU) triaxial tests. The influence of...
Basement Ground Sources Heat Pumps and Basement Grages
Episode Info Andrew, Kiley, and Patrick hear from listeners about supply chains and music on the job before taking questions about finishing a wet basement, ground-source heat pumps, and squeaky floors.
Properties of Concrete with Recycled Aggregates Giving a Second Life to Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Bottom Ash Concrete
Author(s) Aneeta Mary Joseph, Stijn Matthys and Nele De Belie Abstract Economic and environmental factors call for increased resource productivity. Partial or full replacement of Portland cement by wastes and by-products, and natural aggregates by construction...