Articles
Taking a Look at Japan’s Bullet Trains
An engineering marvel forged in the aftermath of the Second World War, it’s carried more than 10 billion passengers at speeds of up 320 kilometres per hour – and helped create the world’s third largest economy. But that’s not enough for Japan and the country is now...
3 Keys to Unlocking Your Resilience
Brief Building resilience starts with hope, gathering the information you need and all the while staying grounded in the present, writes LaRae Quy. "Hope is derived from a clear understanding that, while we can't control some aspects of our life, we do control how...
Seismic Performance of Full-Scale Reinforced Concrete Frames Retrofitted with Bolted Concrete-Filled Steel Tubes
Author(s) Kyong Min Ro, Min Sook Kim, Dae-Sung Hwang and Young Hak Lee Abstract The effective retrofit strategy of non-seismic designed structures is required to improve the strength and ductility. Jacketing is the most typical method which can enhance seismic...
Optimisation of GBFS, Fly Ash, and Nano-Silica Contents in Alkali-Activated Mortars
Author(s) Hassan Amer Algaifi 1,*,Abdeliazim Mustafa Mohamed 2OrcID,Eyad Alsuhaiban Abstract Although free-cement-based alkali-activated paste, mortar, and concrete have been recognised as sustainable and environmental-friendly materials, a considerable amount...
Debonding Failure Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with CFRP Plates
Author(s) Rendy Thamrin *OrcID,Zaidir Zaidir and Silvy Desharma Abstract In this study, experimental work was carried out on reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened with carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) plates. This study aims to examine the effect...
Engineering Properties of Hybrid Fibre Reinforced Ternary Blend Geopolymer Concrete
Author(s) Sathish Kumar, N. Ganesan and PV. Indira Abstract The primary aim of this research is to find an alternative for Portland cement using inorganic geopolymers. This study investigated the effect of steel and polypropylene fibres hybridisation on ternary...
Building A House By Robot in Australia
The buyers of this new house in Australia are set to own a piece of history. Why? Because it was built by a great big robot.
Keeping roads safe by Using Modern Barriers
Driving down the massive modern highways of today would be far more dangerous if there weren’t barriers on the side of the roadway.
Experiments and Mechanical Simulation on Bubble Concrete: Studies on the Effects of Shape and Position of Hollow Bodies Mixed in Concrete
Author(s) Xiangdong Yan, Pei-Shan Chen, Amin Al-Fakih, Baoxin Liu, Bashar S. Mohammed and Jialiang Jin Abstract This paper proposes a new type of lightweight concrete called bubble concrete, which was developed by mixing concrete with high-strength hollow...