Following a devastating earthquake in Nepal in 2015 that killed 9,000 people, the SAFER Nepal Project led by Professor Anastasios Sextos of The University of Bristol seeks to improve the seismic safety of school and community buildings in Nepal and prevent future...
Newswise — More than ten billion tonnes of concrete are produced and used worldwide every year. This is more than all other building materials combined. By way of comparison, steel and asphalt – both of which are also used very abundantly – are each produced at around...
Abstract The dimensioning of structural systems in reinforced or prestressed concrete requires knowledge, among other properties, at least of the deformation modulus and compressive strength. However, concrete may present enough strength, whereas the structure...
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