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Flexural behavior of basalt fiber reinforced concrete beams with recycled concrete coarse aggregates
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)This study investigates the effect of using recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) from construction and demolition (C&D) waste combined with basalt macro-fibers (BMF) on the flexural behavior and ultimate capacity of reinforced ... -
Flexural behavior of basalt fiber-reinforced concrete slab strips reinforced with BFRP and GFRP bars
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)This research investigates experimentally and analytically a novel one-way slab system reinforced with either basalt fiber-reinforced polymer (BFRP) or glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) longitudinal bars embedded in ... -
Flexural Behavior of Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Slab Strips with BFRP Bars: Experimental Testing and Numerical Simulation
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2020 , Article)This study investigated the flexural behavior of a new one-way concrete slab system reinforced longitudinally with basalt fiber-reinforced polymer (BFRP) bars and cast with basalt fiber-reinforced concrete (BFRC). The study ... -
Flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams prepared with treated Wastewater, recycled concrete Aggregates, and fly ash
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Utilizing treated domestic wastewater (TWW), recycled concrete aggregates (RCA), and fly ash (FA) in reinforced concrete (RC) structures is of great interest from a sustainability perspective. In this study, four RC beams ... -
Flexural Capacity of Sustainable RC Beams Manufactured with Treated Wastewater, RCA, and Fly Ash
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2023 , Conference Paper)Sustainable concrete with recycled materials has recently received considerable interest among researchers. Of the available recycled materials, treated wastewater (TWW), recycled concrete aggregates (RCA), and fly ash ... -
Flexural strengthening of one-way reinforced concrete slabs using near surface-mounted BFRP bars
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)This study examines the flexural behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) one-way slabs strengthened with near-surface mounted (NSM) basalt fiber-reinforced polymer (BFRP) bars. Ten RC slabs were subjected to four-point loading ... -
Flexural strengthening of reinforced concrete beams using hybrid near-surface embedded/externally bonded fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)The efficacy of hybrid near-surface embedded/externally bonded (NSE/EB) fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) for flexural strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) beams was assessed experimentally. Bending tests ... -
Flexural vibration attenuation properties of phononic crystals
( Trans Tech Publications Ltd , 2019 , Conference Paper)Phononic crystals (PCs) have the ability to have phononic bandgaps dependent on the acoustic properties of its constituent materials (i.e., mass, elasticity). Forming a 1D periodic variation using a viscoelastic material ... -
Forward osmosis feasibility and potential future application for desalination
( Elsevier , 2018 , Book chapter)Forward Osmosis has been intensively investigated for seawater desalination in the past decade. However, the application of technology is still limited apart from a number of pilot and small commercial plants. Initially, ... -
Forward osmosis feasibility and potential future application for desalination
( Elsevier , 2018 , Book chapter)Forward Osmosis has been intensively investigated for seawater desalination in the past decade. However, the application of technology is still limited apart from a number of pilot and small commercial plants. Initially, ... -
Fouling mitigation strategies for different foulants in membrane distillation
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Providing clean water to a rapidly growing population is an issue that is currently getting lots of attention to offer a sustainable solution for water scarcity. Membrane distillation (MD) is one of the latest technologies ... -
Fouling suppression in submerged membrane bioreactors by obstacle dielectrophoresis
( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)Submerged membrane bioreactor (MBR) is currently believed to be an efficient biological treatment for reusing and recovering wastewater to extenuate the ever increasing water scarcity crisis. To mitigate the main problem, ... -
Fouling suppression in submerged membrane bioreactors by obstacle dielectrophoresis
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)Submerged membrane bioreactor (MBR) is currently believed to be an efficient biological treatment for reusing and recovering wastewater to extenuate the ever increasing water scarcity crisis. To mitigate the main problem, ... -
Fractional factorial design model for seismic performance of RC bridge piers retrofitted with steel-reinforced polymer composites
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)This study explores the effects of key design parameters on the performance of seismically deficient rectangular cross-section reinforced concrete (RC) bridge piers strengthened with steel-reinforced polymer (SRP) composites. ... -
A framework for construction workspace management: A serious game engine approach
( 2012 ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering , 2012 , Conference Paper)Construction workspace is regarded as one of the main constraints on construction sites. Construction workspaces are generally difficult to proactively plan and manage due to the dynamic nature of a site where workspace ... -
A framework for evaluating campus facility management performance in light of project critical success factors using a multidimensional fuzzy logic approach
( Emerald Publishing , 2023 , Article)Purpose: This paper aims to present the development of a holistic campus facility management (CFM) performance assessment framework that incorporates a fuzzy logic approach and integrates a comprehensive set of key factors ... -
A framework for the analysis of damage and recovery characteristics of asphalt mixtures
( Taylor & Francis , 2020 , Article)This study presents two approaches for evaluating damage and recovery characteristics of asphalt mixtures. The first approach focuses on determining damage by extracting recoverable viscoelastic strain that has no damage ... -
FRCM/internal transverse shear reinforcement interaction in shear strengthened RC beams
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)This paper presents a study on the efficacy of a shear strengthening technique utilizing fabric reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) systems for beams with and without internal transverse shear reinforcement (ITSR) within ... -
Fresh and hardened properties of seawater-mixed concrete
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)Using seawater for mixing concrete is potentially advantageous from a sustainability perspective. However, the presence of high concentrations of chloride in the seawater can lead to corrosion of steel reinforcement. This ... -
FRP/stirrups interaction of shear-strengthened beams
( Kluwer Academic Publishers , 2017 , Article)This work includes experimental testing and finite element analysis of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) shear-strengthened reinforced concrete (RC) beams. The strengthening techniques used for the beam strengthening are ...