Browsing by Author "Younis, Adel"
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Analysis of the Trajectories of Left-turning Vehicles at Signalized Intersections
Abdeljaber, Osama; Younis, Adel; Alhajyaseen, Wael ( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Conference Paper)Internationally, an annual number of more than a million fatalities are caused by road traffic crashes, with particularly signalized intersections being crash prone locations within the highway system. An accumulation of ... -
Bond and shear-strengthening performance of FRCM composites
Younis, Adel; Ebead, Usama A ( ISEC Press , 2019 , Conference Paper)This paper is aimed at studying the bond and shear-strengthening performance of fabric reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) systems. Three FRCM systems were compared, namely, polyparaphenylene benzobisoxazole (PBO)-FRCM, ... -
Bond characteristics of different FRCM systems
Younis, A.; Younis, Adel; Ebead, Usama ( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) composites are usually applied on the concrete surface for the purpose of strengthening reinforced concrete structures. The efficiency of FRCM as a strengthening ... -
Bond performance of tensile lap-spliced basalt-FRP reinforcement in high-strength concrete beams
Eltantawi, Islam; Alnahhal, Wael; El Refai, Ahmed; Younis, Adel; Alnuaimi, Nasser; Kahraman, Ramazan... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)This paper investigates the bond between high-strength concrete (HSC) and tensile lap-spliced basalt fiber-reinforced polymer (BFRP) bars. Ten large-scale BFRP-reinforced concrete beams (300 x 450 x 3900 mm) were fabricated ... -
Cost effectiveness of reinforcement alternatives for a concrete water chlorination tank
Younis, Adel; Ebead, Usama; Suraneni, Prannoy; Nanni, Antonio ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Reinforced concrete tanks in water/wastewater treatment plants are susceptible to severe corrosion due to aggressive exposure conditions resulting from the application of certain treatment chemicals and methods. Non-corrosive ... -
Different FRCM systems for shear-strengthening of reinforced concrete beams
Younis, Adel; Ebead, Usama; Shrestha, Kshitij C. ( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)This paper presents the results of an extensive experimental study on the efficacy of different fabric-reinforced cementitous matrix (FRCM) systems for the strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) beams, which are critical ... -
Dynamic Forces Induced by a Single Pedestrian: A Literature Review
Younis, Adel; Avci, Onur|Hussein, |Mohammed; Davis, Brad; Reynolds, Paul ( American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) , 2017 , Article)With the use of lighter construction materials, more slender architectural designs, and open floor plans resulting in low damping, vibration serviceability has become a dominant design criterion for structural engineers ... -
Dynamic Testing of a Laboratory Stadium Structure
Abdeljaber Osama; Younis Adel; Avci Onur; Catbas Necati; Gul Mustafa; Celik Ozan; Zhang Haiyang... more authors ... less authors ( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Studies with large physical models are a vital link between the theoretical work and field applications provided that these models are designed to represent real structures where various types and levels of uncertainties ... -
Effect of using multiple fabric plies on the tensile behaviour of carbon textile reinforced mortar
Younis, Adel; Ebead, Usama ( University of Cantabria - Building Technology R&D Group , 2020 , Conference Paper)Recently, textile reinforced mortar (TRM) has emerged as a viable strengthening material for reinforced concrete (RC) and masonry structures. Understanding the TRM tensile behaviour is important to achieve an accurate ... -
Extraction of Vehicle Turning Trajectories at Signalized Intersections Using Convolutional Neural Networks
Abdeljaber, Osama; Younis, Adel; Alhajyaseen, Wael ( SpringerLink , 2020 , Article)This paper aims at developing a convolutional neural network (CNN)-based tool that can automatically detect the left-turning vehicles (right-hand traffic rule) at signalized intersections and extract their trajectories ... -
Life cycle cost analysis of structural concrete using seawater, recycled concrete aggregate, and GFRP reinforcement
Younis, A.; Younis, Adel; Ebead, Usama; Judd, Simon ( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Using seawater and recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) in a concrete mix is potentially advantageous from a sustainability perspective. However, the high chloride levels expected in such a case demands ... -
Material performance and cost effectiveness of seawater-mixed rubberized concrete
Hamid, Salma; Naji, Khalid; Younis, Adel; Ebead, Usama ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)The combined use of seawater and recycled tire aggregate (RTA) in concrete is potentially a way forward towards sustainable construction. It can help control harvesting of natural aggregates, manage waste tires, mitigate ... -
Microstructure investigation of seawater vs. Freshwater cement pastes
Younis, Adel; Ebead, Usama; Suraneni, Prannoy; Nanni, Antonio ( ISEC Press , 2019 , Conference Paper)Recently, seawater has emerged as viable mixing water for concrete, especially in the case of non-reinforced concrete applications or with the use of non-corrosive reinforcement. Previous studies concerning seawater-mixed ... -
Performance of Seawater-Mixed Recycled-Aggregate Concrete
Younis, Adel; Ebead, Usama; Suraneni, Prannoy; Nanni, Antonio ( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2020 , Article)The use of seawater and recycled coarse aggregate (RCA) in concrete mixtures leads to the production of a very sustainable concrete. The potential risk of steel reinforcement corrosion (due to chloride in the seawater) in ... -
Shear strength of recycled-aggregate concrete beams with glass-FRP stirrups
Younis, Adel; El-Sherif, Hossam Eldin; Ebead, Usama ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)The combined use of recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) and glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) reinforcement in reinforced concrete (RC) structures is deemed plausible to achieve sustainable construction. This paper aims ... -
Short-term flexural performance of seawater-mixed recycled-aggregate GFRP-reinforced concrete beams
Younis, Adel; Ebead, Usama; Suraneni, Prannoy; Nanni, Antonio ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Combining seawater, recycled coarse aggregate (RCA), and glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) reinforcement in concrete is potentially advantageous from a sustainability perspective. This paper reports on the results of ... -
Strength, shrinkage, and permeability performance of seawater concrete
Younis, Adel; Ebead, Usama; Suraneni, Prannoy; Nanni, Antonio ( ISEC Press , 2019 , Conference Paper)Given the increasing global concern of freshwater scarcity, the use of seawater in concrete mixtures appears to be a way forward towards achieving sustainable concrete, especially in the case of non-reinforced concrete ... -
Sustainable Concrete Using Seawater, Recycled Aggregates, and Non Corrosive Reinforcement
Younis, Adel (2020 , Dissertation)Using seawater and recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) in a concrete mix is potentially advantageous from a sustainability perspective. However, the high chloride levels expected in such a concrete mix demands the use of ... -
Tensile characterization of multi-ply fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix strengthening systems
Younis, Adel; Ebead, Usama; Shrestha, Kshitij ( Wiley-Blackwell , 2019 , Article)Fabric reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) is a composite consisted of high-strength fibers impregnated in a cement-based mortar, and is commonly used for strengthening reinforced concrete and masonry structures. ...