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Spring 2015

Setayesh Gar, Parisa

This study is part of a joint Canada-India research program to effect sustainable construction. Alberta generates a significant amount of waste from agricultural- and forest-based industries. Similarly, India has lots of sugar cane bagasse waste. Researchers in both countries want to use these...

Fall 2017

Garcia Ramirez, Bernardo

Although significant progress in the modelling of the nonlinear response of reinforced - concrete (RC) structures at the element level has been achieved in the past decades, reliable and accurate analysis models at the system level for RC structures are scarce. Due to the complexity of elements...

Spring 2021

Al-Jaaidi, Abdullah G.

In an era where bridge deterioration due to corrosion has become evident and a pressing concern for future reinforced concrete bridge construction, glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) reinforcement has emerged as a feasible alternative to steel due to its superior corrosion resistance. Research...

Fall 2017

Talaei, Fereshte

Premature corrosion of reinforcing steel is a cause of concern for steel-reinforced concrete structures, since it causes them to deteriorate before their design operational life is attained. The Use of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) bars in reinforced-concrete (RC) structures has been shown to...

2012-06-01

Bindiganavile, V.S., Lubell, A.S., Shoaib, A.

Hooked end steel fibers were included between 0~1% by volume to provide enhanced shear resistance to three different types of steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) namely, a regular concrete mix, a lightweight aggregate mix and a high strength mix. The test results at the material scale showed a...

2013-05-30

Hong, Luong T., Lubell, Adam S.

Magnesium potassium phosphate ceramics are from the family of phosphate-based cements which can be used as alternatives to Portland cements. In this study, concretes and wood composites were produced using magnesium potassium phosphate ceramic binders and supplementary materials including fly...

Fall 2024

Al-Guhi, Helmi Ali Saleh

Fibre reinforcement in concrete mitigates cracking, significantly enhancing peak, post-cracking, and toughness responses. The versatile applications of Fibre-reinforced Concrete (FRC) encompass parking lots, taxiways, runways, ground slabs, tunnels, barriers, railway tracks, site access road...

2013-09-30

Lubell, Adam S., Desalegne, Admasu S.

High-performance steel bars manufactured to conform to ASTM A1035-11 have different metallurgy and microstructure than conventional reinforcing steel. These changes result in an effective yield strength significantly higher than conventional ASTM A615 steel while also being less susceptible to...

2014-09-30

Lubell, Adam S., Tassew, Samson T.

Magnesium potassium phosphate cement (MPPC) is an innovative chemically bonded cement formed by the reaction of magnesium oxide and monopotassium phosphate. Concrete produced using a MPPC binder can exhibit faster strength gain and results in lower overall environmental impacts from greenhouse...

Fall 2017

Moosavi Nanehkaran, Seyed Abdol Hadi

Although the reliability levels of structural steel and reinforced concrete structures designed to the Canadian codes and standards have been investigated substantially in the past four decades, studies on the reliability of masonry structures are limited. Based on some preliminary studies in...