This contribution describes a comparison of the concrete structure design results obtained via the partial reliability factor method and using the fully probabilistic met [...]

This contribution describes basic groups of the optimized design of structures: deterministic (DBSO) and reliability based optimization (RBSO). The principle of solution [...]

The aim of this work was to try to answer the basic question: are the different looking renders surface aspects related to differences in the behaviour of the render laye [...]

Fiber reinforced polymers (FRP) are widely used for strengthening structural components. However, the reinforcement has minor effect in the principal-stress direction of [...]

In the fiber reinforced inorganic polymer (FRiP) strengthening system, an inorganic paste is used instead of an organic resin as the matrix and adhesives of fiber sheets. [...]

The study presented herein is a preliminary part of an on-going research on post-crack performance of steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) column under quasi-static lat [...]

This paper reports the effect of bacterial calcium carbonate precipitation on sorption of engineered cementitious composites (ECC), a high performance fiber-reinforced ce [...]

Limited sources of material and energy rapidly affected a demand for lightweight, efficient and low cost structures, what secondly influenced the developing of new design [...]

Water-gypsum ratio is one factor of material parameters, which has a significant influence on the behavior of materials at the macro level. The article presents the depen [...]

The first author of the project is the engineering director of a Temple reconstruction project in Turkey. In attempt to produce mortar similar in composition to that foun [...]

According to recent publications, from 2005 to 2008 there were more than 13000 terrorist attacks around the world which took more than 73000 human lives. The attacks were [...]

Civil infrastructure around the world is in a state of utter disrepair and significant efforts are needed on the part of all stakeholders to render our failing infrastruc [...]

Fiber Reinforced Concrete (FRC) can improve not only mechanical properties but also durability due to reduced crack width by fiber bridging effect. From the view point of [...]

Cracking behavior of lime mortar renders subjected to shrinkage is numerically investigated by the finite element method (FEM). The render materials selected for the stud [...]

In our contribution we will show how the Trefftz Radial Basis Functions (TRBF), i.e. RBF satisfying the governing equations can be used to increase the efficiency of mode [...]