Reinforced concrete (RC) bridge decks suffer from cracking damages caused by traffic loading and environmental-related defects, such as the alkali-silica reaction (ASR). These require inspections involving measuring crack width density followed essential maintenance repair works, however, there are no signs for fatigue failure. In this study, out-of-plane shear deformations which cause small de...

The strengthening intervention of RC structures often involves already cracked concrete. To evaluate the effect level damage prior to (pre-cracks) on behavior flexurally strengthened slabs with prestressed NSM CFRP laminates, an experimental research was carried out. Two pre-cracking levels were analyzed and, for each one, three prestress tested (0%, 20% and 40%). obtained results showed that d...

Producing limestone powder requires comparably far less energy than the production of ordinary Portland cement (OPC), making it a promising sustainable solution for partial replacement OPC in concrete. Lower could be translated into lower environmental impact and cost, which are two pillars sustainability resulting However, question remains if replacing with larger percentages would compromise ...