Reinforced concrete beam (RCB) elements show low mechanical performance when interfacial bonding strength (IBS) is not well controlled. New tailorable material-structure arrangements - Metamaterials offer solutions to the IBS problem. This paper analyzes characteristics of on RCBs for reinforced cement mortar containing Metamaterial bars (MMB) that were machined from SAE 1020 Carbon steel. Each...

This work studies the effect of short-term exposure to temperatures -15°C, 5°C, 40°C and 60°C on flexural performance Fibre Reinforced Concretes (FRCs) with steel synthetic fibres in cracked conditions. The results will be compared conditions at 20°C (submerged air environments). content was chosen guarantee similar residual strength all mixes. beams were pre-cracked following EN 14651 ambient ...