Showing 3 results for ESFAHANI
M.r Esfahani , M.r Kianoush, M. Lachemi ,
Volume 2, Issue 3 (September 2004)
Abstract
This paper compares the results of two experimental studies on bond strength of steel and GFRP bars in the case of self-consolidating concrete (SCC). Each study included pull-out tests of thirty six reinforcing bars embedded in concrete specimens. Two types of concretes, normal concrete and self-consolidating concrete were used in different studies. Different parameters such as bar location and cover thickness were considered as variables in different specimens. The comparison between the results of GFRP reinforcing bars with those of steel deformed bars showed that the splitting bond strength of GFRP reinforcing bars was comparable to that of steel bars in both normal strength and self-consolidating concrete (SCC). The bond strength of bottom reinforcing bars was almost the same for both normal concrete and self-consolidating concrete. However, for the top bars, the bond strength of self-consolidating concrete was less than that of normal concrete.
M. Reza Esfahani,
Volume 6, Issue 3 (September 2008)
Abstract
In this paper, the effect of cyclic loading on punching strength of flat slabs strengthened with Carbon
Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) sheets is studied. Experimental results of ten slab specimens under
monotonic and cyclic loading are analyzed. Eight specimens were strengthened with CFRP sheets on the
tensile face of the slabs and the two other specimens were kept un-strengthened as control specimens. The
width of CFRP sheets varied in different specimens. After the tests, the punching shear strength of specimens
under cyclic loading was compared with those with monotonic loading. The comparison of results shows that
cyclic loading decreases the effect of CFRP sheets on punching shear strengthening. This decrease was more
for the specimens with a larger value of reinforcing steel ratio. Therefore, it can be concluded that for
specimens with large reinforcing steel ratios, cyclic loading may completely eliminate the effect of CFRP
sheets on shear strengthening of slabs.
A. Kaveh, H. Nasr Esfahani,
Volume 10, Issue 1 (March 2012)
Abstract
In this paper the conditional location problem is discussed. Conditional location problems have a wide range of applications
in location science. A new meta-heuristic algorithm for solving conditional p-median problems is proposed and results are
compared to those of the previous studies. This algorithm produces much better results than the previous formulations.
