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      <title>Timber-Concrete Composite Systems with Ductile Connections</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Although concrete in compression and wood in flexural tension are both intrinsically brittle, composite beams made of these two materials can develop a reliable measure of softening before failure when ductile shear connectors are used to link concrete and wood, provided the connectors are dimensioned to yield before failure of wood or concrete. This article describes an analytical method for predicting the complete load-deflection response of timber/concrete composite beams with ductile shear connectors. The approach involves the superposition of results obtained from a series of linear models, each of which has a progressively smaller number of connectors corresponding to the order in which they yield. The nonlinear behavior of the system can thus be determined without iteration using only linear computations. The analytical method is validated against experimental data.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2014 09:05:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Ductile Connections in Precast Concrete Moment Resisting Frames</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Test results are presented of 4 types of ductile, moment-resisting precast concrete frame connections and 1 monolithic concrete connection, all designed for use in high seismic zones. The performance of the precast concrete connections subject to displacement control reversed cyclic loading is compared with that of the monolithic connection. The precast concrete connections tested may be subdivided into 3 groups: cast-in-place, composite with welding, and bolted. The cast-in-place connections were located in either the beam or column of the precast subassemblies. Composite connections are commonly used in the Turkish precast concrete industry. Two bolted specimens without corbels were also tested. By these tests, responses of different connection types under the same loading pattern and test configuration were compared. Comparisons of performance parameters, such as energy dissipation and ease of fabrication, reveal that the modified bolted connection may be suitable for use in high seismic zones.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DUCTILE CONNECTIONS OF MODULAR BRIDGE GIRDERS MADE OF CONCRETE FILLED FRP-TUBES</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This paper discusses a concept for a pseudo-ductile connection of modular bridge girders made of concrete filled FRP-tubes. The connection mainly relies on friction and bond stresses at the interface between concrete and composite, so that the connection fails ductile by sliding of the reinforcement instead of brittle by rupture of the rods.  The bond-slip behavior of FRP rods is discussed.  Results of pull-out tests of CFRP rods with different anchor techniques are used for the design and numerical analysis of a 14 in. diameter girder.  The paper shows that such ductile connections are possible and discusses the feasibility of their practical implementation]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 1999 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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