Related Articles

• The influence of elevated temperatures on the mechanical properties of polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete
  Majid Atashafrazeh, Ahmet Ferhat Bingöl, Murat Caf
  Challenge Journal of Structural Mechanics (2017) 3(3) 116-122
  This paper describes the strength of Polypropylene Fiber Reinforced Concrete (PFRC) exposed to the elevated temperatures. In the study, control specimens without any fibers and the concrete specimens with the ratios of 0.30, 0.60, 0.90 and 1.20 kg/m³ polypropy...
• Effects of structural irregularities on low and mid-rise RC building response
  Hüseyin Bilgin, Rezarta Uruçi
  Challenge Journal of Structural Mechanics (2018) 4(2) 33-44
  During the recent earthquakes, it has been observed that structural irregularities are one of the main reasons of the building damage. Irregularities are weak points in a building which may cause failure of one element or total collapse of the building during ...
• A comparative study on the structural performance of an RC building based on updated seismic design codes: case of Turkey
  Ercan Işık
  Challenge Journal of Structural Mechanics (2021) 7(3) 123-134
  The destructive earthquakes and structural damages reveal the importance of the rules of earthquake-resistant structural design. The need of update and renewal of these rules periodically become inevitable as a result of scientific developments, innovations in...
• Performance of light weight ferrocement composite walls
  Yousry B. I. Shaheen, Zeinab A. Etman, Doha E. A. Kandil
  Challenge Journal of Concrete Research Letters (2023) 14(3) 69-88
  The aim of this research is to examine the performance of reinforced lightweight ferrocement walls under vertical and horizontal loading. The walls were made up of two thin layers of ferrocement reinforced with one, two, three, or four layers of welded wire me...
• Determining datum temperature and apparent activation energy: an approach for mineral admixtures incorporated cementitious systems
  Muhammet Atasever, Mustafa Tokyay
  Challenge Journal of Concrete Research Letters (2024) 15(4) 142-149
  The maturity method is used to predict the strength of concrete by monitoring its temperature history. Accuracy of maturity method relies on the dependable determination of the datum temperature and the apparent activation energy. The current study introduces ...