• Axially Loaded RC Walls with Cutout Openings Strengthened with FRCM Composites 

      Sabau, Cristian; Popescu, Cosmin; Sas, Gabriel; Blanksvärd, Thomas; Täljsten, Björn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Abstract: Upgrading existing buildings to new functional requirements may require new openings that can weaken the structure, prompting the need for strengthening. In such cases traditional strengthening solutions, such ...
    • Finite element analysis of shear deformation in reinforced concrete shear-critical beams 

      Huang, Zheng; Lü, Zhitao; Tu, Yongming; Blanksvärd, Thomas; Sas, Gabriel; Elfgren, Lennart (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The objective of this paper was to study the contribution of shear deformation in reinforced concrete (RC) shear-critical beams. A 2D concrete material model based on smeared fixed crack was presented and incorporated into ...
    • Local and global behavior of walls with cut-out openings in multi-story reinforced concrete buildings 

      Sabau, Cristian; Popescu, Cosmin; Bagge, Niklas; Sas, Gabriel; Blanksvärd, Thomas; Täljsten, Björn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      This paper presents the finite element analysis (FEA) results of a multi-story reinforced concrete (RC) building having precast and cast-in-place load bearing walls. Door-type cut-out openings (height: 2.1 m, width: 0.9–4.4 ...