The phenomenon of cracking in cement concretes and reinforced concrete structures: the mechanism of cracks formation, causes of their initiation, types and places of …

GL Golewski - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cracks and cavities belong to two basic forms of damage to the concrete structure, which
may reduce the load-bearing capacity and tightness of the structure and lead to failures and …

Carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites in civil engineering application—a comprehensive review

DS Vijayan, A Sivasuriyan, P Devarajan, A Stefańska… - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
In civil engineering, carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites have emerged as a
promising alternative to conventional materials. The article provides a comprehensive …

Performance assessment of fiber-reinforced concrete produced with waste lathe fibers

Aİ Çelik, YO Özkılıç, Ö Zeybek, N Özdöner, BA Tayeh - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The amount of steel waste produced is on the increase due to improvements in steel
manufacturing industries. The increase in such wastes causes significant environmental …

Improvement in bending performance of reinforced concrete beams produced with waste lathe scraps

M Karalar, YO Özkılıç, AF Deifalla, C Aksoylu… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, the impacts of different proportions of tension reinforcement and waste lathe
scraps on the failure and bending behavior of reinforced concrete beams (RCBs) are clearly …

Use of recycled coal bottom ash in reinforced concrete beams as replacement for aggregate

M Karalar, T Bilir, M Çavuşlu, YO Özkiliç… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In this research, it is studied the crack and flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams
with various bottom ash ratios (BARs) considered as fine aggregate in an experimental and …

Investigation on improvement in shear performance of reinforced-concrete beams produced with recycled steel wires from waste tires

C Aksoylu, YO Özkılıç, M Hadzima-Nyarko, E Işık… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
In parallel with the increase in vehicle sales worldwide, waste tires are becoming an
increasing problem. The storage and disposal of these waste tires are critical environmental …

Effects of high pulling speeds on mechanical properties and morphology of pultruded GFRP composite flat laminates

A Vedernikov, L Gemi, E Madenci, YO Özkılıç… - Composite …, 2022 - Elsevier
The economic efficiency of pultrusion can be significantly improved by operating the process
at higher pulling speeds. This experimental study analyzed the relationships between the …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of using nano agriculture wastes on microstructure and electrochemical performance of ultra-high-performance fiber reinforced self-compacting …

BA Tayeh, AA Hakamy, MS Fattouh… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
This research investigates the effect of using nano agriculture waste as a partial substitute to
solve increased climatic concerns in addition to producing modern ultra-high-performance …

The effects of eccentric web openings on the compressive performance of pultruded GFRP boxes wrapped with GFRP and CFRP sheets

E Madenci, YO Özkılıç, C Aksoylu, A Safonov - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pultruded fiber-reinforced polymer (PFRP) profiles have started to find widespread use in
the structure industry. The position of the web openings on these elements, which are …

Experimental tensile test and micro-mechanic investigation on carbon nanotube reinforced carbon fiber composite beams

E Madenci, YO Ozkilic, A Hakamy… - Advances in nano …, 2023 - koreascience.kr
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have received increased interest in reinforcing research for
polymer matrix composites due to their exceptional mechanical characteristics. Its high …