Review on development of external steel-confined concrete

CL Chin, CK Ma, JY Tan, CB Ong, AZ Awang… - … and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Steel is a cheaper and more environmentally friendly alternative to externally confine
concrete compared to the commonly known fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP). Numerous …

Strengthening of pre-damaged concrete cylinders using post-tensioned steel straps

CK Ma, R Garcia, SCS Yung, AZ Awang… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - icevirtuallibrary.com
The effectiveness of an innovative post-tensioned steel strap** strengthening solution for
enhancing the behaviour of pre-damaged plain concrete cylinders was investigated. To …

Behaviour of over‐reinforced high‐strength concrete beams confined with post‐tensioned steel straps–an experimental investigation

CK Ma, AZ Awang, R Garcia, W Omar… - Structural …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This study examines the flexural behaviour of high‐strength concrete (HSC) beams confined
using an innovative steel strap** tensioning technique (SSTT) able to provide active …

Flexural capacity enhancement of rectangular high‐strength concrete columns confined with post‐tensioned steel straps: experimental investigation and analytical …

CK Ma, AZ Awang, W Omar, M Liang… - Structural …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The load‐carrying capacity and deformability of concrete columns can be substantially
enhanced by confining with post‐tensioned steel straps. As interest in high‐strength …

Flexural ductility design of confined high-strength concrete columns: Theoretical modelling

CK Ma, AZ Awang, W Omar - Measurement, 2016 - Elsevier
Since the past few decades, high-strength concrete (HSC) has found increasingly wide
applications in civil and structural engineering. Its utilisation is needed for the construction of …

Stress–strain evaluation of steel‐strapped high‐strength concrete with modified self‐regulating end clips

CL Chin, CK Ma, AZ Awang, W Omar… - Structural …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
High‐strength concrete (HSC) is increasingly used in columns of building all over the world.
Although it offers superior properties, it is relatively a brittle material. This study intends to …

Elastic design of slender high-strength RC circular columns confined with external tensioned steel straps

M Chau-Khun, AZ Awang, W Omar… - Advances in …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
This article proposes a design approach to calculate the capacity of slender high-strength
concrete (HSC) columns confined with a cost-effective Steel Strap** Tensioning …

Confinement-concrete interaction in pre-tensioned partial steel-confined concrete

CL Chin, CB Ong, JY Tan, CK Ma, AZ Awang, W Omar - Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
External confinement is an attraction technique to enhance strength and deformability of
high strength concrete. Previous research revealed that pre-tensioned confinement is an …

Seismic strengthening of low strength concrete columns using high ductile metal strap confinement: A case study of kindergarten school in northern Thailand

T Imjai, M Setkit, R Garcia… - Walailak Journal of …, 2020 - wrap.warwick.ac.uk
The 2014 Chaing Rai earthquake (Thailand) caused extensive damage in many reinforced
concrete (RC) buildings built before the introduction of modern seismic design guidelines …

Flexural strengthening of beams using post-tensioned metal straps fully wrapped around steel channels anchored to normal steel reinforced concrete beams

W Abdullah, SK Rafiq - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The efficacy of post-tensioned metal straps PTMS, wrapped around steel channels anchored
to normal reinforced concrete (RC) beams is tested in increasing the flexural capacity of the …