When concrete columns are strengthened with hoop confinement, the reinforcement
material will take effect earlier if they are prestressed, thereby improving the material …

Compared to the traditional passive confinement to strengthen concrete columns, previous
studies testified that the active confinement provided by prestressed materials not only can …

Re-use of recycled aggregates in concrete has become a very sustainable solution owing to
its environment-friendly and cost-effective nature. Clay bricks are most widely used in …

Bonded carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) confined concrete presents issues such as
stress hysteresis and easy detachment at the interface between CFRP and concrete …

Several existing studies on the confinement effectiveness of shape modified concrete
columns have been conducted in the past, but the scope of these studies has mostly been …

One important application of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites is providing
confinement for concrete columns. Utilization of prestressed FRP sheets can relieve stress …

This study presents a review on a novel active confinement technique for enhancing the
structural behaviour of deficient concrete and reinforced concrete (RC) structures. The novel …

Pre-strained shape memory alloys (SMAs) can develop significant level of recovery stress
(prestress) when heated above their transformation temperature in the constrained …

Tapered concrete filled steel tubular (CFST) columns have been used in some spatial
structures, however, research on the structural performance of such tapered composite …

The assumption of load path independence has been instrumental in develo** analysis-
oriented stress-strain models for FRP-confined concrete. However, there remains no …