Mihai M. Rusu

Experimental Testing on Reinforced Concrete Beam–Column Connections with Strand Slippage for Seismic Design Bioinspired by the Norway Spruce Tree

Seismic assessment of reinforced concrete structures requires characterization of member and connection behavior under large cyclic deformations. Moment-resisting frames are widely adopted in seismic regions, but meeting code requirements is problematic when beams are reinforced with prestressing steel strands because...