Browsing Faculty of Engineering & IT (Theses and Dissertations) by Subject "reinforced concrete"
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Advanced Composites as Reinforcement for Concrete
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-05)Recently, the demand for building concrete structures reinforced with steel rebars is gradually increasing worldwide. The serviceability of these reinforced concrete structures is affected by multiple factors, one of which ... -
ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITE ACTION OF PRECAST HOLLOW CORE SLABS AND CAST IN PLACE MESH REINFORCED CONCRETE TOPPING
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-09)Considering composite action of hollow core slab with cast in place mesh reinforced concrete topping helps to provide longer hollow core slabs and reduces the overall weight of the structure. Research has shown that ... -
Critical Review of Reinforced Concrete Design Codes and Their Relevance to the United Arab Emirates
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-11)The United Arab Emirates, is a home to structural engineers from different nations who hold expertise in their regional building concrete design codes. Since the 1980’s and 1990’s The British Standard (BS 8110) and the ... -
REHABILITATION OF DETERIORATED REINFORCED CONCRETE MEMBERS USING ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS: A CASE STUDY OF A DETERIORATED 8-STOREY BUILDING IN THE CITY OF ABU DHABI IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
(The British University in Dubai, 2017-10)The deterioration of reinforced concrete in building structures due to factors such as aging, reinforcement corrosion, humidity and oxidation, and freeze-thaw events, had imposed a great deal of stresses on these structures. ...