The facades are usually considered as architectural elements and are not accounted for in the structural design, even though they could significantly influence the overall performance of the structure. This study aims to ...

Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) have emerged as a promising alternative to conventional Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC) due to their unique micro-crack bridging and tension hardening properties. These characteristics ...

Pakistan is a developing country with continuous advancements in the construction sector. In attempt to advance the construction practices in the country, the building code of Pakistan has been updated in 2021, to BCP-21 ...

Base isolation technology has the potential to make medium-height masonry (stone or brick) or reinforced concrete structures earthquake resistant, protecting them and their occupants from significant damage and injury. ...

Recycled Aggregate Concrete (RAC) has emerged as an environment-friendly alternative to normal concrete, recycling concrete and using it as aggregate. Large-scale application of RAC is possible by incorporating a ...

Pakistan being an agricultural country produces annually 7.2 million tons of rice which leads to the generation of an annual 2.3 million tons of rice-husk that goes to waste and is either burned away or dumped in the ...

High-Rise buildings with RC-core walls implemented as the lateral load resisting system have been a popular choice of construction in the seismically active areas. Usually, the codes dictate the provision of a single ...

Every year, about 25 billion tonnes of concrete is manufactured globally. Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) being the major ingredient of concrete, is responsible for about 8% of total Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions ...

A formulation for analyzing beams experiencing impact loading, taking into account their large displacement behavior, is developed using a three-node beam element based on displacements. Ever since computers were first ...