{"328061":{"#nid":"328061","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Ph.D. Defense by Sung Hu Kim","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EPh.D. Thesis Defense Announcement\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEXPERIMENTAL AND ANALYTICAL INVESTIGATION OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGE PIER CAPS\u0026nbsp;WITH AN EXTERNALLY BONDED STAINLESS STEEL SYSTEM\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003Eby:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESung Hu Kim\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EAdvisor: \u003Cbr \/\u003EDr. Abdul-Hamid Zureick\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003ECommittee Members: \u003Cbr \/\u003EDr. Bruce R. Ellingwood (CEE), Dr. Rafi L. Muhanna (CEE),\u003Cbr \/\u003EDr. Yang Wang (CEE) and Dr. George Kardomateas (AE)\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EDate \u0026amp; Time: Friday, October 3rd, 2014, 11:00 a.m.\u003Cbr \/\u003ELocation: SEB 122\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EABSTRACT\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis research is aimed at examining experimentally and analytically the behavior of reinforced concrete bridge pier caps strengthened with externally bonded reinforcement. In the experimental study, nine full-scale reinforced concrete bridge pier\u0026nbsp;caps were built, externally strengthened with stainless steel reinforcement, and ten tested to failure. Load, deflection, and strain measurements were collected and two potential failure mechanisms were identified. In the analytical work, mechanics-based\u0026nbsp;equations were developed for calculating the shear strength of these types of structural elements when a diagonal shear crack is formed under loading. In addition, a combined strut-and-tie\/truss model is proposed for determining the strength of reinforced\u0026nbsp;concrete bridge caps with externally bonded reinforcement systems. Results from both experimental and analytical studies were compared and design \u0026nbsp;recommendations are made for future adoption in bridge and building codes and specifications.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Experimental and Analytical Investigation of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Pier Caps with an Externally Bonded Stainless Steel System"}],"uid":"28077","created_gmt":"2014-09-23 15:29:40","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:09:28","author":"Danielle Ramirez","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2014-10-03T12:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2014-10-03T14:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2014-10-03T14:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2014-10-03 16:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2014-10-03 18:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2014-10-03 18:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"61951","name":"CEE"},{"id":"1808","name":"graduate students"},{"id":"100811","name":"Phd Defense"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}