Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) systems that have a strong resistance against long-term deformation must provide improved serviceability to reinforced concrete (RC) members under sustained loads.
Brückner et al. (2006) demonstrated how thin layers of concrete with fabric reinforcement can be used for strengthening of RC members improving serviceability and shear capacity with reduction of deflection and crack width.
Fibres mainly contributed by providing the post-cracking flexural ductility and through improving serviceability properties of concrete such as the reduced plastic shrinkage cracking, drying shrinkage and water permeability.
In order to improve the serviceability and service life of high-speed railway ballastless track, the epoxy asphalt-based concrete railway substructure (EAC-S) is proposed.
In this study, to improve the serviceability and mechanical properties of plasma sprayed coatings, multi-layered graphene oxide (GO) have been introduced as a reinforcement.
The flexural behaviour of bamboo based ferrocement slab panels reinforced with chicken wire mesh layers has been studied to improve the serviceability limit.
This feature demonstrates an attempt to improve the serviceability of elastomer seals by optimizing the shape of a seal with metal end caps, which limit extrusion and increase lifetime.
The results show that the precast GUSMRC strips do not only increase the load carrying capacity by 37% over that of the control beams, but also significantly improve the serviceability of the damaged beams.
Adopting modular design in these systems improves expandability, serviceability, reliability and efficiency.
Hot mix asphalt (HMA) overlay is used for strengthening the existing pavement structure, correcting the surface defects, and improving pavement serviceability.
