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Seismic Performance of Masonry-Infilled RC Frames and Its Implications in Design Approach: A Review (2024)
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Pokharel, S., Biswal, D. R., Sahoo, K. K., & Dhir, P. K. (2024). Seismic Performance of Masonry-Infilled RC Frames and Its Implications in Design Approach: A Review. Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, 29(2), Article 03124001. https://doi.org/10.1061/ppscfx.sceng-1337

Predicting the seismic response of masonry-infilled (MI) RC frames holds immense importance due to the significant influence of masonry on the structural performance. Despite numerous studies delving into the seismic behavior of these frames, their c... Read More about Seismic Performance of Masonry-Infilled RC Frames and Its Implications in Design Approach: A Review.

Influence of loading rate on bond shear strength of autoclaved aerated concrete masonry (2024)
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Devi, N. R., Dhir, P. K., & Sarkar, P. (2024). Influence of loading rate on bond shear strength of autoclaved aerated concrete masonry. Construction and Building Materials, 416, Article 135072. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.135072

This study aims to investigate the bond shear strength of autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) masonry, focusing on the influence of pre-compression and load rates. Experimental results show that the bond shear strength of AAC masonry increases with inc... Read More about Influence of loading rate on bond shear strength of autoclaved aerated concrete masonry.

Strain-Rate Dependence of the Mechanical Properties of Cellular Lightweight Concrete: Experimental Study and Analytical Modeling with Multigene Genetic Programming (2023)
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Devi, N. R., Beura, S. K., Dhir, P. K., & Sarkar, P. (2023). Strain-Rate Dependence of the Mechanical Properties of Cellular Lightweight Concrete: Experimental Study and Analytical Modeling with Multigene Genetic Programming. Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, 28(4), Article 04023038. https://doi.org/10.1061/ppscfx.sceng-1270

This work experimentally evaluated compressive strength and splitting tensile strength of cellular lightweight concrete (CLC) under varying strain-rate conditions. A novel artificial technique called multigene genetic programming (MGGP) was used in c... Read More about Strain-Rate Dependence of the Mechanical Properties of Cellular Lightweight Concrete: Experimental Study and Analytical Modeling with Multigene Genetic Programming.

Quantification of Variability in Pond Ash Concrete and Its Effect on the Seismic Safety Performance of Reinforced Concrete Buildings (2023)
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Amrin, A., Debasree, Dhir, P. K., & Sahoo, K. K. (2024). Quantification of Variability in Pond Ash Concrete and Its Effect on the Seismic Safety Performance of Reinforced Concrete Buildings. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 36(2), Article 04023542. https://doi.org/10.1061/jmcee7.mteng-16576

In this study, an attempt was made to use pond ash (PA), which is an industrial waste generated in power plants, as a replacement for fine aggregates (FA) in concrete. An experimental program was conducted on the mechanical properties (compressive st... Read More about Quantification of Variability in Pond Ash Concrete and Its Effect on the Seismic Safety Performance of Reinforced Concrete Buildings.

Utilization of Bottom Ash and Pond Ash as a Partial Replacement for Sand in Cement Mortar and Concrete: A Critical Review (2023)
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Debasree, Amrin, A., Biswal, D. R., Sahoo, K. K., & Dhir, P. K. (2023). Utilization of Bottom Ash and Pond Ash as a Partial Replacement for Sand in Cement Mortar and Concrete: A Critical Review. Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, 28(4), Article 03123004. https://doi.org/10.1061/ppscfx.sceng-1325

The rapid depletion of natural building materials is mainly caused by the exponential increase in construction operations. The need for and inevitability of finding alternative building materials to partially replace traditional materials in construc... Read More about Utilization of Bottom Ash and Pond Ash as a Partial Replacement for Sand in Cement Mortar and Concrete: A Critical Review.

Cyclic shear behaviour of masonry triplets with rubber joints (2022)
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Dhir, P. K., Tubaldi, E., Orfeo, A., & Ahmadi, H. (2022). Cyclic shear behaviour of masonry triplets with rubber joints. Construction and Building Materials, 351, Article 128356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.128356

This paper presents the outcomes of an extensive experimental campaign and of numerical analyses aimed at characterising the cyclic shear behaviour of masonry triplets with mortar-rubber joints under both monotonic and cyclic loading. These joints co... Read More about Cyclic shear behaviour of masonry triplets with rubber joints.

A macro‐model for describing the in‐plane seismic response of masonry‐infilled frames with sliding/flexible joints (2022)
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Dhir, P. K., Tubaldi, E., Pantò, B., & Caliò, I. (2022). A macro‐model for describing the in‐plane seismic response of masonry‐infilled frames with sliding/flexible joints. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 51(12), 3022-3044. https://doi.org/10.1002/eqe.3714

Masonry infill walls are among the most vulnerable components of reinforced concrete (RC) frame structures. Recently, some techniques for enhancing the performance of the infills have been proposed, aiming at improving both the global and the local b... Read More about A macro‐model for describing the in‐plane seismic response of masonry‐infilled frames with sliding/flexible joints.

Influence of Ground-Granulated Blast-Furnace Slag on the Structural Performance of Self-Compacting Concrete (2022)
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Sahoo, K. K., Dhir, P. K., Behera, S. K., & Biswal, D. R. (2022). Influence of Ground-Granulated Blast-Furnace Slag on the Structural Performance of Self-Compacting Concrete. Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, 27(3), https://doi.org/10.1061/%28asce%29sc.1943-5576.0000697

In the last decades, the utilization of industrial waste like ground-granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBFS) has proven itself a great asset in the modern construction industry. Aiming at promoting the green housing initiatives, the present study focus... Read More about Influence of Ground-Granulated Blast-Furnace Slag on the Structural Performance of Self-Compacting Concrete.

Seismic Safety Assessment of Buildings with Fly-Ash Concrete (2020)
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Sahoo, K., Kumar Dhir, P., Teja, P. R. R., Sarkar, P., & Davis, R. (2020). Seismic Safety Assessment of Buildings with Fly-Ash Concrete. Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, 25(3), https://doi.org/10.1061/%28asce%29sc.1943-5576.0000502

Sustainable concrete construction has encouraged the utilization of industrial wastes [fly ash (FA), silica fume, ground granulated blast furnace slag, metakaolin, and so forth] as a composite cementitious material due to its high pozzolanic activity... Read More about Seismic Safety Assessment of Buildings with Fly-Ash Concrete.

Variability of Silica Fume Concrete and Its Effect on Seismic Safety of Reinforced Concrete Buildings (2020)
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Sahoo, K., Dhir, P. K., Teja, P. R. R., Sarkar, P., & Davis, R. (2020). Variability of Silica Fume Concrete and Its Effect on Seismic Safety of Reinforced Concrete Buildings. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 32(4), https://doi.org/10.1061/%28asce%29mt.1943-5533.0003072

Design of structures made using silica fume (SF) concrete to an acceptable level of safety requires the probabilistic evaluation of its mechanical properties. An extensive experimental program was carried out on compressive strength, flexural strengt... Read More about Variability of Silica Fume Concrete and Its Effect on Seismic Safety of Reinforced Concrete Buildings.

Stochastic response of reinforced concrete buildings using high dimensional model representation (2018)
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Sahu, D., Nishanth, M., Dhir, P. K., Sarkar, P., Davis, R., & Mangalathu, S. (2019). Stochastic response of reinforced concrete buildings using high dimensional model representation. Engineering Structures, 179, 412-422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.10.083

Dynamic responses of structures are random in nature due to the uncertainties in geometry, material properties, and loading. The random dynamic responses can be represented fairly well by stochastic analysis. The methods used for stochastic analysis... Read More about Stochastic response of reinforced concrete buildings using high dimensional model representation.