Conference Papers


Abegaz, A., W. Suaris, A. De Luca, and A. Nanni, "Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM)
Composites as Confining Systems for Reinforced Concrete Columns," X International Symposium on Ferrocement and Thin Reinforced Cement Composites (FERRO 10), Eds. H. Wainshtok Rivas, L. Prada Seoane, and I. Grada Castro, Havana, Cuba, October 12-17, 2012, pp. 161-170.
 
Agarwal S, Hota G and Gupta R, Numerical Modeling of Fire Resistance of FRP Composite Fire Wall Panel, ANTEC 2013: Polymers in Buildings and Construction, May 2013, Boston MA
 
Arboleda, D., and Nanni, A., "Caracterizacion y Durabilidad de Materiales Compuestos a Base de Matriz Cementicia Reforzada con Tejido (FRCM)," REHABEND 2014: Congreso Latinoamericano sobre Patologia de la Construccion, Tecnologia de la Rehabilitacion y Gestion del Patrimonio: Santander (Spain) 1-4 April, 2014.
 
Arboleda, D., G. Loreto, A. De Luca, and A. Nanni, "Material Characterization of Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) Composite Laminates," X International Symposium on Ferrocement and Thin Reinforced Cement Composites (FERRO 10), Eds. H. Wainshtok Rivas, L. Prada Seoane, and I. Grada Castro, Havana, Cuba, October 12-17, 2012, pp. 29-37.
 
Arboleda, D., J. Giancaspro, and A. Nanni, "Comparison of Strain Measurement Techniques for the Characterization of Brittle, Cementitious Matrix Composites," SEMC 2013, Fifth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, Cape Town (South Africa), 2-4 Sept 2013, Zingoni (Ed.), Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2., pp.1567-1572.
 
Babaeidarabad, S., and Nanni, A. "In-Plane Behavior of Unreinforced Masonry Walls Strengthened with Fabric-Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM)," ACI, Special Publication, October, 2013.
 
Babaeidarabad, S., and Nanni, A. "Out-of-Plane Strengthening of URM Walls with Fabric- Reinforced-Cementitious-Matrix (FRCM)," ACI, Special Publication, October, 2013.
 
Babaeidarabad, S., De Caso y Basalo, F.J., and A. Nanni, "Refuerzo de muros de mamposteria no reforzada con carga de flexion usando material compuesto a base de matriz cementicio reforzado con tejido de carbono (FRCM)," REHABEND 2014: Congreso Latinoamericano sobre Patologia de la Construccion, Tecnologia de la Rehabilitacion y Gestion del Patrimonio: Santander (Spain) 1-4 April, 2014.
 
Babaeidarabad, S., De Caso y Basalo, F.J., Pascucci, G., and A. Nanni, "Comportamento di Muri Rinforzati con FRCM Soggetti a Carico in Piano," REHABEND 2014: Congreso Latinoamericano sobre Patologia de la Construccion, Tecnologia de la Rehabilitacion y Gestion del Patrimonio: Santander (Spain) 1-4 April, 2014.
 
Babaeidarabad, S., De Caso, F., Arboleda, D., and Nanni, A. "Out-of-Plane Behavior of Unreinforced Masonry Walls Strengthened with Fabric-Reinforced-Cementitious-Matrix (FRCM)." In Onyango, J.; Noguchi, H. & Firley, E. (Eds.) "Visibility of Zero-Energy Buildings" e-Proceedings of the ZEMCH2013 International Conference, Miami: ZEMCH Network; (Oct. 2013); pp. 268-278. ISBN: 978-0-9910608-0-1.
 
Bianchi, G., Arboleda, D., Carozzi, G., Poggi, C., Nanni, A., "Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) Material for Structural Rehabilitation, Material Characterization," IAHS 2013: 39th World Congress on Housing Science: Milano (Italy), Eds. O. Ural, E. Pizzi, and S. Croce, 17-20 Sept 2013, Vol. 1, pp. 1111-1117.
 
Bianchi, G., Carozzi, G., Poggi, C., Nanni, A., "Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) per la Riabilitazione Strutturale: Aderenza al Supporto," REHABEND 2014: Congreso Latinoamericano sobre Patologia de la Construccion, Tecnologia de la Rehabilitacion y Gestion del Patrimonio: Santander (Spain) 1-4 April, 2014.
 
Bunn, W.G., Lucier, G., Rizkalla, S., and Sennour, L., "Composite and Thermally Efficient Precast Concrete Sandwich Panels Using CFRP Grid," Proceedings of the 6th Advanced Composite Materials in Bridges and Structures (ACMBS), Kingston, Ontario, May 22-25, 2012.
 
Bunn, W.G., Lucier, G., Rizkalla, S., and Sennour, L., "Sustainable Composite and Thermally Efficient Precast Concrete Load Bearing and Architectural Panels using CFRP Grid," Proceedings of the Central European Congress on Concrete Engineering, Balatonfured, Hungary, September 22-23, 2011.
 
Cory, H., Seliem, H. M., El-Safty, A., and Rizkalla, S., "Use of BFRP Bars as Flexural Reinforcement," The 7th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2014)," Vancouver, Canada, August 22-24, 2014.
 
De Caso y Basalo, F.J., and A. Nanni, "Evaluation of GFRP Strain Efficiency with a Novel Experimental Test Method," 6th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering, CICE 2012, Rome, Italy, June 13, 2012.
 
Ding, L. and Rizkalla, S., "Bond and Anchorage Mechanism of CFRP Grid for Concrete Structures," Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on FRP Composite in Civil Engineering (CICI 2010), Beijing, China, September 27-29, 2010.
 
Ding, L., Rizkalla, S., Wu, G., and Wu Z., "Bond Mechanism of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Grid to Concrete," Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2010), Beijing, China, September 27-29, 2010.
Dispennette, Denny W., Mark Skidmore and Hota GangaRao, "Bending Behavior of Pultruded Glass FRP Poles and Pipes", Proceedings of ICERP 2013, 4-6 April 2013, Mumbai, India Eltahawy, R., Hassan, T., El-Wahed, O., and Rizkalla, S., "Flexural Behavior of Concrete Beams Reinforced with High Strength Steel Reinforcing Bars," Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Cairo, Egypt, December 27-29, 2009.
 
Estep, D., Gangarao, H.V.S, "Bending Behavior of FRP Structural Shapes", Proc. of TX. Section, ASCE, Fall 2013, Dallas, TX.
 
Gangarao H., R. Liang and P. Vijay. "Aging Studies of FRP Composites", Proceedings of US DOTFHWA Workshop on Aging of Composites, September 25-26, 2013, Ashburn, Virginia
 
Gangarao, H. and R. Liang. "Advanced Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites for Sustainable Civil Infrastructures" (Keynote) Proceedings of International Symposium on Innovation & Sustainability of Structures in Civil Engineering, Oct 28-31, 2011, Xiamen University, China
 
GangaRao, H., R. Liang, V. Shekar, D. Vadlamani, and S. Batra Strength, Fatigue Cycles, Creep Rupture and Life Prediction of Composite Materials. The Composite Consortium Spring Technical Meeting, April 22-23, 2009, Royal Sonesta Hotel, New Orleans, LA
 
GangaRao, H., R. Liang, P. Vijay and M. Medhi Development and Evaluation of Multifunctional Cored Structural Composite Panels through Novel High Temperature Infusion Process. The Composite Consortium Spring Technical Meeting, April 22-23, 2009, Royal Sonesta Hotel, New Orleans, LA
 
Halabe, Dutta and GangaRao, "Strength and Ductility Behavior of FRP Composites Wrapped Low-Strength Concrete Cylinders with Embedded Debonds," Proceedings, TX Section-ASCE, Fall (Sept 11-14) 2013 Meeting, Dallas, TX.
Halabe, U. B., Dutta, S. S., and GangaRao, H. V. S., "Behavior of FRP Composite Wrapped Concrete Cylinders with Embedded Debonds," Proceedings of ASCE Structures Congress 2013, Pittsburgh, PA, May 2-4, 2013, pp. 566-575.
Halabe, U. B., GangaRao, H. V. S., and Perisetty, N., "Infrared Thermography and GPR Techniques for Condition Assessment of RC Bridges," Proceedings of NDE/NDT for Highways and Bridges: Structural Materials Technology (SMT), New York, NY, August 21-24, 2012, pp. 120-127.
 
Halabe, U. B., Kotha, M., and GangaRao, H. V. S., "Low Cost Infrared Thermography for Field Condition Assessment of FRP Composite Wrapped Concrete Members," Proceedings of the Texas Section - American Society of Civil Engineers, Fall 2013 Meeting, Dallas, Texas, September 11- 14, 2013, pp. 1-12.
 
Halabe, U. B., Kotha, M., and GangaRao, H. V. S., "Low Cost Infrared Thermography for Field Condition Assessment of FRP Composite Wrapped Concrete Members,"Proceedings of the Texas Section-American Society of Civil Engineers, Fall 2013 Meeting, Dallas, Texas, September 11-14, 2013.
 
Halabe, U. B., Nandam, K., Majiga, S., Perisetty, N., and GangaRao, H. V. S., "Condition Assessment of GFRP Composite Wrapped Timber Railroad Ties and Timber Bridge Piles Using Infrared Thermography," Proceedings of ASNT Fall 2012 Conference, Orlando, FL, October 29 - November 1, 2012, pp. 156-163.
Halabe,U. B., Dutta, S. S., and GangaRao, H. V. S., "Strength and Ductility Behavior of FRP Composite Wrapped Low-Strength Concrete Cylinders with Embedded Debonds," Proceedings of the Texas Section - American Society of Civil Engineers, Fall 2013 Meeting, Dallas, Texas, September 11-14, 2013.
 
Hassan, T. and Rizkalla, S., "Analysis and Design Guidelines of Precast/Prestressed Composite Bond-Bearing Sandwich Wall Panels," Proceeding of the Advanced Composites in Construction Conference, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, September 1-3, 2009.
 
Kazem, H., Tabrizi, S., Seliem, H. M., Rizkalla, S., and Kobayashi, A. "Strengthening of Steel Structures using Small-Diameter CFRP Strands," The 7th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2014)," Vancouver, Canada, August 22-24, 2014.
Leardini, L., Loreto, G., Poggi, C., Nanni, A. "Studio Sperimentale del Comportamento a Taglio di Travi in Calcestruzzo Armato Rinforzate con FRCM (Fabric-Reinforced-Cementitious-Matrix),"REHABEND 2014: Congreso Latinoamericano sobre Patologia de la Construccion, Tecnologia de la Rehabilitacion y Gestion del Patrimonio: Santander (Spain) 1-4 April, 2014.
 
Leardini, L., Loreto, G., Poggi, C., Nanni, A., "Shear Experimental Analysis of RC Beams Strengthened with FRCM," IAHS 2013: 39th World Congress on Housing Science: Milano (Italy), Eds. O. Ural, E. Pizzi, and S. Croce,17-20 Sept 2013, Vol. 1, pp. 1051-1057.
 
Liang, R., and GangaRao Hota Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites for Civil Infrastructures International Conference on Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites for Infrastructure Applications, Nov. 4 - 6, 2009, San Francisco, California
 
Liang, R., D. Stanislawski and H. Gangarao. Structural Responses of Hakka Rammed Earth Buildings under Earthquake Loads (Invited) Proceedings of International Symposium on Innovation &
Sustainability of Structures in Civil Engineering, Oct 28-31, 2011, Xiamen University, China
 
Liang,R., H. Gangarao, Y. Lei, Y. Li, D. Stanislawski and Y. Jiang Nondestructive Evaluation of Historic Hakka Rammed Earth Structures (Invited) Proceedings of International Symposium on Innovation & Sustainability of Structures in Civil Engineering, Oct 28-31, 2011, Xiamen University, China
 
Loreto, G., M. Di Benedetti and A. Nanni, "Test Assessment of RC Structures in Marine Environment - The Geiger Key Bridge," SPIE, Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, San Diego, CA, 11-15 March 2012.
 
Loreto, G., M. Di Benedetti, R. Iovino, A. Nanni and M.A. Gonzalez-Nunez, "Evaluation of Corrosion Effect in Reinforced Concrete by Chloride Exposure," SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, March 6-10, 2011, San Diego, CA, 7983-08: DOI: 10.1117/12.880156.
 
Lucier, G., Hassan, T., and Rizkalla, S., "Thermally Efficient Precast Prestressed Concrete Sandwich Load Bearing Wall Panels Reinforce with CFRP, Proceedings of the 3rd Congress of the International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib), Washington, DC, May 29-June 2, 2010.
 
Lucier, G., Rizkalla, S., Sennour, L., and Gleich, H., Behavior and Design of Full-Scale Precast Double-Tees Reinforced with CFRP, Proceedings of the 3rd Congress of the International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib), Washington, DC, May 29-June 2, 2010.
 
Lucier, G., Rizkalla, S., Zia, P., "Behavior of L-Shaped Spandrel Beams and Ledges," Proceedings of the 2013 fib Symposium, Tel-Aviv, Israel, April 22-24, 2013.
 
Lui, H., Zhao, X., Bai, Y., Singh, R., Rizkalla, S., and Bandyopadhyay, S., "Bond Tests of High Modulus CFRP/Steel Double-Strap Joints at Elevated Temperatures," Proceedings of the 6th International Composites Conference (ACUN6), Melbourne, Australia, November 14-16, 2012.
 
Lunn, D. and Rizkalla, S., "Design Considerations for FRP Strengthening of Infill Masonry Structures Subjected to Out-of-Plane Loading," Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium of Fiber Reinforced Concrete Structures (FRPRCS-11), Guimaraes, Portugal, June 26-28, 2013.
 
Lunn, D. and Rizkalla, S., "FRP Anchorage Systems for Infill Masonry Structures," Proceedings of 2012 Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures (APFIS 2012), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, February 2-4, 2012. Best Paper Award.
 
Lunn, D., Hariharan, V., Lucier, G., Rizkalla, S., and Smith, Z., "Behavior of Infill Masonry Walls Strengthened with FRP Materials," Proceedings of the 2009 Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures (APFIS-2009), Seoul, Korea, December 9-11, 2009.
 
Lunn, D., Rizkalla, S., and Udea, T., "FRP-Strengthened Infill Masonry Structures," Proceedings of the 6th International Composites Conference (ACUN6), Melbourne, Australia, November 14-16, 2012.
 
Lunn, D., Rizkalla, S., and Ueda T., New FRP and Adhesive Materials for Strengthening Infill Masonry Structures, Proceedings of the 6th Advanced Composite Materials in Bridges and Structures (ACMBS), Kingston, Ontario, May 22-25, 2012.
 
Majjigapu, Praveen and Hota GangaRao, "Concrete Structures Benefitting Most with FRP Wraps",
Proceedings of ICERP 2013, 4-6 April 2013, Mumbai, India
 
Mantawy, A., Hassan, T., El-Fayad, A., and Rizkalla, S., "Behavior of High Strength Steel as Shear Reinforcement for Concrete Beams," Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Cairo, Egypt, December 27-29, 2009.
 
Mantegazza, G., N. Ramesh and A. Nanni, "Characterization of FRCM Systems According to ICCES Acceptance Criteria," ICI-IWC 2013, International Conference on Innovations in Concrete, Hyderabad, India, Oct. 23-26, 2013, 8 pp.
 
Mielke, B. and Rizkalla, S., Cementitious Material / FRP Strengthening for Reinforced Concrete Structures, Proceedings of The 6th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2012), Rome, Italy, June 13-15, 2012.
 
Mosavi, A., Dickey, D., Seracino, R., and Rizkalla, S., "Time-Series Models for Identifying Damage Location in Structural Members Subjected to Ambient Vibration," Proceedings of SPIE Smart Structures Materials and Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring," San Diego, CA, March 7-11, 2010.
 
Mosavi, A., Rizkalla, S. and Seracino, R., Non-Physics Damage Identification for Bridges under Ambient Vibration, Proceedings of the Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference-Symposium, Los Angeles, CA, USA, August 8-11, 2010.
 
Mosavi, A., Seracino, R., and Rizkalla, S., "Innovative Damage Identification for Bridges under Varying Operational and Environmental Conditions," Proceedings of NDE/NDT for Structural Materials Technology for Highways and Bridges, The American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), New York, USA, August 16-20, 2010.
 
Nanni, A., "Attivita di ACI nell'area del ripristino - un modello per il continente americano," (Invited Keynote Lecture) REHABEND 2014: Congreso Latinoamericano sobre Patologia de la Construccion, Tecnologia de la Rehabilitacion y Gestion del Patrimonio: Santander (Spain) 1-4 April, 2014.
 
Nanni, A., M. Di Benedetti and G. Mantegazza, "Caratterizzazione dei sistemi FRCM secondo i
criteri di accettazione di ICC-ES," 3 degree Convegno Nazionale ASSOCOMPOSITI, Torino, Italy, 22-
24 May 2013.
 
Nardone, F., G.P. Lignola, A. Prota, G. Manfredi and A. Nanni, "Ultimate Limit State of MF-FRP
Beams," International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety (IABMAS), 6th International Conference IABMAS 2012, Stresa, Lake Maggiore, Italy, July 8-12, 2012, Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management, Resilience and Sustainability - Biondini and Frangopol (Eds.), Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-0-415-62124-3; pp. 1235-42.
Pascucci, G., Babaeidarabad, S., Poggi, C., and A. Nanni, "FRCM Reinforced Masonry Walls Subjected to In-plane Loading," IAHS 2013: 39th World Congress on Housing Science: Milano (Italy), Eds. O. Ural, E. Pizzi, and S. Croce,17-20 Sept 2013, Vol. 1, pp. 1121-1128.
 
Petri, P., Blaszak, G., and Rizkalla, S., "Structural Fire Endurance of an RC Slab Strengthened with High Tg Near Surface Mounted CFRP Bars," Proceedings of the Advanced Composites in Construction 2013, Belfast, United Kingdom, September 10-12, 2013.
 
R. Liang and H. GangaRao, "Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites for Infrastructure Applications," NSRP Product Design and Material Technologies Panel Meeting, June 15-16, 2010, Pittsburgh, PA
 
Rizkalla, S., "Innovative use of FRP for Sustainable Precast Concrete Structures," Proceedings of the Transport Research Arena 2014 (TRA2014), Paris, France, April 14-17, 2014.
 
Rizkalla, S., "Sustainable Precast Concrete Sandwich Panels for Schools and Commercial Buildings," Proceedings of the Precast Concrete Facade Tectonics Workshop, Los Angeles, CA, USA, February 22, 2013.
 
Schesser, D., Q. Yang, A. Nanni and J.W. Giancaspro, "Design and Analysis of Expansive Grout Material Based Gripping Systems for Tensile Testing of Large Composite Bars", Proceedings of 2012 International SAMPE Technical Conference. Article No. 2054, p.1-18. May 21-24, 2012.
 
Seliem, H., Ding, L., and Rizkalla, S., "CFRP Grid for Confinement of Columns," Proceedings of The First Middle East Conference on Smart Monitoring Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures, (SMAR 2011), Dubai, UAE, February 8-10, 2011.
 
Seliem, H., Ding, L., and Rizkalla, S., "Confinement of Concrete Piles with FRP," Proceedings of The 5th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2010), Beijing, China, September 27-29, 2010.
 
Seracino, R., Grimes, H., Rizkalla, S., and Blaszak, G., "Longitudinal Shear Behavior and Analysis of Cast-in-Place Concrete toppings Reinforced with Carbon Fiber Grids," Proceeding of the 3rd Congress of the International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib), Washington, DC, May 29- June 2, 2010.
 
Sharkawi, A.E., Rizkalla, S., and Zia, P., "Corrosion Activity of Steel Bars Embedded in Magnesium Phosphate Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Material PCN Grancrete," Proceedings of the 6th ASCE International Engineering and Construction Conference, Cairo, Egypt, June 28-30, 2010.
 
Sopal, G. and Rizkalla, S., Performance of New 3D GFRP Sandwich Panels with Corrugated GFRP Sheets, Proceedings of The 6th International Conference on Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2012), Rome, Italy, June 13-15, 2012.
 
Sopal, G., Rizkalla, S., and Sennour, L., "CFRP Grid for Concrete Sandwich Panels," Proceedings of the Asis-Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures (APFIS-2013), Melbourne, Australia, December 11-13, 2013.
 
Soriano, J. and Rizkalla, S., "Use of FRP Grid for the Composite Action of Concrete Sandwich Panels," Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium of Fiber Reinforced Concrete Structures (FRPRCS-11), Guimaraes, Portugal, June 26-28, 2013.
 
Soriano, J., Rizkalla, S., You, Y., and Kim, J., "GFRP Grid for Innovative Concrete Sandwich Panels," Proceedings of the 6th International Composites Conference (ACUN6), Melbourne, Australia, November 14-16, 2012.
 
Storm, T., Rizkalla, S., and Zia, P., "The Realities of Camber and Deflection Predictions for Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders," Proceedings of the 2011 PCI Convention and National Bridge Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, October 22-25, 2011.
 
Suma, A.B., R.M. Ferraro, B. Metrovich, F. Matta, and A. Nanni, "Non Destructive Evaluation Techniques and Acoustic Emission for Damage Assessment of Concrete Bridge in Marine Environment," ACI-SP 277: Recent Advances in Maintenance and Repair of Concrete Bridges, Chicago, 2010, Y.J. Kim, Editor, , SP-227-8, 2011, 20 pp.
 
Tabrizi, S. and Rizkalla, S., "CFRP Strands for Flexural Strengthening of Steel Bridges," Proceedings of the 2013 Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures (APFIS-2013), Melbourne, Australia, December 11-13, 2013.
 
Verbovszky, S., A. De Luca, and A. Nanni, "Durability of GFRP Reinforced Stay-in-place (SIP) Formwork for Concrete Seawalls" COMPOSITES 2012; American Composites Manufacturers Association, February 21-23, 2012, Las Vegas, Nevada, 11 pp.
 
Verbovszky, S., G. Loreto, A. De Luca, A. Nanni and F. Focacci, "Experimental Analysis of Twist-Off and Pull-Off Testing Methodologies to Measure Bond Strength Between GFRP and Concrete," 4th Int. Symposium, Bond in Concrete 2012, Brescia, Italy, June 17-20, 2012.
 
Verbovszky, S., J. Sackett, and A. Nanni, "Experimental Study of the Life Expectancy of GFR Reinforced Stay-in-place Formwork in a Marine Environment," COMPOSITES 2013; American Composites Manufacturers Association, Jan. 29-31, 2013, Orlando, FL
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Vijay, P.V, H.V.S GangaRao, Ruifeng Liang, and Mark Skidmore. Rapid Restoration of Rail Road Timber Bridges Using Polymer Composites ANTEC 2011, May 1-5, 2011, Boston, MA
 
Vijay, P.V., Soti, P.R., Gangarao,HVS, et.al " Underwater wrapping of Concrete Structural Members", Proc. of TX. Section, ASCE, Fall 2013, Dallas, TX.