Primarily, use of composite materials in the infrastructure, prestressed concrete structures, and methods of seismic simulation
Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP)
Bridge
Seismic
Benmokrane, B., Brown, V. L., Ali, A. H., Mohamed, K., Shield, C. (2020). Reconsideration of the Environmental Reduction Factor CE for GFRP Reinforcing Bars in Concrete Structures. Journal of Composites for Construction, 24(4), [06020001]. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)CC.1943-5614.0001040
Shield, C. K., Brown, V., Bakis, C. E., Gross, S. (2019). A Recalibration of the Crack Width Bond-Dependent Coefficient for GFRP-Reinforced Concrete. Journal of Composites for Construction, 23(4), [04019020]. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)CC.1943-5614.0000978
Hadhood, A., Mohamed, H. M., Benmokrane, B., Nanni, A., Shield, C. K. (2019). Assessment of design guidelines of concrete columns reinforced with glass fiber-reinforced polymer bars. ACI Structural Journal, 116(4), 193-207. doi: 10.14359/51715663
Benmokrane, B., Brown, V. L., Mohamed, K., Nanni, A., Rossini, M., Shield, C. K. (2019). Creep-Rupture Limit for GFRP Bars Subjected to Sustained Loads. Journal of Composites for Construction, 23(6), [06019001]. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)CC.1943-5614.0000971
Guérin, M., Mohamed, H. M., Benmokrane, B., Nanni, A., Shield, C. K., Gamble, W. L. (2019). Eccentric behavior of full-scale reinforced concrete columns with glass fiber-reinforced polymer bars and ties. ACI Structural Journal, 116(1), 275-276.
Dymond, B. Z., French, C. E. W., Shield, C. K. (2019). Recommendations for More Accurate Shear Rating of Prestressed Concrete Girder Bridges. Journal of Bridge Engineering, 24(12), [04019117]. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0001495