Behavioral assessment of intrinsically formed smart concrete using steel fibre and carbon black composite.

In recent years, health monitoring consists of the periodic observation and analysis of existing systems to predict and avoid structural breakdown, thereby saving lives and significantly lowering the cost of structural maintenance and repair. Normally, non-destructive testing techniques and sensor technology are used to detect damage in concrete structures are expensive in nature. Self-diagnosing or smart concrete has emerged a new paradigm in concrete research for damage detection.

Analytical and Experimental Study on Cold-Formed Steel Built-Up Sections for Bending.

In the construction of steel structures, the two most common types of structural members are hot-formed and cold-formed members. This paper mainly describes the analytical and experimental research on the strength and characteristics of CFS bolted built-up sigma sections having different structural arrangements under bending. The cross-sectional dimensions for the parametric study were selected by the sizes available in the market.