Bond behaviour of light and heavy carbon fibre TRM to masonry interfaces (2023)
Journal Article
Makashev, K., Triantafyllou, S. P., Thermou, G. E., & Tizani, W. (2023). Bond behaviour of light and heavy carbon fibre TRM to masonry interfaces. Construction and Building Materials, 400, Article 132508. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.132508

We present the results of an experimental campaign on the bond behaviour between carbon fibre textile reinforced mortars and masonry substrate. The campaign involved 54 single lap direct shear tests on masonry wallettes reinforced with a single TRM l... Read More about Bond behaviour of light and heavy carbon fibre TRM to masonry interfaces.

Impact resistance of concrete and fibre-reinforced concrete: a review (2023)
Journal Article
Esaker, M., Thermou, G., & Neves, L. (2023). Impact resistance of concrete and fibre-reinforced concrete: a review. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 180, Article 104722. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2023.104722

This paper summarises the research carried out to date on the impact resistance of concrete subjected to different impact load regimes, with a focus on high-velocity projectile impact load. An experimental database is compiled on the response of conc... Read More about Impact resistance of concrete and fibre-reinforced concrete: a review.

Delaying the Occurrence of Bar Buckling in RC Columns Confined with SRG Jacketing (2023)
Journal Article
Thermou, G. E., & Tastani, S. (2023). Delaying the Occurrence of Bar Buckling in RC Columns Confined with SRG Jacketing. Applied Sciences, 13(12), Article 7232. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13127232

This paper investigates experimentally the structural performance of substandard reinforced concrete (RC) short columns confined with steel-reinforced grout (SRG) jackets under monotonically increasing uniaxial compression. The study comprised 24 squ... Read More about Delaying the Occurrence of Bar Buckling in RC Columns Confined with SRG Jacketing.

An Example-Guide for Rapid Seismic Assessment and FRP Strengthening of Substandard RC Buildings (2022)
Journal Article
Tastani, S., & Thermou, G. (2022). An Example-Guide for Rapid Seismic Assessment and FRP Strengthening of Substandard RC Buildings. Applied Sciences, 12(24), Article 12950. https://doi.org/10.3390/app122412950

This paper presents a rapid seismic assessment and Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) retrofit design methodology which relies on the European design guidelines recently published in Chapter 8 of fib Bulletin 90 on the use of externally applied FRP reinf... Read More about An Example-Guide for Rapid Seismic Assessment and FRP Strengthening of Substandard RC Buildings.

Experimental and numerical investigation of the uniaxial compression behavior of SRG-Jacketed R/C columns (2022)
Journal Article
Katsamakas, A. A., Papanikolaou, V. K., Thermou, G. E., & Katakalos, K. (2022). Experimental and numerical investigation of the uniaxial compression behavior of SRG-Jacketed R/C columns. Structures, 44, 603-617. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2022.07.089

This paper presents an experimental and numerical investigation of Reinforced Concrete (R/C) short columns strengthened with Steel Reinforced Grout (SRG) jackets. Nine specimens were constructed and tested under concentric monotonic uniaxial compress... Read More about Experimental and numerical investigation of the uniaxial compression behavior of SRG-Jacketed R/C columns.

Micromechanical homogenisation of steel bars in reinforced concrete for damage analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Drougkas, A., Sarhosis, V., & Thermou, G. (2022). Micromechanical homogenisation of steel bars in reinforced concrete for damage analysis. Materials Today Communications, 31, Article 103235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.103235

A homogenisation scheme based on inclusion modelling is coupled with constitutive laws for damage and implemented in a finite element model for the simulation of concrete and reinforcement bar damage in reinforced concrete structures. The scheme is e... Read More about Micromechanical homogenisation of steel bars in reinforced concrete for damage analysis.

Background to the Monolithicity Factors for the Assessment of Jacketed Reinforced Concrete Columns (2022)
Journal Article
Thermou, G. E., & Kappos, A. J. (2022). Background to the Monolithicity Factors for the Assessment of Jacketed Reinforced Concrete Columns. Buildings, 12(1), Article 55. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12010055

The paper presents the background to the expressions adopted in the new Eurocode 8—3 for jacketed reinforced concrete columns. These are based on the commonly adopted concept of monolithicity factors (ratios of resistance of the jacketed section to t... Read More about Background to the Monolithicity Factors for the Assessment of Jacketed Reinforced Concrete Columns.

Bond behaviour of multi-ply steel reinforced grout composites (2021)
Journal Article
Thermou, G. E., De Santis, S., de Felice, G., Alotaibi, S., Roscini, F., Hajirasouliha, I., & Guadagnini, M. (2021). Bond behaviour of multi-ply steel reinforced grout composites. Construction and Building Materials, 305, Article 124750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.124750

This paper presents an experimental investigation on Steel Reinforced Grout (SRG) systems comprising multiple layers of galvanized UHTSS textiles, with either 4 or 8 cords/in density, embedded within a geopolymer mortar. Lap-splice tests and single-l... Read More about Bond behaviour of multi-ply steel reinforced grout composites.

Deep Neural Networks for visual bridge inspections and defect visualisation in Civil Engineering (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Bush, J., Corradi, T., Nini?, J., Thermou, G., & Bennetts, J. (2021). Deep Neural Networks for visual bridge inspections and defect visualisation in Civil Engineering. In J. Abualdenien, A. Borrmann, L. Ungureanu, & T. Hartmann (Eds.), EG-ICE 2021 Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering (421-431)

Ageing infrastructure is a global concern, and current structural health monitoring practices are coming under review. With a view to streamline the visual bridge inspection process, we assess the classification performance of two Deep Neural Network... Read More about Deep Neural Networks for visual bridge inspections and defect visualisation in Civil Engineering.

Structural performance of RC columns retrofitted with steel-reinforced grout jackets under combined axial and lateral loading (2021)
Journal Article
Thermou, G. E., Papanikolaou, V. K., & Hajirasouliha, I. (2021). Structural performance of RC columns retrofitted with steel-reinforced grout jackets under combined axial and lateral loading. Engineering Structures, 245, Article 112946. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112946

The effectiveness of steel-reinforced grout (SRG) jacketing in improving the structural performance of deficient reinforced concrete (RC) columns is experimentally investigated in this study. Four full-scale cantilever columns were designed following... Read More about Structural performance of RC columns retrofitted with steel-reinforced grout jackets under combined axial and lateral loading.