Construction and Structural Engineering (ConStruct)

Meetings participation

  • Cladera, Antoni; Frontera, Alejandro; Ruiz-Pinilla, Joaquín; Ribas, C.. , "Modelling the impact of steel corrosion on the long-term shear strength in RC structures: the CCCM perspective". "fib Symposium 2024 ReConStruct", Christchurch, New Zealand, 2024. Publication data: Proceedings for 2024 fib Symposium, ISBN: 978-2-940643-25-7, pp. 1646-1655. Paper presentation.
  • Ribas, C.; Ruiz-Pinilla, Joaquín, Cladera, Antoni. , "Bridging the gap between shear strength design models with apparent contradictory initial hypotheses". "fib Symposium 2024 ReConStruct", Christchurch, New Zealand, 2024. Publication data: Proceedings for 2024 fib Symposium, ISBN: 978-2-940643-25-7, pp. 2604-2613. Paper presentation.
  • Cladera, Antoni; Darò, Paola. , "2D Structural health monitoring". "fib Symposium 2024 ReConStruct", Christhurch, New Zealand, 2024. Chair of session.
  • Antoni Mir; Boris Kustov; Joaquín G. Ruiz-Pinilla;Rubén Santamarta; Joan Torrens-Serra; Antoni Cladera. , "Characterization of 11-mm Fe-SMA bars used as prestressing reinforcement in concrete structures". "ESOMAT 2024 13th European Symposium on Martensitic Transformations 26 - 30 August 2024", Lecco, Italy, 2024. Poster.
  • Cladera, Antoni. , "Member of the Scientific Committee". "SMAR 2024 - 7th International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures", Salerno, Italy, 2024. Participation in scientific committee.
  • Cladera, Antoni. , "Best Paper Award Committee Leader". "SMAR 2024 - 7th International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures", Salerno, Italy, 2024. Not specified.
  • Mir, Antoni; del Río-Bonnín, Sandra; Ribas, Carlos ; Ruiz-Pinilla, Joaquín G; Ortiz, Galo; Oller, Eva; Cladera, Antoni. , "Effects of semi-cyclic loading on the recovery stresses of iron-based shape-memory alloy bars". "7th International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures - SMAR 2024", Salerno, Italy, 2024. Publication data: Book of abstracts, pp. 59. Paper presentation.
  • Mir, Antoni; del Río-Bonnín, Sandra; Ribas, Carlos; Ruiz-Pinilla, Joaquín G; Cladera, Antoni. , "Experimental study on semi-cyclic loading effects on Fe-SMA reinforced concrete structures". "7th International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures", Salerno, Italy, 2024. Publication data: Book of abstracts, pp. 60. Paper presentation.
  • Mir, Antoni; del Río-Bonnín, Sandra; Ribas, Carlos; Ruiz-Pinilla, Joaquín G; Cladera, Antoni. , "Effects of semi-cyclic loading on reinforced concrete beams strengthened with Iron-Based Shape-Memory Alloy bars". "15th fib International PhD Symposium in Civil Engineering", Budapest, Hungary, 2024. Publication data: Concrete structures are continuously exposed to many sources of degradation and unforeseen challenges, often requiring strengthening techniques to extend their service life. In the last decade, shape-memory alloys (SMAs) have gained significant attention in structural engineering due to their unique ability to return to their original form after being deformed. This property, known as the shape-memory effect (SME), enables SMAs to act as prestressing reinforcements, generating recovery stresses upon activation (through heating and subsequent cooling) when deformation is constrained. Among the different SMAs, the use of iron-based SMAs (Fe-SMAs) has shown ex-ceptional potential for structural strengthening. However, recent studies suggest that the benefits of using Fe-SMA bars might be reduced under semi-cyclic loading. This paper presents the results of an experimental campaign focused on evaluating the effect of semi-cyclic loading on concrete elements reinforced with Fe-SMA bars. The specimens were reinforced with 11 or 16 mm diameter Fe-SMA bars and exposed to semi-cyclic loading either before and/or after the activation of the Fe-SMA bars. The initial findings confirm the efficacy of using Fe-SMA bars as prestressing reinforcements even under semi-cyclic loads, especially when multiple activations are applied. Therefore, this research offers promising insights for enhancing the durability and safety of existing reinforced concrete structures by using Fe-SMAs bars.. Paper presentation.
  • Frontera, Alejandro ; Ribas, Carlos R. ; Cladera, Antoni; Masdeu, Francesc. , "Study of the influence of bond loss on shear strength in corroded reinforced concrete structures.". "15th fib PhD Symposium 2024", Budapest, Hungary, 2024. Paper presentation.
  • Cladera, Antoni; AlHamaydeh, Mohammad. , "Session 6-E: Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) in civil structures/2". "SMAR 2024 - 7th International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures", Salerno, Spain, 2024. Chair of session.
  • Cladera, Antoni; Czaderski, Christoph. , "Session 4-E MS15/2: Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) for Engineering Applications". "SMAR 2024 - 7th International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures", Salerno, Spain, 2024. Chair of session.
  • del Río-Bonnín, S.; de la Fuente Martínez, I.; Mir Pons, A.; Ruiz-Pinilla, J. G.; Cladera Bohigas, A.; Ribas González, C. R.. , "Construcción de un forjado de placa alveolar con continuidad activa usando barras de Fe-SMA en un colegio de nueva planta". "CONTART 2024 - Convención internacional de la Arquitectura Técnica", Ibiza, Spain, 2024. Speech.