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Master Thesis Impact Resistance of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Slabs(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2015) Yaşayanlar, Süleyman; Saatcı, SelçukAs rare as it may seem, impact loads can act on a structure in its lifespan. For structures such as nuclear energy facilities, industrial facilities, and military buildings design for impact loads may be required. Steel fibers are increasingly used in the design and construction of such reinforced concrete structures. However, studies on the effect of steel fibers on the impact resistance of reinforced concrete structures are rare in the literature. This study investigates the global behavior of reinforced concrete slabs with different ratios of steel fibers under static and impact loading. 10 steel fiber reinforced concrete slabs with dimensions of 2150x2150x150 mm were tested with varying steel fiber volume ratios of 0.5 %, 1.0 % and 1.5 %. Specimens were manufactured as twins, as one to be tested under static loading and one to be tested under impact loading. Static tests were carried out by applying a static load at the midpoint with a hydraulic jack, whereas impact tests were applied through free falling drop-weights. Observed behavior and collected data were compared with companion studies of Batarlar (2013) and Arsan (2014), as they have used the same test setup with different parameters. As a result, it was seen that even steel a fiber addition of 0.5 % in volume was sufficient to provide a ductile behavior both under static and impact loading. Steel fibers significantly enhanced the impact behavior by increasing the strength and resiliency of the specimens.Master Thesis Numerical Study of Enhancement of Plastic Rotation Capacity of Seismic Steel Moment Connections by Fiber Reinforced Polymer Materials(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2008) Alkan, Deniz; Eğilmez, Oğuz ÖzgürFlange and web local buckling in beam plastic hinge regions of welded Steel Moment Frames (SMF) can prevent the beam-column connections to achieve adequate plastic rotations under earthquake induced forces. Reducing the web-flange slenderness ratios is the most effective way in preventing local member buckling as stipulated in the latest earthquake specifications. However, older steel beam-column connections that lack the adequate slenderness ratios stipulated for new SMFs are vulnerable to local plastic buckling. This study investigates postponing the formation of local buckles in beam flanges and webs at the plastic hinge region of modified SMF connections (welded haunch) by the use of externally bonded Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymers (GFRP). The research includes finite element (FE) modeling. The energy dissipation capacity of existing SMF connections is anticipated to increase with GFRP laminates bonded to flanges of beams in plastic hinge locations. Cantilever beams with and without GFRP were analyzed under quasi-static cyclic loading and the effects to the plastic local buckling of the GFRP laminates added to the steel beams were observed.Both geometric and material nonlinearities are considered. The mechanical properties of the GFRP material were obtained through standard ASTM tests and were utilized directly in the FE model. Steel beams with flange slenderness ratios of 8 to 12 and web slenderness ratios of 40-60-80 were analyzed. Results indicate that GFRP strips can effectively delay the formation of local plastic buckling in the plastic hinge region.