Papers & Research

Papers & Research Redundancy of structures Lecture given to engineering and rescue teams, December 2007. Spliced-girder bridges: The way to maximize span/depth ratio. Lecture given at the Concrete Bridge Conference of the National Concrete Bridge Council. Reno, Nevada, USA, May 2006. Utilizing of welded wire mesh reinforcement for slabs - the influence on the structure redundancy. Lecture given at the 4th National Conference for the Israeli Organization of Structural and Infrastructure Design Engineers, November 2005. Restoration of long span plate post-tensioned with unbonded tendons - after fire. Lecture given at the 2002 fib Congress, Osaka, Japan. Optimization of Prestressing Tendon Profile. Paper published in the fib Symposium, Prague, Czech Republic, October 1999. Design and construction of post-tensioned slabs with unbonded tendons. Lecture at the Israeli Conference of Civil Engineering, 1997. Spliced-girder Bridges with cast in place joints in low moment zones. Lecture at the TRB Convention, Washington DC., USA, January 1993. Maximum span for highway bridges utilizing standard precast post-tensioned beams. Study for the Israel PWD (Public Works Department), 1992. The definition and comparison of methodology in providing continuity in bridges composed of prestressed and precast concrete elements. M.Sc. thesis - Maryland, USA, August 1988. Shear in prestressed concrete. AEAI journal, May 1985 and lecture to fib Israel Section. • •

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