The several advantages of natural lignocellulosic fibers (NLFs), such as, economical, technical, environmental and social, make these fibers an alternative to replace synthetic fibers in composite materials.The application of NLF as reinforcements in polymeric composites has increased in many industrial sectors from civil construction to automobile

In the world, population growth phenomenon is accentuated, being estimated an increase of 30% over the next 40 years, leading to more than 9 billion people by the year 2050.In this period, mankind will face a exploitation without preceding of its natural resources, them being finite.There will be significant climate change, loss of biodiversity, in

The emergence of the Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) rebar has paved the way toward resilient bridge design through improved post-earthquake functionality.The focus of this study is to numerically examine the effects of SMA rebar inclusion on the seismic performance of a reinforced concrete (RC) bridge bent under long-duration motions and perform a compar