Papers¶

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The publications that define the model, the inverse-analysis method and the design procedures behind HRC Designer. Each module page cites the ones that apply to it.

UHPC limit states and the parametric design model¶

Patel, D. D., Pleesudjai, C., Neithalath, N., and Mobasher, B. (2026). Limit-state based design of hybrid reinforced UHPC flexural beams using parametric modeling. Engineering Structures, 357, 122353. doi:10.1016/j.engstruct.2026.122353

Used by: Hybrid beam analysis, FRP rebar and strengthening, Cross-sectional analysis, and the closed-form moment-curvature background.

Inverse analysis of flexural tests¶

Patel, D., Pleesudjai, C., Bakhshi, M., Nasri, V., and Mobasher, B. (2025). Back-calculation of mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced concrete in tunnel lining segments. Structural Concrete, 26, 6019–6040. doi:10.1002/suco.70052

Used by: ASTM C1609, EN 14651, and the Auto-Fit background. Covers more than 1000 tunnel-segment specimens, the plastic length, and the notched-beam crack-width model.

The interactive tool¶

Patel, D., Pleesudjai, C., and Mobasher, B. (2026). An interactive inverse-analysis and design tool for reinforced UHPC beams. Fourth International Interactive Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete, paper 44.

Describes HRC Designer itself: the inverse-analysis and design workflow of every module.

Textile reinforced concrete¶

Patel, D., Pleesudjai, C., and Mobasher, B. (2025). Software for mechanical characterization and design of textile-reinforced concrete in flexure. Conference paper, Arizona State University.

Used by: TRC.

Pleesudjai, C., and Mobasher, B. (2023). Analytical moment-curvature solutions for generalized textile-reinforced concrete sections. Engineering Structures, 276, 115317. doi:10.1016/j.engstruct.2022.115317

Recognized with the Elsevier Best Paper of the Year Award, Engineering Structures (2023). Used by: TRC, the generalized moment-curvature solution of a layered textile section.

Pleesudjai, C., Li, A., Dey, V., and Mobasher, B. (2021). Low-velocity impact experiments and modeling of TRC skin-aerated concrete core sandwich composites. Materials, 14(2), 390. doi:10.3390/ma14020390

Used by: TRC, background on TRC skins over an aerated concrete core.

Closed-form moment-curvature of hybrid sections¶

Pleesudjai, C., Patel, D. D., and Mobasher, B. (2023). Generalized nonlinear moment-curvature model for serviceability-based design of hybrid reinforced concrete. Journal of Structural Engineering, 149(12), 04023188. doi:10.1061/JSENDH.STENG-12235

Used by: Hybrid beam analysis, and the closed-form moment-curvature background.

Codes referenced by the software¶

ACI 318-19, Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete, equations 19.2.2.1.b and 19.2.3.1 for the suggested modulus and modulus of rupture, and the strength reduction factors of the P-M diagram.
EN 14651, Test method for metallic fibre concrete. Measuring the flexural tensile strength (limit of proportionality, residual), for the residual strengths \(f_{R1}\) to \(f_{R4}\).
ASTM C1609, Standard Test Method for Flexural Performance of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (Using Beam With Third-Point Loading), for the four-point bending geometry.