Ben Ftima, M., Massicotte, B., & Conciatori, D. (2024). New reliability framework for assessment of existing concrete bridge structures. Structural Engineering and Mechanics, 89(4), 399-409.
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Mahdi Ben Ftima (37)
- Journal articles (22)
- 2024
Journal article Journal article Abra, O., & Ben Ftima, M. (2024). Strength Reduction Method for the Assessment of Existing Large Reinforced Concrete Structures. Applied sciences, 14(4), 1614 (19 pages).
- 2023
Journal article Ben Ftima, M., Bernard, P., Cheruel, A., & Argouges, M. (2023). Concrete Hydraulic Structures Affected by Alkali-Aggregate Reaction: Numerical and Experimental Investigations. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, 37(6), 15 pages.Journal article Ben Ftima, M., & Yildiz, E. (2023). Failure Mechanisms and Rehabilitation Scenarios for Concrete Hydroelectric Facilities Affected by Alkali–Aggregate Reaction. International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, 17(1), 17 pages.Journal article Tran, D. A., Shen, X., Sorelli, L., Ben Ftima, M., & Brühwiler, E. (2023). Predicting the effect of non-uniform fiber distribution on the tensile response of ultra-high-performance fiber reinforced concrete by magnetic inductance-based finite element analysis. Cement and Concrete Composites, 135, 104810 (47 pages).Journal article Chéruel, A., & Ben Ftima, M. (2023). Unrestrained ASR volumetric expansion for mass concrete structures: Review and experimental investigation using 3d laser scanning. Construction and Building Materials, 399, 19 pages.
- 2022
Journal article Bakour, A., Ben Ftima, M., & Cheruel, A. (2022). Combination of acoustic emission and digital image correlation monitoring for wedge splitting tests on large concrete specimens. Construction and Building Materials, 322, 15 pages.Journal article Bakour, A., & Ben Ftima, M. (2022). Investigation of fracture properties and size effects of mass concrete using wedge splitting tests on large specimens. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 259, 19 pages.Journal article Abra, O., & Ben Ftima, M. (2022). Strength reduction design method for reinforced concrete structures: Generalization. Engineering Structures, 258, 18 pages.Journal article Sanchez, T., Conciatori, D., Ben Ftima, M., & Massicotte, B. (2022). Terrestrial laser scanning for structural inspection with Kriging interpolation. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 18(3), 429-438.Journal article Freitas, M., Ben Ftima, M., Léger, P., & Bouaanani, N. (2022). Three-dimensional failure envelope of concrete dam shear keys. Engineering Structures, 269, 114766 (16 pages).
- 2021
Journal article Ben Ftima, M., & Lemery, J. (2021). Asymptotic fracture energy for nonlinear simulation of mass concrete structures. Construction and Building Materials, 271, 121542 (12 pages).Journal article Bakour, A., & Ben Ftima, M. (2021). Experimental investigations on the asymptotic fracture energy for large mass concrete specimens using wedge splitting test. Construction and Building Materials, 279, 122405 (13 pages).
- 2020
Journal article Ben Ftima, M., Joder, M., & Yildiz, E. (2020). Creep modelling for multi-physical simulation of mass concrete structures using the explicit finite element approach. Engineering Structures, 212, 15 pages.Journal article Abra, O., & Ben Ftima, M. (2020). Development of a new design approach of reinforced concrete structures based on strength reduction method. Engineering Structures, 207, 12 pages.Journal article Lemery, J., Ben Ftima, M., Leclerc, M., & Wang, C. (2020). The disturbed fracture process zone theory for the assessment of the asymptotic fracture energy of concrete. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 231, 16 pages.Journal article Ben Ftima, M., Lafrance, S., & Léger, P. (2020). Three-dimensional modelling of shear keys in concrete gravity dams using an advanced grillage method. Water Science and Engineering, 13(3), 223-232.
- 2017
Journal article Vulliet, F., Ben Ftima, M., & Léger, P. (2017). Stability of cracked concrete hydraulic structures by nonlinear quasi-static explicit finite element and 3D limit equilibrium methods. Computers & Structures, 184, 25-35.
- 2015
Journal article Ben Ftima, M., & Massicotte, B. (2015). Utilization of nonlinear finite elements for the design and assessment of large concrete structures. I: Calibration and validation. Journal of Structural Engineering (United States), 141(9), 12 pages.Journal article Ben Ftima, M., & Massicotte, B. (2015). Utilization of nonlinear finite elements for the design and assessment of large concrete structures. II: Applications. Journal of Structural Engineering (United States), 141(9), 9 pages.
- 2012
Journal article Ben Ftima, M., & Massicotte, B. (2012). Development of a reliability framework for the use of advanced nonlinear finite elements in the design of concrete structures. Journal of Structural Engineering-Asce, 138(8), 1054-1064.
- 2006
Journal article Ben Ftima, M., & Léger, P. (2006). Seismic stability of cracked concrete dams using rigid block models. Computers and Structures, 84(28), 1802-1814.
- 2024
- Conference papers (14)
- 2022
Conference paper Freitas, M., Ben Ftima, M., Léger, P., & Bouaanani, N. (2022, May). Evaluation of Concrete Constitutive Models for Finite Element Simulation of Dam Shear Keys [Paper]. Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference, Whistler, BC, Canada.Conference paper Ben Ftima, M., Chéruel, A., & Argouges, M. (2022, July). Multi-physical Simulation of Concrete Hydraulic Facilities Affected by Alkali-Aggregate Reaction: From Material to Structure [Paper]. RILEM International Conference on Numerical Modeling Strategies for Sustainable Concrete Structures (SSCS), 2022, Marseille, France.
- 2021
Conference paper Ben Ftima, M., & Yildiz, E. (2021, May). Revisiting the slot-cutting repair techniquefor facilities affected by AAR using advanced numerical simulations [Paper]. 16th International Conference on Alkali Aggregate Reaction in Concrete (ICAAR 2020-2022), Lisboa, Portugal.Conference paper Ben Ftima, M., Bolduc, M., & Léger, P. (2021, May). Structural stability assessment of concrete hydraulic structures affected by AAR [Paper]. 16th International Conference on Alkali Aggregate Reaction in Concrete (ICAAR 2020-2022), Lisboa, Portugal.
- 2019
Conference paper Lemery, J., Ben Ftima, M., & Leclerc, M. (2019, June). Experimental investigations on the size effect of fracture energy for concretes of hydraulic structures [Paper]. 10th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures (FraMCoS-10), Pau, France.Conference paper Ben Ftima, M., & Yildiz, E. (2019, June). Study of concrete hydroelectric facilities affected by AAR using multiphysical simulation [Paper]. 2019 ICOLD Annual Symposium, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
- 2018
Conference paper Ben Ftima, M., & Yildiz, E. (2018, October). Multi-physical simulation of concrete hydroelectric facilities affected by AAR : towards engineering predictive tools [Paper]. 2018 CAD Annual Conference & Exhibition, Québec, Qc, Canada.
- 2017
Conference paper Massicotte, B., Jolicoeur, O., Ben Ftima, M., & Lagier, F. (2017, September). Effectiveness of UHPFRC cover for the seismic strengthening of deficient bridge piers [Paper]. 39th IABSE Symposium : Engineering the Future, Vancouver, BC.Conference paper Ben Ftima, M., Léger, P., & Boussaha, F. (2017, June). Nonlinear finite elements for the assessment of hydraulic concrete structures affected by alkali-aggregate reaction: a case study [Paper]. Dam Swelling Concrete (DSC 2017), Chambéry, France.Conference paper Ben Ftima, M., Massicotte, B., & Mousseau, S. (2017, July). Steel-fibre reinforcement for large hydraulic concrete structures: Numerical investigations on a semi-spiral case [Paper]. Joint ACI-fib International Workshop on Fibre-Reinforced Concrete: From Design to Structural Applications (FRC 2014), Montréal, Québec.
- 2016
Conference paper Ben Ftima, M., Sadouki, H., & Brühwiler, E. (2016, May). Development of a computational multi-physical framework for the use of nonlinear explicit approach in the assessment of concrete structures affected by alkali-aggregate reaction [Paper]. 9th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures (FraMCoS-9), Berkeley, California.
- 2004
Conference paper Tremblay, R., Ben Ftima, M., & Sabelli, R. (2004, January). An innovative bracing configuration for improved seismic response [Paper]. recent advances and new trends in structural design international colloquium, Timisoara, Romania.
- 2002
Conference paper Sadek, F., Ben Ftima, M., El-Borgi, S., McCormick, J., & Riley, M. A. (2002, July). Control of hysteretic structures using H∞ algorithm and stochastic linearization techniques [Paper]. 7th US National Conference Earthquake Engineering, Boston, Massachusetts.
- 2001
Conference paper Ben Ftima, M., Sadek, F., El-Borgi, S., & Riley, M. A. (2001, February). Stochastic linearization for control of hysteretic structures using H∞ algorithm [Paper]. 19th International Modal Analysis Conference (IMAC XIX - 2001), Orlando, Florida.
- 2022
- Theses (1)
- 2013
Thesis Ben Ftima, M. (2013). Utilisation de la méthode des éléments finis non-linéaires pour la conception des structures en béton armé: application aux structures massives [Ph.D. thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- 2013