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.
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- Articles de revue (19)
- 2023
Article de revue Article de revue 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).Article de revue 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
Article de revue 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.Article de revue 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.Article de revue Abra, O., & Ben Ftima, M. (2022). Strength reduction design method for reinforced concrete structures: Generalization. Engineering Structures, 258, 18 pages.Article de revue 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.Article de revue 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
Article de revue Ben Ftima, M., & Lemery, J. (2021). Asymptotic fracture energy for nonlinear simulation of mass concrete structures. Construction and Building Materials, 271, 121542 (12 pages).Article de revue 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
Article de revue 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.Article de revue 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.Article de revue 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.Article de revue 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
Article de revue 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
Article de revue 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.Article de revue 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
Article de revue 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
Article de revue Ben Ftima, M., & Léger, P. (2006). Seismic stability of cracked concrete dams using rigid block models. Computers and Structures, 84(28), 1802-1814.
- 2023
- Communications de conférence (14)
- 2022
Communication de conférence Freitas, M., Ben Ftima, M., Léger, P., & Bouaanani, N. (mai 2022). Evaluation of Concrete Constitutive Models for Finite Element Simulation of Dam Shear Keys [Communication écrite]. Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference, Whistler, BC, Canada.Communication de conférence Ben Ftima, M., Chéruel, A., & Argouges, M. (juillet 2022). Multi-physical Simulation of Concrete Hydraulic Facilities Affected by Alkali-Aggregate Reaction: From Material to Structure [Communication écrite]. RILEM International Conference on Numerical Modeling Strategies for Sustainable Concrete Structures (SSCS), 2022, Marseille, France.
- 2021
Communication de conférence Ben Ftima, M., & Yildiz, E. (mai 2021). Revisiting the slot-cutting repair techniquefor facilities affected by AAR using advanced numerical simulations [Communication écrite]. 16th International Conference on Alkali Aggregate Reaction in Concrete (ICAAR 2020-2022), Lisboa, Portugal.Communication de conférence Ben Ftima, M., Bolduc, M., & Léger, P. (mai 2021). Structural stability assessment of concrete hydraulic structures affected by AAR [Communication écrite]. 16th International Conference on Alkali Aggregate Reaction in Concrete (ICAAR 2020-2022), Lisboa, Portugal.
- 2019
Communication de conférence Lemery, J., Ben Ftima, M., & Leclerc, M. (juin 2019). Experimental investigations on the size effect of fracture energy for concretes of hydraulic structures [Communication écrite]. 10th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures (FraMCoS-10), Pau, France.Communication de conférence Ben Ftima, M., & Yildiz, E. (juin 2019). Study of concrete hydroelectric facilities affected by AAR using multiphysical simulation [Communication écrite]. 2019 ICOLD Annual Symposium, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
- 2018
Communication de conférence Ben Ftima, M., & Yildiz, E. (octobre 2018). Multi-physical simulation of concrete hydroelectric facilities affected by AAR : towards engineering predictive tools [Communication écrite]. 2018 CAD Annual Conference & Exhibition, Québec, Qc, Canada.
- 2017
Communication de conférence Massicotte, B., Jolicoeur, O., Ben Ftima, M., & Lagier, F. (septembre 2017). Effectiveness of UHPFRC cover for the seismic strengthening of deficient bridge piers [Communication écrite]. 39th IABSE Symposium : Engineering the Future, Vancouver, BC.Communication de conférence Ben Ftima, M., Léger, P., & Boussaha, F. (juin 2017). Nonlinear finite elements for the assessment of hydraulic concrete structures affected by alkali-aggregate reaction: a case study [Communication écrite]. Dam Swelling Concrete (DSC 2017), Chambéry, France.Communication de conférence Ben Ftima, M., Massicotte, B., & Mousseau, S. (juillet 2017). Steel-fibre reinforcement for large hydraulic concrete structures: Numerical investigations on a semi-spiral case [Communication écrite]. Joint ACI-fib International Workshop on Fibre-Reinforced Concrete: From Design to Structural Applications (FRC 2014), Montréal, Québec.
- 2016
Communication de conférence Ben Ftima, M., Sadouki, H., & Brühwiler, E. (mai 2016). 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 [Communication écrite]. 9th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures (FraMCoS-9), Berkeley, California.
- 2004
Communication de conférence Tremblay, R., Ben Ftima, M., & Sabelli, R. (janvier 2004). An innovative bracing configuration for improved seismic response [Communication écrite]. recent advances and new trends in structural design international colloquium, Timisoara, Romania.
- 2002
Communication de conférence Sadek, F., Ben Ftima, M., El-Borgi, S., McCormick, J., & Riley, M. A. (juillet 2002). Control of hysteretic structures using H∞ algorithm and stochastic linearization techniques [Communication écrite]. 7th US National Conference Earthquake Engineering, Boston, Massachusetts.
- 2001
Communication de conférence Ben Ftima, M., Sadek, F., El-Borgi, S., & Riley, M. A. (février 2001). Stochastic linearization for control of hysteretic structures using H∞ algorithm [Communication écrite]. 19th International Modal Analysis Conference (IMAC XIX - 2001), Orlando, Florida.
- 2022
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- 2013
Thèse 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 [Thèse de doctorat, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- 2013