Faculty profile
Maria Polak
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Research
Latest funding
- $106,200
Toward hybrid GFRP/FRC construction for sustainable next generation concrete infrastructure
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
- $77,400
Investigating Impacts of Construction Contaminants to Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Internal Reinforcing Bars
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
- $158,800
Concrete frame joints reinforced with GFRP bars
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
Toward hybrid GFRP/FRC construction for sustainable next generation concrete infrastructure
Principal investigators: Hrynyk, Trevor TD
Keywords: bridges; fibre reinforced concrete; fibre reinforced polymers; finite element analysis; reinforced concrete
Investigating Impacts of Construction Contaminants to Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Internal Reinforcing Bars
Principal investigators: Kim, Kunho Eugene KE
Keywords: abrasive blasting damage; bond; durability; gfrp reinforcing bars; mechanical properties; non-destructive evaluation; surface contamination
Concrete frame joints reinforced with GFRP bars
Principal investigators: Polak, Maria Anna MA
Keywords: confinement; design recommendations; finite element analyses; glass fibre reinforced polymer bars; joints; laboratory testing; loadings; reinforced concrete frames; structural design; strut-and-tie design
Novel designs of GFRP reinforced concrete for safety and sustainability
Principal investigators: Polak, Maria Anna MA
Keywords: cracking; fibres; glass fibre reinforced polymer gfrp; hybrid reinforcement; punching shear; reinforcement; seismic performance; slabs; structural concrete
Development of an Image-based Surface Roughness Measurement System
Principal investigators: Yeum, Chul Min CM
Keywords: computer vision; concrete surface roughness; image processing; mobile application; optical sensing technology
Novel structural systems and materials for concrete construction
Principal investigators: Polak, Maria Anna
Keywords: structural concrete; reinforcement; punching shear; seismic design; fibre reinforced polymers (frp); hybrid members; laboratory testing; structural mechanics; finite element analysis; design methods
Punching shear in reinforced concrete slabs supported on walls and long columns.
Principal investigators: Polak, Maria
Multiscale analysis of GFRP reinforcements for concrete under special stress and environmental conditions- modelling strength and durability
Principal investigators: Polak, Maria
High-frequency laser scanner with microscopic resolution for nondestructive evaluation of civil infrastructure
Principal investigators: Cascante, Giovanni
Universal Tester for material characterization
Principal investigators: Polak, Maria
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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