Bonding of a fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) plate to the tension face of a beam has become
a popular flexural strengthening method in recent years. As a result, a large number of …

Rehabilitation of existing infrastructure has become a priority in recent years as an
alternative to the daunting costs of rebuilding structures. Traditional repair methods have …

The behaviour of bond between FRP and concrete is a key factor controlling the behaviour
of concrete structures strengthened with FRP composites. This article presents an …

Fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) or steel plates can be bonded to the soffit of a beam as a
means of retrofitting the beam. In such plated beams, tensile forces develop in the bonded …

One possible method for strengthening deteriorated concrete structures is to externally bond
composite material plates to the concrete. To implement such a rehabilitation, the nature of …

The structural behavior of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with adhesively bonded
fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP) is presented. The experimental work included flexural testing …

Several existing fracture modeling strategies for the debonding mechanism simulation in
strengthened structural elements rely on simplified cohesive approaches for concrete/FRP …

An effective method for strengthening existing concrete beams in bending consists in
bonding fiber-reinforced composite laminates on the tension faces of the beams. Laboratory …

Reinforced concrete beams can be strengthened and stiffened by gluing steel plates to the
tension face of the beam. However, experimental tests show that shear and flexural forces …

Many empirical equations for predicting the modulus of elasticity as a function of
compressive strength can be found in the current literature. They are obtained from …