Durability characteristics of concrete beams externally bonded with FRP composite sheets

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 351-358

  Toutanji, Houssam A ^a   Gómez, William ^b  

^a University of Alabama in Huntsville   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Beams; Carbon fiber; Durability; Epoxy; Flexural load; Glass fiber; Reinforced plastic; Salt water

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CONCRETE TESTING; DURABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; EPOXY RESINS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PLASTIC SHEETS; SALINE WATER; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC COMPOSITE SHEETS;

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 0031199441     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-9465(97)00028-0     Document Type: Article

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