Optimizing the performance characteristics of beams strengthened with bonded CFRP laminates

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 119-126

  Spadea, G ^a   Bencardino, F ^a   Swamy, R N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANCHORAGES (CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION); CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CONCRETE TESTING; DEFORMATION; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

LOAD CAPACITY; PERFORMANCE FACTOR;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 0033882339     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02484166     Document Type: Article

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