Timber beams strengthened with GFRP bars: Development and applications

Journal of Composites for Construction

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 11-20

  Gentile, Chris ^a   Svecova, Dagmar ^a   Rizkalla, Sami H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bars; Beams; Bridges; Fiber reinforced materials; Repairing; Timbers

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE TENSION; COMPRESSION FAILURE; GLASS-FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER (GFRP) BARS; REPAIRING; TIMBER BEAMS;

BENDING STRENGTH; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; REPAIR; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TIMBER; WOODEN BRIDGES;

WOODEN BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

BARS; BEAMS; BEND STRENGTH; LUMBER; MAINTENANCE; POLYMERS; STIFFNESS;

EID: 0141855436     PISSN: 10900268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0268(2002)6:1(11)     Document Type: Review

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