Torsional strengthening of spandrel beams with fiber-reinforced polymer laminates

Journal of Composites for Construction

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 157-162

  Salom, Pedro R ^a   Gergely, Janos ^b   Young, David T ^b  

^a Zapata Engineering   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Charlotte   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite beams; Fiber reinforced polymers; Laminates; Reinforcement; Torsion

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE BEAMS; FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER (FRP); FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERS; SPRANDEL BEAMS;

BENDING (DEFORMATION); COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); CYCLIC LOADS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; LAMINATES; REINFORCEMENT; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TORSIONAL STRESS;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 13944256169     PISSN: 10900268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0268(2004)8:2(157)     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. American Concrete Institute (ACI) Committee 440. (2001). "Guide for the design and construction of externally bonded FRP systems for strengthening concrete structures." Detroit.
2. American Concrete Institute (AGI) Committee 318. (2002). "Building code requirements for reinforced concrete." and "Commentary." ACI 318-02 and ACI 318R-02, respectively, Detroit.
3. Ghobarah, A., Ghorbel, M. N., and Chidiac, S. E. (2002). "Upgrading torsional resistance of reinforced concrete beams using fiber-reinforced polymer." J. Compos. Constr., 6(4), 257-263.
4. Salom, P. R. (2001). "Spandrel beams retrofitted with carbon fiber polymer and subjected to torsion." MSc thesis, Civil Engineering Dept., Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, N.C.