Flexural behavior of R/C beams strengthened with carbon fiber reinforced polymer sheets or fabric

Journal of Composites for Construction

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 292-301

  Alagusundaramoorthy, P ^a   Harik, I E ^b   Choo, C C ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beams; Bending; Concrete, reinforced; Fiber reinforced polymers; Sheets; Structural reinforcement

Indexed keywords

CREEP STRAIN; FOUR POINT BENDING FLEXURAL STRENGTH; STRENGTH-TO-WEIGHT RATIO; STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT;

BENDING STRENGTH; CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CREEP; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLASTIC SHEETS; REINFORCED CONCRETE;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 13944278013     PISSN: 10900268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0268(2003)7:4(292)     Document Type: Article

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