Effectiveness of CFRP strengthening on curved soffit RC beams

Advances in Structural Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-68

  Eshwar, Nagaraj ^a   Ibell, Timothy James ^b   Nanni, Antonio ^c  

^a University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^c MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bond; Concrete bridges; Curved soffits; Design; Fiber reinforced polymer; Flexure; Peeling; Spike anchor; Strengthening

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); BONDING; BRITTLENESS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CONCRETE BRIDGES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PEELING; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL MEMBERS; TENSILE STRESS;

BOND; CURVED SOFFITS; FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERS (FRP); FLEXURE; SPIKE ANCHORS; STRENGTHENING;

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 15244356382     PISSN: 13694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/1369433053749607     Document Type: Article

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