Strengthening of Cantilever and Continuous Beams Using New Triaxially Braided Ductile Fabric

ACI Structural Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 237-244

  Grace, Nabil F ^a   Ragheb, Wael F ^c   Abdel Sayed, George ^b  

^a Lawrence Technological Univ   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Concrete; Ductility; Flexural strengthening; Polymer

Indexed keywords

FLEXURE STRENGTHENING; PLASTIC HINGES;

BENDING STRENGTH; CARBON FIBERS; DUCTILITY; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTICS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STRESSES;

CANTILEVER BEAMS;

EID: 1842764853     PISSN: 08893241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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