Experimental and nonlinear finite element studies of RC beams strengthened with FRP plates

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 277-288

  Camata, Guido ^a   Spacone, Enrico ^b   Zarnic, Roko ^c  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

B. Debonding; Bond strength; Finite element; RC beam strengthening

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; DEBONDING; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); REINFORCED CONCRETE;

BOND STRENGTH; CRACK PATTERNS; RC BEAM STRENGTHENING;

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 33750615416     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2005.12.003     Document Type: Article

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