Torsional strengthening of reinforced concrete box beams using carbon fiber reinforced polymer

Composite Structures

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 264-270

  Jing, Meng ^a   Raongjant, Werasak ^b   Li, Zhongxian ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Box beam; Carbon fiber sheets; CFS; Cyclic torque; Restoring force model; Strengthening; Torsional capacity

Indexed keywords

BENDING MOMENTS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; DEFORMATION; HYSTERESIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; RIGIDITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; TORQUE;

BOX BEAM; CYCLIC TORQUE; TORSIONAL CAPACITY;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

BENDING; CARBON FIBER; DEFORMATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; PLASTIC; STRENGTH; TESTING;

EID: 33845223220     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2005.10.017     Document Type: Article

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