Strengthening of RC continuous beams by external prestressing

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 195-204

  Tan, Kiang Hwee ^a   Tjandra, Robert A ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b YWL Engineering Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Continuous beams; Fiber reinforced polymers; Structural strength

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; POLYMERS; PRESTRESSING; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

CONTINUOUS BEAMS; FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERS; STRUCTURAL STRENGTH;

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 33846288915     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2007)133:2(195)     Document Type: Article

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