Flexural behaviour of reinforced concrete beams strengthened by CFRP sheets

Engineering Structures

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2428-2444

  Esfahani, M R ^a   Kianoush, M R ^b   Tajari, A R ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CFRP; Flexural strengthening; Reinforced concrete beams; Reinforcing bar ratio

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; DUCTILITY; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STIFFNESS;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER; FLEXURAL STRENGTHENING; REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS; REINFORCING BAR RATIO;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BENDING STRENGTH; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; DUCTILITY; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STIFFNESS;

FLEXURE; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34548233812     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2006.12.008     Document Type: Article

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