Experimental investigation into flexural retrofitting of reinforced concrete bridge beams using FRP composites

Composite Structures

Volumn 66, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 617-625

  Pham, Huy ^a   Al Mahaidi, Riadh ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Debond; Flexural retrofitting; FRP; Reinforced concrete

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES; CRACKS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SEPARATION;

DEBONDING MODES; END COVER SEPARATION;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

BRIDGE; CONCRETE; DEBONDING; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; TESTING;

EID: 4143102376     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2004.05.010     Document Type: Article

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