Shear strengthening of a PC bridge girder with NSM CFRP rectangular bars

Advances in Structural Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 297-309

  Nanni, Antonio ^a   Di Ludovico, Marco ^b   Parretti, Renato ^c  

^a Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c Co Force America Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bridges; Fiber reinforced polymer; Flexural strengthening; Prestressed concrete; Shear strengthening.; Structural repair

Indexed keywords

BARS (METAL); BENDING STRENGTH; BRIDGES; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; PRESTRESSED CONCRETE; SHEAR STRENGTH;

NEAR SURFACE MOUNTED (NSM) REINFORCEMENT; SHEAR STRENGTHENING; STRUCTURAL REPAIR;

COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 4344610346     PISSN: 13694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/1369433041653570     Document Type: Article

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