Enhancement of the flexural performance of retrofitted wood beams using CFRP composite sheets

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 411-422

  Li, Yeou Fong ^a   Xie, Yao Ming ^a   Tsai, Ming Jer ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP); Retrofitting; Wood beam

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; BENDING STRENGTH; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; MAINTENANCE; POLYESTERS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RETROFITTING; SAFETY FACTOR; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; WOOD; WOODEN BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

ABSOLUTE ERRORS; CFRP COMPOSITES; CFRP SHEETS; COMPOSITE SHEETS; CUNNINGHAMIA LANCEOLATA; FLEXURAL STRENGTHS; POINT BENDING TESTS; TENSILE; THEORETICAL ANALYSES; ULTIMATE LOADS; VERTICAL DISPLACEMENTS; WOOD BEAM; WOOD BEAMS;

PLASTIC SHEETS;

BEAMS; BEND STRENGTH; CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITES; MAINTENANCE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTICS; POLYESTERS; SAFETY; SHEETS; WOOD;

EID: 54049130912     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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