Flexural and shear strengthening of RC beams with composite materials - The influence of cutting steel stirrups to install CFRP strips

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 544-553

  Costa, Inês G ^a   Barros, Joaquim A O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

CFRP; Flexural strengthening; NSM; Shear strengthening; Stirrups

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL INVESTIGATIONS; CARBON FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMER; CFRP SHEET; CONCRETE COVER THICKNESS; COVER THICKNESS; CROSS SECTION; CUTTING STEEL; EXISTING REINFORCED CONCRETE; EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM; FLEXURAL STRENGTHENING; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITIES; LONGITUDINAL STEEL; MONOTONIC LOADING; NEAR SURFACE MOUNTED; RC BEAMS; SHEAR RESISTANCES; SHEAR STRENGTHENING;

CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; REINFORCED CONCRETE;

STRENGTHENING (METAL);

EID: 77953137155     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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