Retrofitting method for reinforced concrete structures with externally prestressed carbon fiber sheets

American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication

Volumn SP-188, Issue , 1999, Pages 751-765

  Wu, Zhishen ^a   Matsuzaki, Tomomasa ^a   Yokoyama, Koichi ^a   Kanda, Tatsuru ^b  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b The Ibaraki University ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Anchorage; Beams; Carbon fiber sheet; Composite behavior; External prestressing; Reinforced concrete; Retrofit

Indexed keywords

ANCHORAGE ZONES; ANCHORAGES (FOUNDATIONS); CONCRETE BUILDINGS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; GRAPHITE FIBERS; POLYMER CONCRETE; PRESTRESSED CONCRETE; PRESTRESSING; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

CARBON FIBER SHEETS; CRACK RESISTANCE; DEBONDING FAILURE; EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM; OPTIMIZATION OF REINFORCEMENT; PRESTRESSING SYSTEM; REINFORCEMENT EFFECTS; REINFORCING METHOD;

FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 85053456719     PISSN: 01932527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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