Abstract: The technique of prestressing has been used successfully to improve the performance of existing concrete structures. However, very few applications of this technique can be found in steel structures. Prestressing by means ...

Abstract: The demand for the use of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRP) in rehabilitation of deteriorating infrastructure is increasing worldwide. The design characteristics of reinforced concrete or steel members can be enhanced ...

Abstract: Most of the research on application of composite materials in civil engineering during the past decade has concentrated on the behavior of structural elements under static loads. In engineering practice, there are many ...

Abstract: The static strength of reinforced concrete beams strengthened by gluing glass‐fiber‐reinforced‐plastic (GFRP) plates to their tension flanges is experimentally investigated. Five rectangular beams and one T‐beam were tested ...

Abstract: Since the development of reinforced concrete over a century ago, engineers have constantly struggled with the corrosion problem of steel reinforcement. The new advances in the field of materials science have resulted in ...

Abstract: This research project demonstrates how advanced composite materials can be used to strengthen existing timber bridge beams in order to increase the load capacity of the bridge. Many times, the timber bridges were not ...

Abstract: Analytical models based on the compatibility of deformations and equilibrium of forces are presented to predict the stresses and deformations in concrete beams strengthened with fiber composite plates epoxy‐bonded to the ...

Abstract: Prestressed steel has only recently been considered in the design of structures, despite along, successful history of prestressed concrete structures. Prestressing the steel in a composite steel‐concrete beam increases the ...

Abstract: The results of an experimental and analytical study of the behavior of damaged or understrength concrete beams retrofitted with thin carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) sheets are presented. The CFRP sheets are epoxy ...

Abstract: This paper analyzes the behavior of steel beams prestressed with highstrength steel tendon and compositely connected to a concrete deck. In particular, the deflection and the strains in the steel beam, concrete deck, and ...