Abstract: Cracking is an important aspect of concrete behavior that considerably affects the overall response of concrete structures. The initiation of cracks is governed by concrete tensile properties. The propagation of cracks is ...

Abstract: The second order differential equation of interface shear is formulated for fiber-reinforced polymer-strengthened beams using beam theory with a shear deformable adhesive layer. The solution of the boundary value problem ...

Abstract: The problem of buckling of rings under external pressure has attracted interest since the late 1950s; however, the formulations developed, to date, to obtain the critical pressure are limited to special cases of orthotropic ...

Abstract: The collapse of cylindrical shells under external pressure is known to be controlled by global elastic buckling, material failure, or a combination thereof. In the case of composites, delamination is another factor affecting ...

Abstract: The external fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) flexural and shear strengthening of reinforced concrete beams is a well-established technique for structural rehabilitation and upgrade. In the present work, an analytical solution ...

Abstract: This research presents an experimental program for flexural strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) full-scale girders with externally bonded carbon fiber–reinforced polymer (CFRP) sheets secured with fiber anchors. The ...