Abstract: In 2007, the Portuguese government launched a modernization program for the public network of secondary schools. This comprised a comprehensive survey on 56 large secondary schools aiming at identifying the main building ...

Abstract: This paper addresses the buckling behavior and strength of hybrid pultruded short profiles subjected to uniform compression. Since the design of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) pultruded profiles is often governed ...

Abstract: This paper presents an experimental study concerning the bond behavior at high temperatures between concrete and carbon fiber–reinforced polymer (CFRP) strips installed according to the near-surface-mounted (NSM) technique. ...

Abstract: Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are being increasingly used in the construction sector, especially in corrosion-prone applications. However, there is still a lack of knowledge about their long-term behavior under ...