Abstract: In this study, a new hybrid technique for the strengthening of rectangular reinforced concrete (RC) columns under eccentric compressive loading is described, and its effectiveness is assessed experimentally. This technique ...

Abstract: Even though several stress–strain models have been proposed for fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)-confined concrete columns subjected to axial compressive loading, very few models can predict an axial response featuring ...

Abstract: Even though many experimental studies have evidenced that fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)-confined concrete columns under compression might exhibit a postpeak strain-softening response, followed by a hardening behavior (a ...

Abstract: Predicting the shear resistance of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened with externally bonded reinforcement using carbon fiber–reinforced polymer (CFRP) materials poses a significant challenge due to the complex ...

Abstract: Using a design-oriented model recently developed for prediction of the moment-curvature relationship of a cross section of beams made by strain-softening or strain-hardening fiber reinforced concrete (FRC) and that can ...

Abstract: With the purpose of evaluating the influence of both the percentage and inclination of the carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) laminates on the effectiveness of the near-surface mounted technique for the shear strengthening ...

Abstract: A strengthening technique, combining carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) laminates and strips of wet layup CFRP sheet, is used to increase both the flexural and the energy dissipation capacities of reinforced concrete ...