Abstract: An attractive technique for the shear strengthening of reinforced concrete beams is to provide additional web reinforcement in the form of externally bonded fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) sheets. So far, theoretical studies ...

Abstract: Laboratory investigations of the compressive behavior of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)-confined concrete columns have generally been carried out using relatively small-scale specimens, and the majority of theoretical ...

Abstract: Torsion experiments were carried out on pure magnesium (99.9%) and the magnesium alloy AZ71 under free-end conditions of testing. The alloy had an axisymmetric initial texture, while the pure ...

Abstract: It has been demonstrated, through laboratory investigations and various field projects, that the external bonding of fiber- reinforced polymer (FRP) laminates is an effective technique for the structural enhancement of ...

Abstract: Although there is a large amount of experimental data available on the fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) strengthening of concrete structures, a full understanding of the various debonding phenomena is somewhat lacking. As a ...

Abstract: Experimental results of midrise RC shear walls under quasistatic cyclic loading were used to investigate the interaction of flexural and shear deformations. Four large-scale shear walls—one reinforced with steel bars and ...

Abstract: The feasibility of strengthening concrete slabs in flexure, with and without cutouts, using the mechanically fastened (MF) FRP technique is investigated. Two series of large-scale reinforced concrete slabs are tested. The ...

Abstract: The present study addresses the applicability of reinforced concrete shear walls totally reinforced with glass fiber–reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars to attain reasonable strength and drift requirements as specified in ...

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