Abstract: The use of near surface mounted (NSM) fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) strips for strengthening reinforced concrete structures shows great promise as the strains at intermediate crack (IC) debonding are generally much greater ...

Abstract: Ductility of RC structures has always been a classical area of concrete research. Given the complexity of the problem, the great mass of research investigating ductility, and specifically, moment redistribution and rotational ...

Abstract: In general, steel-reinforced concrete involves a ductile steel material and a very strong and ductile bond between the steel reinforcement and concrete, so that debonding rarely governs the design. In contrast, fiber-reinforced ...

Abstract: Structural engineers have long recognized the importance of member ductility, that is member rotation, in the design of reinforced concrete structures in order to redistribute moment and absorb energy due to dynamic, ...