Abstract: Strengthening-by-stiffening (SBS) is a technique for enhancing the shear performance of buckling-prone webs of steel beams by bonding glass fiber–reinforced polymer (GFRP) stiffeners. This paper focuses on changes in load ...

Abstract: Restoring the capacity of deficient structural members to meet original design requirements or new higher demands is common. For that purpose, research efforts to use composite materials in retrofitting steel structures ...

Abstract: One of the largest items in the bridge inventory for many states is culverts, and cast-in-place reinforced concrete box culverts constitute a sizeable portion of the overall culvert inventory. In Louisiana, most of these ...