Abstract: The effectiveness of externally bonded fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) laminates for strengthening existing reinforced concrete (RC) structures is strictly related to the bond of the FRP reinforcement to the concrete ...

Abstract: are very limited; the present paper is intended as an extension of a previous experimental work conducted by writers [as reported by M. Di Ludovico et al. ACI Struct. J. 102(5), 97–109 (2005)] on three full-scale PC specimens. In particular, tests on five...

Abstract: Capacity models to assess structural safety are primarily based on experimental outcomes typical of new constructions. In order to analyze deformation and strength mechanisms of members that do not comply to current seismic ...

Abstract: In the framework of the seismic performance assessment and rehabilitation research project, a series of bidirectional pseudodynamic tests were performed on a full-scale torsionally unbalanced three-story reinforced concrete ...

Abstract: This paper reports the results of an experimental program to investigate the bonding behavior of two different types of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) systems for strengthening RC members: externally bonded carbon (EBR) ...