Abstract: Many prestressed concrete bridges are in need of upgrades to increase their posted capacities. The use of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) materials is gaining credibility as a strengthening option for reinforced ...

Abstract: Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) materials are currently produced in different configurations and are widely used for the strengthening and retrofitting of concrete structures and bridges. Recently, considerable research has ...

Abstract: The presence of a fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) strengthening material bonded to the tension face of a reinforced concrete beam will restrict but not prevent the opening of intermediate flexural cracks due to applied ...

Abstract: Acceptance of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) materials for strengthening concrete structures, together with the recent availability of higher modulus CFRP strips, has resulted in the possibility to also strengthen ...

Abstract: A series of tests has been carried out on a specially designed airblast atomizer in which the liquid is first spread into a thin sheet and then subjected on both sides to the atomizing ...

Abstract: An experimental study of airblast atomization has been conducted using a specially designed atomizer in which the liquid is first spread into a thin sheet and then exposed on both sides to ...

Abstract: The use of fiber-reinforced composite materials for the construction and rehabilitation of civil engineering structures is relatively new. Structural members are routinely joined by bolted connections. Bolted connections ...

Abstract: The use of fiber-reinforced composite materials in civil structural applications is relatively new and there is a serious lack of information on the behavior and design of the bolted connections normally used for structural ...