Critical review of strength and durability of concrete beams externally bonded with FRP

SR Abid, K Al-lami - Cogent engineering, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Externally bonded fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) has been proven to be a successful
strengthening technique for deteriorated and aged structures. In the last two decades, an …

A new anchorage system for CFRP strips in externally strengthened RC continuous beams

HA Bengar, AA Shahmansouri - Journal of Building Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Attaching fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) strips externally on the surface is a beneficial
strategy for retrofitting and repairing reinforced concrete (RC) beams subjected to flexural …

Flexural response of reinforced concrete continuous beams strengthened with fiber-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM)

A Mandor, A El Refai - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper reports on the efficiency of fabric reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM)
composites in enhancing the flexural and deformation capacity of continuous reinforced …

Experimental and FE analysis of composite RC beams with encased pultruded GFRP I-beam under static loads

TH Ibrahim, AA Allawi… - Advances in Structural …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Encasing glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) beam with reinforced concrete (RC)
improves stability, prevents buckling of the web, and enhances the fire resistance efficiency …

[HTML][HTML] Performance of CFRP-strengthened concrete beams fastened with distributed CFRP dowel and fiber anchors

MA Zaki, HA Rasheed, T Alkhrdaji - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents the results for three full-scale T beams and three full-scale rectangular
beams that were tested while strengthened with CFRP sheets and anchored using two types …

Performance of reinforced concrete T beams strengthened with flexural CFRP sheets and secured using CFRP splay anchors

MA Zaki, HA Rasheed, RR Roukerd, M Raheem - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
The use of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) anchors has been shown to improve the
performance of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened in flexure with CFRP sheets …

[HTML][HTML] Material development for a sustainable precast concrete block pavement

RB Murugan, C Natarajan, SE Chen - Journal of Traffic and Transportation …, 2016 - Elsevier
Portland cement concrete (PCC) and asphalt concrete (AC) are the most common roadway
and highway construction materials which are more suitable for continuous slab pavements …

[HTML][HTML] On the ductility of RC beam section: a revision and up to date of conclusions

AV Lopes, T Lou, SMR Lopes - Engineering Structures, 2025 - Elsevier
In the context of reinforced concrete (RC) structures, standards aim to relate the ductility of
these structures to the ductility of the steels used in their construction. Among other …

Evaluation of ductility index enhancement level of banana fibre reinforced lightweight self-compacting concrete beam

K Poongodi, P Murthi, R Gobinath - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2021 - Elsevier
An experimental investigation was carried out to evaluate the ductility index of banana fibre
reinforced lightweight self-compacting concrete (LWSCC) containing supplementary …

[HTML][HTML] Behavior of RC beams with tension lap splices confined with transverse reinforcement using different types of concrete under pure bending

RTS Mabrouk, A Mounir - Alexandria engineering journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Many research studies have been carried out on the different parameters affecting the bond
strength of tension lap splices in RC beams but limited attention has been given to the effect …