FRP composites have been successfully used for improving the strength and ductility of
reinforced concrete members that are severely damaged under different scenarios such as …

The strengthening technique based on prestressed near-surface mounted (NSM) strips
made of fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs) is well known as an effective means to restore or …

The objective of this investigation is to assess the effectiveness of hybrid fiber reinforced
polymer (FRP) strengthening on the overall behavioral improvement of reinforced concrete …

Concrete cover separation (CCS) is frequently happened prior to the yielding of steel
stirrups in FRP-strengthened RC beams. However, the debonding mechanism and criterion …

Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are widely used in concrete technology due to
their high mechanical and durability properties. FRP has become a mainstream material not …

Abstract Repairing Corroded Reinforced Concrete (RC) beams has been an important area
of study so far. Restoring the mechanical properties of (RC) beams which have been lost …

The ACI440. 2R and other codes advice that the concrete can reach the compressive strain
of 0.003 and there is no FRP debonding at the ultimate limit state of FRP-strengthened RC …

External bonding (EB) technique has been used widely to strengthen reinforced concrete
(RC) structures in civil engineering over several decades. Steel and fiber reinforced …

Due to the rapid urbanization and boom in the infrastructure sector, the frequency of repair
and retrofitting in major structures has significantly increased in recent times. Hence, it is …

Abstract Externally Bonded FRP (EB-FRP) and Near Surface Mounted (NSM) FRP are the
two common forms of utilizing FRP material for flexural strengthening of Reinforced …