[HTML][HTML] Connections and structural applications of fibre reinforced polymer composites for civil infrastructure in aggressive environments

H Fang, Y Bai, W Liu, Y Qi, J Wang - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have become known for their specific
advantages for civil infrastructure construction. High corrosion resistance in particular is one …

A new and robust hybrid artificial bee colony algorithm–ANN model for FRP-concrete bond strength evaluation

H Jahangir, DR Eidgahee - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study describes the bond strength estimation between the FRP strip and the
substrate concrete using machine learning approaches. To provide a precise model, a …

[HTML][HTML] Debonding model for nonlinear Fe-SMA strips bonded with nonlinear adhesives

L Li, E Chatzi, E Ghafoori - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2023 - Elsevier
The application of adhesively-bonded joints for strengthening of structures using iron-based
shape memory alloys (Fe-SMAs) has recently emerged in construction. Fe-SMAs and the …

A review on the bond behavior of FRP NSM systems in concrete

MRF Coelho, JM Sena-Cruz, LAC Neves - Construction and Building …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper presents a review of current knowledge on the bond behavior of fiber reinforced
polymer (FRP) systems inserted in the cover of concrete elements, commonly known as the …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental study on effect of EBR and EBROG methods on debonding of FRP sheets used for shear strengthening of RC beams

D Mostofinejad, AT Kashani - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2013 - Elsevier
Rehabilitation and retrofit of structures have been widely used in buildings since many years
ago. In recent years, Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composites have been utilized to …

Effect of FRP U-jackets on the behaviour of RC beams strengthened in flexure with NSM CFRP strips

SS Zhang, Y Ke, ST Smith, HP Zhu, ZL Wang - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
The near-surface mounted (NSM) fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) strengthening technique
has become a viable strengthening method for reinforced concrete (RC) beams. Premature …

A review of test methods for studying the FRP-concrete interfacial bond behavior

FM Mukhtar, RM Faysal - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Due to aging of existing structures and/or change of expected load patterns and their
magnitudes, their strengthening becomes a necessity. The application of externally bonded …