Conventional concrete is a common building material that is often ridden with cracks due to
its low tensile strength. Moreover, it has relatively low shear strength and, unless reinforced …

This paper provides a critical review of recent studies on strengthening of reinforced
concrete and unreinforced masonry (URM) structures by fiber reinforced polymers (FRP) …

Regarding the high interfacial shear stresses at end-plate, and end-plate cover separation in
externally bonded methods, bar end-interfacial debonding and bar-end cover separation in …

The behaviour of RC beams strengthened with NSM FRP bars was experimentally
investigated. Eight beams were tested under four point bending. The effects of material type …

Abstract The efficiency of Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) materials for strengthening
existing Reinforced Concrete (RC) structures according to the Near Surface Mounted (NSM) …

Thirteen reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened with partially and fully bonded near
surface mounted (NSM) reinforcement and one unstrengthened beam (CB) were prepared …

Abstract The Near-Surface Mounted (NSM) strengthening technique has emerged as a
promising alternative to traditional strengthening methods in recent years. Over the past two …

An experimental and numerical study was performed to study the effectiveness of axial
stiffness and of the type of confinement of near-surface mounted (NSM) fibre reinforced …

This paper presents the test results of an experimental study that investigates the behavior of
reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened in flexure with near surface mounted (NSM) …

An experimental and analytical investigation was conducted on reinforced concrete (RC)
beams strengthened in flexure using the near-surface mounted carbon-fiber-reinforced …