[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Anchored CFRP ropes for flexural capacity recovering of thermally damaged RC one-way slabs

RZ Al-Rousan - Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
The effectiveness of utilizing near surface mounted (NSM) ropes of carbon fiber reinforced
polymers (CFRP) in restoring the mechanical performance of heat-damaged RC slabs were …

Shear strengthening of reinforced concrete deep beams using near-surface mounted hybrid carbon/glass fibre reinforced polymer strips

M Ibrahim, T Wakjira, U Ebead - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigated the efficacy of near surface mounted (NSM) hybrid carbon/glass fibre
reinforced polymer (FRP) strips for strengthening of shear-deficient reinforced-concrete (RC) …

Nonlinear analysis of reinforced concrete slabs using a quasi-3D mixed finite element formulation

R Wang, Z Fang, M Lezgy-Nazargah, H Khosravi - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
This study presents an efficient quasi-3D mixed finite element (MFE) formulation for the
materially nonlinear analysis of reinforced concrete (RC) slabs based on a refined layered …

Bond behavior and ultimate capacity of notched concrete beams with externally-bonded FRP and PBO-FRCM systems under different environmental conditions

D De Domenico, S Urso, C Borsellino… - … and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
The influence of environmental conditions on the bond behavior and ultimate capacity of
strengthening composite systems applied to concrete substrates is investigated. Two …

Flexural performance of pre-damaged RC beams strengthened with different configurations of UHPFRC layer–experimental and analytical investigation

S Ahmad, AMA Sharif, MA Al-Osta, MM Al-Zahrani… - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper reports a study comprising both experimental and analytical works to capture the
flexural behavior of pre-damaged reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened with …

Characterization of the performance of a tailored shear connector for UHPC slab-FRP truss hybrid beam

R Zhong, X Ai, Y Feng, X Zou, J Wang - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Placing an ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) slab on top of a FRP truss to form a
hybrid system is a good solution to overcome the limited stiffness of all-FRP structures. The …

Strengthening of one way RC slab with opening using CFRP strips

Ö Anil, N Kaya, O Arslan - Construction and Building Materials, 2013 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to investigate flexural behavior of one way RC slab with opening
and applying strengthening to them by using CFRP strips. Size and location of opening on …

Failure stages in post-tensioned reinforced self-consolidating concrete slab strengthened with CFRP layers

S Yazdani, S Asadollahi, P Shoaei… - Engineering Failure …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the performance of prestressed reinforced self-consolidating concrete (SCC)
slabs strengthened with carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) sheets has been …

Accuracy of design‐oriented formulations for evaluating the flexural and shear capacities of FRP‐strengthened RC beams

T D'Antino, TC Triantafillou - Structural Concrete, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Fibre‐reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have been employed in the last few decades
largely for the strengthening and seismic retrofitting of existing reinforced concrete (RC) …