Applications of natural and synthetic fiber reinforced polymer in infrastructure: A suitability assessment

S Navaratnam, K Selvaranjan, D Jayasooriya… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Using fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in engineering infrastructures has
effectively resolved significant problems related to restoring existing and deteriorating …

Experimental study of a composite beam externally bonded with a carbon fiber-reinforced plastic plate

W Zhang, S Kang, X Liu, B Lin, Y Huang - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
According to the characteristics of steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) with high tensile
strength and carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) with high strength and light weight, a …

Retrofitting of severely damaged reinforced concrete members using fiber reinforced polymers: A comprehensive review

J Maheswaran, M Chellapandian, N Arunachelam - Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Reliability-based analysis of the flexural strength of concrete beams reinforced with hybrid BFRP and steel rebars

W Zhang, X Liu, Y Huang, MN Tong - Archives of Civil and Mechanical …, 2022 - Springer
The durability of reinforced concrete structures has always been an important problem in
civil engineering because steel rebars rust easily. Therefore, fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction of FRCM–concrete bond strength with machine learning approach

A Kumar, HC Arora, K Kumar, MA Mohammed… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fibre-reinforced cement mortar (FRCM) has been widely utilised for the repair and
restoration of building structures. The bond strength between FRCM and concrete typically …

Experimental investigation on the strengthening of reinforced concrete beams using externally bonded and near-surface mounted natural fibre reinforced polymer …

JU Effiong, AN Ede - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Developing more resilient and sustainable physical infrastructure increases the demand for
sustainable materials and strengthening approaches. Many investigations into …

Flexural strengthening of reinforced concrete beams with variable compressive strength using near-surface mounted carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer strips [NSM …

H Al-zu'bi, M Abdel-Jaber, H Katkhuda - Fibers, 2022 - mdpi.com
An experimental and analytical investigation was conducted on reinforced concrete (RC)
beams strengthened in flexure using the near-surface mounted carbon-fiber-reinforced …

Efficacy of CFRP/BFRP laminates in flexurally strengthening of concrete beams with corroded reinforcement

T Do-Dai, T Chu-Van, DT Tran, AY Nassif… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper aimed at quantifying the effect of reinforcement corrosion level on the
deformability and the flexural strengthening performance of Carbon and Basalt-Fibre …

[HTML][HTML] Shear and flexural strengthening of reinforced concrete beams with variable compressive strength values using externally bonded carbon fiber plates

R Al-Shamayleh, H Al-Saoud, M Alqam - Results in Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents experimental and analytical research to study the shear and flexural
performance of Reinforced Concrete (RC) beams strengthened using two types of externally …

[HTML][HTML] Finite element analyses of FRP-strengthened concrete beams with corroded reinforcement

M Gotame, CL Franklin, M Blomfors, J Yang… - Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Existing deteriorated reinforced concrete (RC) structures need strengthening to extend
service life. Fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) has been widely used to strengthen sound …