The use of steel and fiber reinforced polymers (FRPs) for strengthening RC beams can
significantly improve the flexural strength, fatigue life and the serviceability of the beams …

The specialized application of prestressing the near-surface mounted (NSM) fibre reinforced
polymer (FRP) reinforcement for strengthening reinforced concrete (RC) structures …

Despite the superior performance of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) as compared with
conventional steel bars in terms of high strength-to-weight ratio, corrosion resistance, and …

A comprehensive literature review on the fatigue performance of Reinforced Concrete (RC)
beams strengthened using Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP) reinforcement is presented in …

The fatigue performance of Reinforced Concrete (RC) beams strengthened using NSM
CFRP rods was examined in this study. The testing matrix consisted of one un-strengthened …

The effects of prestress levels on the flexural behavior of concrete beams strengthened with
near-surface-mounted (NSM) fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs) were experimentally …

In this study, a three-dimensional finite-element analysis (FEA) was conducted to study the
parameters that affect the maximum flexural fatigue capacity of RC beams strengthened with …

An experimental program was conducted to investigate the combined effects of sustained
load and freeze-thaw cycling exposure on the flexural behaviour of reinforced concrete (RC) …

Fibre-reinforced polymers (FRP) reinforcement has been used for flexural strengthening
either as an externally bonded (EB) system in the form of FRP laminate (sheets, plates or …

The use of shape memory alloys (SMA) in structural engineering applications was limited to
small-scale projects and not adapted in practical application due to the high cost of …