Properties and applications of FRP in strengthening RC structures: A review

YHM Amran, R Alyousef, RSM Rashid… - Structures, 2018 - Elsevier
In civil and structural engineering, building structures with robust stability and durability
using sustainable materials is challenging. The current technological means and materials …

Inspection of concrete structures externally reinforced with FRP composites using active infrared thermography: A review

M Yumnam, H Gupta, D Ghosh, J Jaganathan - Construction and Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have become one of the most important
strengthening and retrofitting materials for reinforced concrete structures. However, these …

An engineer's guide to eXplainable Artificial Intelligence and Interpretable Machine Learning: Navigating causality, forced goodness, and the false perception of …

MZ Naser - Automation in Construction, 2021 - Elsevier
While artificial intelligence (AI), and by extension machine learning (ML), continues to be
adopted in parallel engineering disciplines, the integration of AI/ML into the structural …

Ultra-High-Strength Engineered Cementitious Composites (UHS-ECC) panel reinforced with FRP bar/grid: Development and flexural performance

JX Zhu, KF Weng, BT Huang, LY Xu, JG Dai - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract In this study, Ultra-High-Strength Engineered Cementitious Composites (UHS-ECC)
panels with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) reinforcement (ie, FRP bars and girds) were …

Behavior of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with externally bonded hybrid fiber reinforced polymer systems

RA Hawileh, HA Rasheed, JA Abdalla, AK Al-Tamimi - Materials & Design, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper presents an experimental and an analytical investigation of the behavior of
Reinforced Concrete (RC) beams strengthened in flexure by means of different …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental study on FRP-to-concrete bonded joints

J Yao, JG Teng, JF Chen - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2005 - Elsevier
The behaviour of bond between FRP and concrete is a key factor controlling the behaviour
of concrete structures strengthened with FRP composites. This article presents an …

Defining parameters for concrete damage plasticity model

Y Sümer, M Aktaş - Challenge Journal of Structural …, 2015 - challengejournal.com
Behavior of reinforced concrete beam cannot be captured by elastic damage models or
elastic-plastic constitutive laws only. When these two models coupled, load deflection …

Progress on understanding debonding problems in reinforced concrete and steel members strengthened using FRP composites

O Buyukozturk, O Gunes, E Karaca - Construction and Building Materials, 2004 - Elsevier
Use of fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) composite materials for strengthening and repair of
structural members has become an increasingly popular area of research and application in …

Application of polymer composites in civil construction: A general review

SS Pendhari, T Kant, YM Desai - Composite structures, 2008 - Elsevier
Different applications of fiber reinforced polymer composites (FRPCs) for external
strengthening in civil construction are reviewed in this paper. Experimental as well as …

On the finite element modelling of RC beams shear-strengthened with FRP

GM Chen, JF Chen, JG Teng - Construction and Building Materials, 2012 - Elsevier
A significant number of studies have been conducted on the shear strengthening of
reinforced concrete (RC) beams with externally bonded fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) …