Mechanical Steel Stitches: An innovative approach for strengthening shear deficiency in undamaged reinforced concrete beams

C Aksoylu, YO Özkılıç, MH Arslan - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, reinforced concrete beams with insufficient shear capacity were strengthened
on both sides of the beam along the shear openings by a novel approach: Mechanical Steel …

Effects of pre-existing damage and cyclic overloading on the flexural behaviour of RC beams strengthened with prestressed CFRP plates

J Xie, J Li, Z Lu, D Liu, P Huang - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Using prestressed carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) plates to strengthen reinforced
concrete (RC) members is of particular interest to maintain the safe operation of existing …

A simple model for maximum diagonal crack width estimation of shear-strengthened pre-damaged beams with CFRP strips

F Yu, Y Fang, S Guo, R Bai, L Yin, I Mansouri - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents an experimental study on diagonal crack width estimation of Shear-
Strengthened Pre-damaged Beams with CFRP strips (SSPBCs). Several parameters …

[HTML][HTML] Flexural Strength of Damaged RC Beams Repaired with Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Using Different Techniques

AY Turki, MH Al-Farttoosi - Fibers, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this study, an experimental program was developed to investigate the flexural behavior of
pre-damaged reinforced concrete (RC) beams that had been repaired and strengthened …

A modified model for ultimate bearing capacity of CFRP-shear-strengthened pre-cracked beams with geopolymer

J Liu, X Su - Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The effects of failure mode and strain conditions of CFRP, concrete and stirrups on
the shear capacity of reinforced beams bonded by geopolymer and epoxy are studied. In …

Cause, Stability Analysis, and Monitoring of Cracks in the Gate Storehouse of a Flood Diversion Sluice

Y Huang, Z Li, S Xu, Z Yu, A Hameed - KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 2024 - Springer
The cracks in a gate storehouse for a flood-diversion sluice of the Wangfuzhou Water
Conservancy Project were studied to diagnose the structural safety. The study was based on …

Experimental study on shear performance of CFRP-strengthened RC beams with geopolymer adhesive

J Liu, X Su - International Journal of Structural Integrity, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The effects of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) reinforcement form, adhesive
type and pre-crack width on failure mode, shear capacity, deflection response, CFRP strain …

Effectiveness of geopolymer in the strengthening of RC beams using bottom NSM reinforcements

M Mahmood, WD Salman, HM Mubarak - Asian Journal of Civil …, 2023 - Springer
The effectiveness of near-surface mounted reinforcements in strengthening reinforced
concrete structural elements was proven by many researchers. The majority of the studies in …

Experimental Non-linear Shear Behavior and Failure Mechanism of Low-Strength Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with CFRP

A Youssef, W Elhammali, H ABDALLA - Journal of International …, 2022 - journals.ekb.eg
In this experimental study, 10 RC beams with 2000 mm in length, 300 mm in height, and 150
mm in width were tested for shear under three-point loading test. Eight specimens had …