Reviewing the FRP Strengthening Systems

Strengthening of Bridge Slabs with Frp Systems

Advances in the fields of polymers and composites have resulted in a major development of high strength fibre reinforced polymers (FRP). These materials offer great potential for cost-effective retrofitting of concrete structures. In response to the growing need for concrete repair and rehabilitation, an experimental program was conducted at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Can...

Shear Strengthening of Urm Clay Walls with Frp Systems

This paper presents an experimental program dealing with the shear strengthening with FRP systems of URM walls built with concrete and clay units. Ten concrete and five clay masonry panels, strengthened with FRP composites in the form of laminates and rods, and stainless steel, were loaded along the wall diagonal to observe their shear performance. The dimension of the concrete masonry panels w...

Bond Characteristics of Various Frp Strengthening Techniques

Strengthening of reinforced concrete structures using FRP has emerged as a potential solution to the problems associated with civil infrastructure. Many researchers have reported significant increases in strength and stiffness of concrete structures strengthened with FRP. Nevertheless, possible brittle failures of the strengthened system due to delamination of the FRP strips and/or sheets could...

Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Externally Bonded FRP Systems for Strengthening Existing Structures

Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Externally Bonded FRP Systems for Strengthening Existing Structures