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Flexural Strengthening Of Rc Slabs Using Near Surface Mounted Gfrp Bars, Sama Taha
Flexural Strengthening Of Rc Slabs Using Near Surface Mounted Gfrp Bars, Sama Taha
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Glass Fiber reinforced polymers (GFRPs) have been recently successfully used to increase reinforced concrete elements' strength. In general, FRPs have many advantages such as resistance to corrosion, and high strength-to-weight ratio. On the other hand, debonding from concrete may constitute a limitation to using GFRP bars; hence the increase in strength of RC elements strengthened using GFRP bars may be limited by this premature debonding failure mechanism.
This study aims to investigate the strengthening effect of GFRP bars on the capacity of RC slabs when subject to flexure loading. The work studies the use of different bonding lengths, diameters and …