This work presents an experimental program that aims to study the behaviour of reinforced concrete beams strengthened either in shear, in flexure or in both flexure and shear by applying externally glued carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) laminates. The fibre laminates used were of the SIKA CARBODUR S512 type and had an average modulus of elasticity of about 165 GPa and ultimate tensile strength of 2800 MPa.

From the test results obtained it was possible to establish failure criteria for the strengthened beams and to propose calculation models based on the flexure theory and the truss model. The models gave good results when compared to the experimental values.

  • EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM

  • FLEXURAL ANALYSIS OF THE STRENGTHENED BEAMS

  • SHEAR ANALYSIS OF THE STRENGTHENED BEAMS

  • CONCLUSIONS

  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

  • REFERENCES

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