THEORETICAL STUDY OF THE BEHAVIOUR OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS STRENG -THENED BY EXTERNALLY BONDED STEEL PLATES.

Keywords: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CARDIFF, THEORY, STUDIES, BEHAVIOUR, REINFORCED, CONCRETE, BEAMS, STRENGTHENED, EXTERNAL, BONDED, STEEL, PLATES, INVESTIGATIONS, DISPLACEMENT, STRAIN, STRESS, TENSION, SOLUTIONS, SHEAR, NORMAL, ADHESIVE, LAYERS, ENDS, STIFFNESS, CONNECTIONS, POINTS, TERMINATION, STRENGTHENING, BONDING, MODELS, TWO STAGE, ANALYSIS, COMPOSITE, BEHAVIOUR, PARTIALLY, PREDICTION, DISTRIBUTION, INTERFACE, MODES, FAILURES, PARAMETERS, EQUILIBRIUM, COMPATIBILITY, EQUATIONS, ANALYTICAL, MATERIALS, PROPERTIES, ANCHORING, BONDS, AXIAL