PREDICTION OF PEELING FAILURE OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS WITH EXTERNALLY BONDED STEEL PLATES.

Keywords: SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY, LOUGHBOROUGH TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY, CONCRETE, REINFORCED, BEAMS, FAILURES, PEELING, PREDICTION, PLATES, STEEL, BONDED, EXTERNALLY, PREMATURE, GLUING, SOFFITS, MODELS, MECHANISMS, TESTS, CRITICAL, AXIAL, TENSILE, STRESS, LOADS, CRACKS, STRENGTHENING, ANISOTROPIC, REINFORCEMENT, UPPER BOUNDS, LOWER BOUNDS, ULTIMATE, CAPACITY, MODES, THEORY, STRESS, SHEAR, FLEXURAL, ONE WAY, BONDING, STRAIN, BENDING, SECTIONS, CROSS SECTIONS