Prestress losses in NSM-CFRP flexurally strengthened RC beams

The use of prestressed near surface mounted fibre reinforced polymers (NSM-FRP) has been long acknowledged to be a suitable approach to strengthen and retrofit existing reinforced concrete structures. The application of a certain amount of prestress to the FRP prior to its installation provides a nu...

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Main Author: Costa, I. G. (author)
Other Authors: Barros, Joaquim A. O. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/38217
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/38217