EFFECTIVE SHEAR STRENGTHENING OF CONCRETE BEAMS USING FRP SHEETS WITH BONDED ANCHORAGE

摘要

This paper presents the results of an experimental study for shear strengthening of reinforced concrete beams using externally bonded FRP sheets. The study focused on effect of bonded anchorage of sheets in delaying or preventing sheet debonding. Three different models to estimate the contribution of FRP to the shear capacity (V_f) of RC beams are discussed and two separate equations to calculate V_f are presented.