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Title: | Shear strengthening of concrete beams with embedded FRP bars | ||||||
Author: | Caro, Manjola |
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0000 0004 7653 4850
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Awarding Body: | University of Birmingham | ||||||
Current Institution: | University of Birmingham | ||||||
Date of Award: | 2018 | ||||||
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With increasing numbers of strength-deficient concrete infrastructure assets, strengthening and repair of concrete structures is becoming an issue of international importance. This thesis investigates the behaviour of shear-strengthened reinforced concrete (RC) deep beams, which can be found in many concrete infrastructure assets including bridges and high-rise buildings. The thesis examines the bond performance of the deep embedment (DE) technique, also known as the embedded through-section technique (ETS), which utilises fibre reinforced polymers (FRP) bars embedded into concrete using an epoxy adhesive. The bond-slip experimental results were used to develop a nonlinear finite element (NLFE) model for DE-strengthened RC deep beams. After validation, the NLFE model was used to carry out a parametric study, the results of which were used to formulate design models for DE-strengthened RC deep beams.
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Supervisor: | Not available | Sponsor: | EPSRC | ||||
Qualification Name: | Thesis (Ph.D.) | Qualification Level: | Doctoral | ||||
EThOS ID: | uk.bl.ethos.768319 | DOI: | Not available | ||||
Keywords: | TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) | ||||||
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