Reinforced Concrete Beams Retrofitting in Flexure and Shear with FRP

Current conventional strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) beams using epoxy-bonded fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) technique requires difficult surface preparation and is susceptible to a brittle form of failure due to peel-off or debonding of the FRP laminate from the beam. This book presents two new mechanically-anchored FRP and dry fibre strengthening systems that can be used to improve the performance of RC beams in flexure and shear.

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Dr. Amir Mofidi is a researcher in the Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics at McGill University. He received his PhD degree from University of Quebec, École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS). His research interests include the use of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composites for strengthening and retrofitting of concrete structures.