Course Content :

History. Definitions. Standards. Structural engineering applications. Properties of fiber reinforced polymers (FRPs). Structural deficiencies. Comparison with conventional retrofitting techniques. Flexural behavior of RC members, failure modes, flexural retrofit. Shear behavior of beams, shear failures, shear retrofit. Strengthening of slabs. Behavior of FRPconfined concrete. Failure modes in columns, column retrofit. Seismic retrofit with FRPS. FRPs for strengthening of masonary and historical structures. Bond between concrete and FRP.

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