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2. A new effective strain model was proposed in the design <strong>of</strong> the shear strength<br />

<strong>of</strong> RO beams with externally bonded OFRP laminates.<br />

3. Shear strengthening <strong>of</strong> deep beams using OFRP laminates <strong>of</strong> various<br />

configurations including anchorage effect was studied.<br />

4. The effect <strong>of</strong> shear span to depth ratio (a i d) was studied in shear<br />

strengthening <strong>of</strong> deep beams using OFRP laminates.<br />

5. Design formulas for shear strengthening <strong>of</strong> deep beams using OFRP laminates<br />

has been proposed and validated.<br />

6. Shear repairing using OFRP laminates for RC beams with previously<br />

developed shear cracks was investigated.<br />

1.4 Literature Review<br />

The use <strong>of</strong> fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) in strengthening reinforced concrete structures<br />

has become an increasingly popular retr<strong>of</strong>it technique. The technique <strong>of</strong> strengthening<br />

reinforced concrete structures by externally bonded FRP laminates was started in 198O's<br />

and has since attracted many researchers around the world. It was investigated in the<br />

USA (Diab, et al., 1984; Saadatmanesh and Ehsani, 1991, 1997; Ohajes, et al., 1994;<br />

Nanni, 1995; Hsu, Bian and Jia, 1997; Bian, Hsu and Wang, 1997), Switzerland (Meier,<br />

1987; Meier et al., 1992, Steiner, 1996), Greece (Triantafillou, 1998, 2OOO), Canada<br />

(Eriki et al., 1996; Alexander and Oheng, 1996; Ohaallal et al., 1998), Japan and several<br />

other European countries.

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