njit-etd2003-032 - New Jersey Institute of Technology
njit-etd2003-032 - New Jersey Institute of Technology
njit-etd2003-032 - New Jersey Institute of Technology
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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.