<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="6.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>10</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Carvalho, Tiago</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chastre, Carlos</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Biscaia, Hugo</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Paula, Raquel</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Flexural Behaviour of RC T-Beams Strengthened with Different FRP Materials</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The Third International fib Congress and Exhibition &quot;Think Globally, Build Locally&quot;, </style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2010</style></year></dates><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">fib</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Washington DC</style></pub-location><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;The strengthening of reinforced concrete structures with FRP materials has received a&lt;br /&gt;
considerable increment in recent years due to the high strength-weight and stiffness-weight&lt;br /&gt;
ratios of FRP compared to other materials.&lt;br /&gt;
An experimental programme was conducted in order to analyse the behaviour of different&lt;br /&gt;
structural solutions to strengthen reinforced concrete beams with FRP composites (EBR&lt;br /&gt;
GFRP, EBR CFRP, NSRM-CFRP) and is described. The RC T beams had a 3m span by 0.3m&lt;br /&gt;
height and were tested until rupture in a 4-point bending test system.&lt;br /&gt;
The NSMR technique has proved to be the most effective of the three alternatives tested, as it&lt;br /&gt;
obtained high strength, combined with high ductility. Nevertheless, all the systems show&lt;br /&gt;
great strength increment in relation to the non retrofitted T-beams, proving to be effective&lt;br /&gt;
approaches to the flexural strengthening of RC beams.&lt;/p&gt;
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