Evaluation of the increased load bearing capacity of steel beams strengthened with pre-stressed FRP laminates

We analyse the problem of a simply supported steel beam subjected to uniformly distributed load, strengthened with a pre-stressed fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) laminate. We assume that the laminate is first put into tension, then bonded to the beam bottom surface, and finally fixed at both its end...

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Main Authors: S. Bennati, D. Colonna, P.S. Valvo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gruppo Italiano Frattura 2016-10-01
Series:Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale
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Online Access:https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/1809