Advances in Concrete Construction

Volume 14, Number 6, 2022, pages 413-425

DOI: 10.12989/acc.2023.14.6.413

Externally bonded FRP and mechanically fastened by nailing: A new technique to postpone debonding of FRP sheets in unreinforced concrete slabs

Mohammad H. Ghadiri Rad, Mohammad M. Nayeban and Majid Kazemi

Abstract

The present study evaluates various techniques for flexural strengthening of slabs by bonding carbon fiberreinforced polymer (CFRP) sheets and then develops a new bonding method called externally bonded reinforcement and mechanically fastened by nailing (EBR-MFN). A total of 18 unreinforced unidirectional concrete slabs with the dimensions of 500

Key Words

Carbon-Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP); concrete slabs; debonding; Externally Bonded Reinforcement (EBR); flexural strengthening; mechanically fastened methods

Address

(1) Mohammad H. Ghadiri Rad, Majid Kazemi: Civil Engineering Department, Quchan University of Technology, Quchan, Iran; (2) Mohammad M. Nayeban: Civil Engineering Department, Atrak University of Technology, Quchan, Iran.