Vilanova Marco, Irene (Date of defense: 2015-10-20)
In this work, a methodology has been developed to implement the bond behaviour between concrete and GFRP bars in the numerical modelling. Based on experimental results and applying the inverse method, ...
Jahani, Younes (Date of defense: 2022-11-11)
There is a general trend towards rehabilitation and strengthening of existing reinforced concrete (RC) structures due to the costs associated with the replacement of the structural members and the ...
Duran Sureda, Imma (Date of defense: 2021-05-11)
NSM strengthening technique under the influence of temperature and relative humidity, in which the interaction between materials involved is analyzed, is studied in this PhD. Therefore, this work is ...
Emara, Mohamed Reda Ali Elewa (Date of defense: 2018-04-17)
The main objective of work has been to study the bond strength and bond-slip response of NSM CFRP strips in concrete when subjected to sustained loading under different environmental conditions. To this ...
Moawad, Mohamed Abdalla Mohamed Mohamed (Date of defense: 2020-07-30)
The main objective of this work is to study the long-term and residual flexura! strength of Near Surface Mounted (NSM) strengthened Reinforced Concrete (RC) beams with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers ...