Shear behavior of concrete beams externally prestressed with Parafil ropes

Although extensive work has been carried out investigating the use of external prestressing system for flexural strengthening, a few studies regarding the shear behavior of externally prestressed beams can be found. Five beams, four of them were externally strengthened using Parafil rope, were loade...

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Main Authors: A.H. Ghallab, M.A. Khafaga, M.F. Farouk, A. Essawy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-03-01
Series:Ain Shams Engineering Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090447912000603