Combined Transverse Steel-External FRP Confinement Model for Rectangular Reinforced Concrete Columns

Recently, the need to increase the strength of reinforced concrete members has become a subject that civil engineers are interested in tackling. Of the many proposed solutions, fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) materials have attracted attention due to their superior properties, such as high strength-t...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Al-Rahmani, Hayder Rasheed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-02-01
Series:Fibers
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-6439/4/1/8