Stay-in-Place Formwork of TRC Designed as Shear Reinforcement for Concrete Beams

In order to reduce on-site building time, the construction industry shows an increasing interest in stay-in-place formwork with a reinforcement function after concrete hardening, such as CFRP formwork confinement for columns. The current combined systems however do not answer the demand of the build...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: S. Verbruggen, O. Remy, J. Wastiels, T. Tysmans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/648943