EBR Strengthening Technique for Concrete, Long-Term Behaviour and Historical Survey
Epoxy bonded steel plates (externally bonded reinforcemen: EBR) for the strengthening of concrete structures were introduced to the construction industry in the late 1960s, and the use of fibre reinforced polymers (FRPs) was introduced in the 1990s, which means that these techniques have already bee...
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doaj-2542bc8bb83749f0aa8684952da8fc212020-11-24T23:19:33ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602018-01-011017710.3390/polym10010077polym10010077EBR Strengthening Technique for Concrete, Long-Term Behaviour and Historical SurveyChristoph Czaderski0Urs Meier1Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), Überlandstrasse 129, 8600 Dübendorf, SwitzerlandSwiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), Überlandstrasse 129, 8600 Dübendorf, SwitzerlandEpoxy bonded steel plates (externally bonded reinforcemen: EBR) for the strengthening of concrete structures were introduced to the construction industry in the late 1960s, and the use of fibre reinforced polymers (FRPs) was introduced in the 1990s, which means that these techniques have already been used in construction for 50 and 25 years, respectively. In the first part of the paper, a historical survey of the development and introduction of these strengthening techniques into the construction industry are presented. The monitoring of such applications in construction is very important and gives more confidence to this strengthening technique. Therefore, in the second part of the paper, two long-term monitoring campaigns over an extraordinarily long duration will be presented. Firstly, a 47-year monitoring campaign on a concrete beam with an epoxy bonded steel plate and, secondly, a 20-year monitoring campaign on a road bridge with epoxy bonded CFRP (carbon fibre reinforced polymers) strips are described. The paper is an expanded version of the paper presented at the SMAR2017 Conference.http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/10/1/77externally bonded reinforcementEBRstrengthening of reinforced concreteepoxy adhesivebondsteelCFRPlong-term behaviour |
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EBR Strengthening Technique for Concrete, Long-Term Behaviour and Historical Survey |
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EBR Strengthening Technique for Concrete, Long-Term Behaviour and Historical Survey |
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EBR Strengthening Technique for Concrete, Long-Term Behaviour and Historical Survey |
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EBR Strengthening Technique for Concrete, Long-Term Behaviour and Historical Survey |
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ebr strengthening technique for concrete, long-term behaviour and historical survey |
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Epoxy bonded steel plates (externally bonded reinforcemen: EBR) for the strengthening of concrete structures were introduced to the construction industry in the late 1960s, and the use of fibre reinforced polymers (FRPs) was introduced in the 1990s, which means that these techniques have already been used in construction for 50 and 25 years, respectively. In the first part of the paper, a historical survey of the development and introduction of these strengthening techniques into the construction industry are presented. The monitoring of such applications in construction is very important and gives more confidence to this strengthening technique. Therefore, in the second part of the paper, two long-term monitoring campaigns over an extraordinarily long duration will be presented. Firstly, a 47-year monitoring campaign on a concrete beam with an epoxy bonded steel plate and, secondly, a 20-year monitoring campaign on a road bridge with epoxy bonded CFRP (carbon fibre reinforced polymers) strips are described. The paper is an expanded version of the paper presented at the SMAR2017 Conference. |
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externally bonded reinforcement EBR strengthening of reinforced concrete epoxy adhesive bond steel CFRP long-term behaviour |
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