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SUMMARY:Bandaging beams - Rob Foster - PhD Student CUED
DTSTART:20140523T143000Z
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CONTACT:Lorna Everett
DESCRIPTION:Shear failures in concrete are sudden and often catastrophic. 
 When we identify a structure as being weak in shear\, we can either knock 
 it down and start again\, we can attempt to restrict the applied loads\; o
 r we can strengthen the existing structure. This research looks at how muc
 h additional shear strength we can add to a slab-on-beam structure by wrap
 ping the down-stand portion of the beam with externally bonded carbon fibr
 e reinforced polymer (CFRP) fabric. In the first phase of this research\, 
 some oddly shaped push-off tests were carried out in order to investigate 
 shear transfer behaviour across a diagonal crack strengthened with CFRP. T
 hese results and some possible implications will be discussed.
LOCATION:Cambridge University Engineering Department\, LR5
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