@inproceedings{4b962c67163f4124946ff931b3e8faa6,
title = "Fatigue behaviour of RC beams retrofitted in shear with externally bonded CFRP sheets",
abstract = "Few studies have been conducted on RC beams strengthened with EB-FRP and subjected to fatigue loading, particularly in shear. The objective of this research was to examine experimentally the fatigue performance of RC beams retrofitted in shear using EB-CFRP sheets, that is with no increase in service load. Six tests were performed on full-size RC T-beams with three different steel stirrup spacing. The specimens were subjected to fatigue loading up to 6 million cycles, at a frequency of 3Hz. The applied stress ranged from 35\% to 65\% of ultimate monotonic strength of control beams. The test results confirmed the feasibility of using EB-CFRP shear-strengthening technique in extending the fatigue life of RC beams. They also demonstrated the existence of an interaction between transverse shear reinforcement and EB-FRP.",
author = "Georges El-Saikaly and Omar Chaallal and Ahmed Godat",
year = "2014",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering, CICE 2014",
publisher = "International Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC)",
editor = "Raafat El-Hacha",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering, CICE 2014",
note = "7th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering, CICE 2014 ; Conference date: 20-08-2014 Through 22-08-2014",
}