Strengthening and Application of Prestressing CFRP Plate for
Concrete Structures
By H. Yasumori, Y. Hamada, A. Kobayashi and K. Kuzume
Concrete Journal, Vol.44, No.10, Oct. 2006
- Synopsis
- CFRP plate is an excellent corrosion resistance material with high-strength and lightweight. Recently, this material is not only applied as tensile resistance material, but it is also applied as prestressing material, which is a newly developed technique for strengthening concrete structure. In this technique, the amount of prestress in one plate is small, but it is a suitable prestressing technique for strengthening, due to its simplicity in arrangement, and small space in the anchorage zone. The aims of this report are to confirm the safety of using this method and to examine the strengthening effect.
- Keywords:
- CFRP plate, prestress, strengthening method, prestressing material
