Research Article

Strengthening Reinforced Concrete Beams with CFRP and GFRP

Table 1

Strengthening plan [12].

The number of concrete beams used in the experiments and their dimensions (mm)Comment

3 units
150 × 250 × 2200
3 control beams (group 1)

3 units
150 × 250 × 2200
3 concrete beams were strengthened with CFRP in the shear region (group 2)
(both shear regions (1/3) were wrapped at 45° in both directions)

3 units
150 × 250 × 2200
3 concrete beams were strengthened with GFRP in the shear region (group 2)
(both shear regions (1/3) were wrapped at 45° in both directions)