Research Article
Shear Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams with Different Arrangements of Externally Bonded Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer
Table 6
Ductility index of the studied beams.
| Beam code | Maximum displacement (mm) | Yield displacement (mm) | Ductility index | Increase of ductility index (%) |
| Reference | 7.10 | 3.867 | 1.836 | ā | U-W-0 | 9.35 | 3.893 | 2.581 | 41 | U-W-90 | 11.91 | 4.667 | 2.609 | 42 | W-W-0 | 9 | 3.88 | 2.319 | 26 | W-W-90 | 9.8 | 3.893 | 2.517 | 37 | W-W-45 | 13 | 3.387 | 3.838 | 109 | W-W-63 | 14.1 | 5.97 | 2.362 | 28 | W-P-0 | 8.8 | 4.533 | 1.941 | 6 |
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