ABSTRACT

A combined physical and computational experimental program was designed and performed. The study was limited to a single cement type and a single concrete class (35 MPa cube strength). To study the influence in the vicinity of a crack, a single crack width of 0.2mm was caused by deformation controlled pre-cracking. A single CFRP type was used. After removal of the pre-cracking load, the CFRP strip was applied to the concrete face and allowed to cure to the prescription of the supplier.