ABSTRACT
More interestingly, the non-compact sections with web-bonded CFRP laminates in some cases were able to achieve steel yielding followed by formation of plastic hinge, and then the CFRP laminates deboned from the steel sections. It was found that bonding CFRP strips in such configuration may increase the critical load by a ratio ranging between 20% and 60% (Sayed-Ahmed 2006).
