An experimental study and a proposed theoretical solution for the prediction of the ductile/brittle failure modes of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with external steel plates
An experimental study is conducted and a theoretical solution is proposed in the present study to investigate the ductile/brittle failure mode of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened with an external steel plate.In the present experimental study, 6 steel plate-strengthened RC beams and 1 non-strengthened RC beam are fabricated and tested und