Flexural behaviour of continuous reinforced concrete beams strengthened with CFRP ropes

Key Points

• Continuous reinforced concrete beams exhibit improved flexural behaviour under load after CFRP strengthening,
• Load capacity increased by up to 40% when CFRP ropes were applied to the beams,
• Evaluation included structural tests conducted on various beam configurations and CFRP applications,
• Findings suggest that CFRP ropes may enable significant enhancements in structural integrity with potential applications in engineering.