A finite-element analysis is used to calculate stresses in a CFRP plate- strengthened beam under mechanical loads. The FE results obtained are compared with those given by an analytical approach, and a parametric study is carried out to show how the maximum stresses are influenced by the thickness of the adhesive layer, the fiber volume fraction, and the hygrothermal effect.
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Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 50, No. 4, pp. 685-696, July-August, 2014.
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Bouakaz, K., Daouadji, T.H., Meftah, S.A. et al. A Numerical Analysis of Steel Beams Strengthened with Composite Materials. Mech Compos Mater 50, 491–500 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11029-014-9435-x
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