TY - JOUR AU - de Pina Ferreira, Mauricio AU - Honorato de Oliveira, Marcos AU - Lima Neto, Aarão Ferreira AU - Sales Tapajós, Luamim AU - Nascimento, Alex AU - Caires Freire, Marília PY - 2018/12/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Influence of anchorage on flexural strength of beams strengthened with CFRP sheets JF - Revista ALCONPAT JA - Revista de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Control de Calidad, Patología y Recuperación de la Construcción VL - 9 IS - 1 SE - Applied Research DO - 10.21041/ra.v9i1.269 UR - https://revistaalconpat.org/index.php/RA/article/view/269 SP - 30 - 47 AB - In order to evaluate the influence of anchorage on the flexural strength of beams strengthened with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) sheets, the experimental results of 126 tests in the literature and of an unprecedented series with 4 reinforced concrete beams, tested by these authors, were analyzed. The parameters affecting the performance and the strength of the beams are evaluated, and the design criteria of fib Bulletin 14 (2001) and ACI 440-2R (2008) are discussed. It was observed that, even with auxiliary devices in the PRFC anchorage, premature failure is possible, and also that both theoretical recommendations lead to safe estimates, but excessively conservative in cases where the anchorage of the PRFC sheet is properly done. ER -