简介:Thispaperdiscussestheresultsoftestsontheshearcapacityofreinforcedconcretecolumnsstrengthenedwithcarbonfiberreinforcedplastic(CFRP)sheet.ThesheartransfermechanismofthespecimensreinforcedwithCFRPsheetwasstudied.ThefactorsaffectingtheshearcapacityofreinforcedconcretecolumnsstrengthenedwithCFRPsheetwereanalyzed.Severalsuggestionssuchasthenumberoflayers,widthandtensilestrengthoftheCFRPsheetareproposedforthisnewstrengtheningtechnique.Finally,asimpleandpracticaldesignmethodispresentedinthepaper.Thecalculatedresultsofthesuggestedmethodareshowntobeingoodagreementwiththetestresults.ThesuggesteddesignmethodcanbeusedinevaluatingtheshearcapacityofreinforcedconcretecolumnsstrengthenedwithCFRPsheet.