End-zone debonding

To prevent the end-zone debonding of the FRP soffit plate, special anchorage schemes are used. Relatively rigid steel plates placed over FRP plate and epoxy bonded to both the plate and the RC member surface or the use of U-shaped FRP strips formed by a wet lay-up process are the common types of end anchorage (Figure 5.16). 

Figure 5.16 Anchorage schemes to prevent premature end-zone debonding...

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