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| 08:30 - 09:30 | Registration and Networking | |
| 09:30 - 09:40 | Welcome and Opening | |
| Plenary Session - All Composite Structures | ||
| 09:40 - 10:10 | Keynote 1 - Floating on Glass Luke McEwen and Catherine Anne McCarroll Gurit Composite Engineering |
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| 10:10 - 10:30 | Fibre Reinforced Polymer Structures: Design Guidance or Guidance for Designers Toby Mottram University of Warwick |
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| 10:30 - 10:50 | Effects of Lap Thickness and Joint Geometry on Failure of Pultruded Composite Single-lap Bolted Tension Joints Geoff Turvey University of Lancaster |
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| 10:50 - 11:30 | Break and Networking | |
| All Composite Structures | Long term Performance of FRP | |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | Convenient and Inexpensive Test Methods for Pultruded GFRP Composite Material Tianqiao Liu - Daniel Cardoso - Janine Vieira - Kent A. Harries University of Pittsburgh |
Durability of Extracted In-Service GFRP Bars in RC Subjected to Field Exposure Wei Wang - John J. Myers Missouri University of Science and Technology |
| 11:50 - 12:10 | Flexural Stability of Pultruded GFRP I- Sections K. A. Harries - J. D. Vieira - T. Q. Liu University of Pittsburgh |
Service Life Prediction of Pultruded Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites for Building Construction Valter Carvelli - Guglielmo Carra Politecnico di Milano |
| 12:10 - 12:30 | Joining Fiberglass to Outperform Steel Mark Singleton - John Hutchinson Startlink Systems |
Gaps Between Short Term and Long Term Design for Internal FRP Reinforcement André Weber Schoeck Bauteile |
| 12:30 - 12:50 | Influence of Length and End-Conditions on the Local Buckling of Pultruded GFRP I-Section Columns Gisele G. Cintra - Daniel C. T. Cardoso - Janine D. Vieira Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) |
Durability of GFRP Bars Under the Combined Effects of Sustained Load and Severe Environments Hamed Fergani - Maurizio Guadagnini - Matteo Di Benedetti - Cyril Lynsdale - Cristina Mias University of Sheffield |
| 12:50 - 13:10 | Effect of Temperature on the Short-term and Long-term Behaviour of Single-pin-bearing Connections in Pultruded FRP Composites David Scott Georgia Institute of Technology |
Long-term-performance of Loaded FRP Bars in Alkaline Environment M. L. Keller - M. Pahn - M. Kopietz - B. Wetzel University of Kaiserlauten |
| 13:10 - 14:30 | Lunch and Networking | |
| Strengthening with FRP | FRP at Elevated Temperatures | |
| 14:30 - 14:50 | Optimum Shear Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Beams using an Un-bonded CFRP Strap Shear Retrofitting System Maithree Kurukulasuriya, Hasini Ratnayake and Hiran Yapa University of Peradeniya |
Fatigue Behaviour at Elevated Temperature of RC Slabs Strengthened With EB CFRP Strips Juan Manuel Gallego - Christoph Czaderski - Julien Michels Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology |
| 14:50 - 15:10 | Large-scale Reinforced Concrete T-beams Strengthened in Shear with Embedded GFRP Bars Samir Dirar and Marios Theofanous |
Structural Enhancements with Fibre-Reinforced Epoxy Intumescent Coatings Zafiris Triantafyllidis, Luke Bisby and Tim Stratford University of Edinburgh |
| 15:10 - 15:30 | Effectiveness of the Deep Embedment (DE) Technique for the Shear Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Continuous T-beams Vesna Raicic - Prof Tim Ibell - Dr Antony Darby - Dr Mark Evernden - Dr John Orr University of Bath |
Modelling of the Flexural Behaviour of FRP Strengthened Beams at Elevated Temperatures Alessandro Proia - Stijn Matthys Ghent University |
| 15:30 - 15:50 | An Upper-bound Plastic Approach to the Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Slab-on-beam Structures Strengthened in Shear with Externally Bonded CFRP Robert M Foster - Chris T Morley - Janet M Lees |
Fire Safety Scenarios for FRP Strengthened RC Beams as a Function of the Strengthening Ratio Stijn Matthys Ghent University |
| 15:50 - 16:20 | Break and Networking | |
| 16:20 - 17:30 | ECR Poster Competition – Presentations | |
| 17:30 - 19:30 | Poster Competition & Drinks Reception sponsored by Tony Gee & Partners and Construction Composites | |
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| 09:00 - 09:30 | Registration and Networking | |
| Plenary Session - Applications | ||
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Keynote 2 - Design and Production of the World’s Largest Carbon Fibre Reinforced Architectural Structure Mark Hobbs Premier Composite Technologies |
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| 10:00 - 10:30 | Keynote 3 - Design and Fabrication of Church Bridge Lee Canning |
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| 10:30 - 10:50 | Material Testing, Design & Construction of a Laboratory-Scale FRP Composite Footbridge Paul Archbold - Brian Mullarney Athlone Institute of Technology |
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| 10:50 - 11:30 | Break and Networking | |
| Textile Reinforced Mortars | Composite Panels | |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | An Innovative Structural and Energy Retrofitting System for Masonry Walls Using Textile Reinforced Mortars Combined With Thermal Insulation Thanasis Triantafillou - Kyriakos Karlos - Kalliopi Kefalou - Eirini Argyropoulou University of Patras |
Fatigue Performance of a Bespoke Connection for GRC Cladding Panels Marco Dona University of Cambridge |
| 11:50 - 12:10 | On the Effectiveness of Textile Reinforced Mortars for Retrofitting of Masonry Arches Florentia Kariou - Savvas Triantafyllou - Dionysios Bournas University of Nottingham |
The Structural Performance of GFRP Sandwich Panels Subjected to Combined Thermal Cycling and Load Isabelle Paparo University of Cambridge |
| 12:10 - 12:30 | Concrete Walls with Openings Strengthened using FRCM Composites Cristian Sabau, Cosmin Popescu, Gabriel Sas, Thomas Blanksvärd and Björn Täljsten Luleå University of Technology |
Flexural Behaviour of Thin GFRP-reinforced Concrete Slabs With Reduced Concrete Cover as a Part of Pre-cast Sandwich Panels Marcin M. Haffke - Matthias Pahn Technische Universitaet Kaiserslautern |
| 12:30 - 12:50 | Effectiveness of TRM Versus FRP in Flexural Strengthening of RC Beams Saad M. Raoof - Lampros N. Koutas - Dionysios A. Bournas University of Nottingham |
Estimation of Capacity and Energy Dissipation of FRP-to-steel Bolted Connections M. Dakhel - T. Donchev - H. Hadavinia - M. Limbachiya Kingston University |
| 12:50 - 14:00 | Lunch and Networking | |
| Textile Reinforced Mortars | FRP for RC structures | |
| 14:00 - 14:20 | Shear Capacity of RC Beams Strengthened with TRM Jacketing Zoi C. Tetta - Dionysios Bournas - Thanasis Triantafillou University of Patras |
Shear Performance of Flexibly Formed Concrete T Beams with Wound FRP Reinforcement Yuanzhang Yang - John Orr - Tim Ibell - Saverio Spadea University of Bath |
| 14:20 - 14:40 | Effect of Shear Span-to-depth Ratio in Concrete Beams Strengthened in Shear with Textile-Reinforced Mortar (TRM) Zoi C. Tetta - Lampros N. Koutas - Dionysios A. Bournas University of Patras |
Experimental Study on the DIC Setup for the Analysis of FRP RC Members Matteo Di Benedetti - Javier Gómez - Cristina Barris - Maurizio Guadagnini - Lluís Torres University of Sheffield |
| 14:40 - 15:00 | Evaluation of Internal and External Transversal Reinforcement Strains of RC Beams Strengthened in Shear With FRCM Composites J.H. Gonzalez-Libreros - T. D’antino - L.H. Sneed - C. Pellegrino University of Padua |
Punching Shear of Concrete Flat Slabs Reinforced With Fibre Reinforced Polymer Bars Abdulhamid Al Ajami - Abdulhamid A Q Al Ajami - Ashraf Ashour - Dennis Lam - Therese Sheehan University of Bradford |
| 15:00 - 15:20 | Evaluating the Confining Effects of Steel-Reinforced Grout Jacketing: An Experimental Study Georgia Thermou - Iman Hajirasouliha University of Sheffield |
Mechanical Behaviour of Concrete Beams Reinforced With CFRP U-channel Reinforcement Mithila Achintha - Fikri Alami - Sian Harry - Alan Bloodworth University of Southampton |
| 15:20 - 15:40 | Experimental Investigation on Anchorage Systems for Enhancing the Mechanical Performance of FRCM Composites in Retrofitting RC Structural Beams Zena R. Aljazaeri - Micheal Janke - John J. Myers Missouri University of Science and Technology |
Shear Behaviour of FRP RC Beams: Does Size Matter? Szymon Cholostiakow - Matteo Di Benedetti - Emanuele Zappa - Maurizio Guadagnini University of Sheffield |
| 15:40 - 16:10 | Break and Networking | |
| Confinement with FRP | FRP for RC structures | |
| 16:10 - 16:30 | Compressive Behaviour of Confined Rubberised Concrete With High Rubber Content Samar Raffoul - David Escolano Margarit - Reyes Garcia - Maurizio Guadagnini - Kypros Pilakoutas University of Sheffield |
Bend-strength of Wound Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer Shear Reinforcement Kristin Ivanova - John Orr - Saverio Spadea |
| 16:30 - 16:50 | Proof-of-concept Testing of FRP Confined Rubberised Concrete Coupling Beams David Escolano-Margarit - Zhao Wang - Maurizio Guadagnini - Kypros Pilakoutas University of Sheffield |
First Certified GFRP Cantilever Balcony Connector André Weber Schoeck Bauteile |
| 16:50 - 17:10 | Experimental Investigation on the Compressive Behaviour of Small-scale FRP Confined Masonry Specimens G. Amato - J.F. Chen - J. D’anna - L. La Mendola - G. Minafò Queen's University Belfast |
Bond Strength of Sand-coated GFRP Re-bars in High-strength Concrete Najia Saleh - A. F. Ashour - Dennis Lam - Therese Sheehan University of Bradford |
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| 09:00 - 09:30 | Registration and Networking |
| Bond and Anchorages | |
| 09:30 - 09:50 | Bond Strength of GFRP Rebars in Concrete at Elevated Temperature Sándor Sólyom - Matteo Di Benedetti - Emanuele Zappa - Maurizio Guadagnini - György L. Balázs Budapest University of Technology and Economics |
| 09:50 - 10:10 | Bond Performance of Helically Wrapped GFRP Bars in High-strength Concrete Najia Saleh - A. F. Ashour - Dennis Lam - Therese Sheehan University of Bradford |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Modelling of Bond Between GFRP Bars and Concrete Under Static Loading Ana Veljkovic - Mohammadali Rezazadeh - Valter Carvelli Politecnico di Milano |
| 10:30 - 10:50 | Effect of Sustained Load and Environmental Conditions on the Bond Between NSM FRP Strips and Concrete Mohamed Emara, Marta Baena, Lluis Torres, Cristina Barris, Mohamed Moawad and Ricardo Perera University of Girona |
| 10:50 - 11:10 | Test Standardisation for FRP-to-concrete Bond Characterisation Andreea Serbescu - Maurizio Guadagnini - Kypros Pilakoutas University of Sheffield |
| 11:10 - 11:40 | Break and Networking |
| Strengthening with FRP | |
| 11:40 - 12:00 | Estimation of Pull-out and Shear Strength of FRP Spike Anchors Villanueva Llauradó Paula - Ibell Tim - Fernández Gómez Jaime - González Ramos Francisco J Technical University of Madrid |
| 12:00 - 12:20 | Thermoplastic CFRP Tape for Rapid Structural Strengthening and Repair of Concrete Structures Michal Staskiewicz - Chris Hare NetComposites |
| 12:20 - 12:40 | Flexural and Shear Response Predictions of Statically Determinate and Indeterminate RC Structures Strengthened With Fibre Reinforced Polymer Honeyeh Ramezansefat - Honeyeh Ramezansefat - Mohammadali Rezazadeh - Joaquim Barros University of Minho |
| 12:40 - 13:00 | Sustained Loading Effects on NSM Strengthened RC Beams With Different CFRP Ratios Mohamed Moawad - Lluis Torres - Cristina Barris - Marta Baena - Mohamed Emara - Ricardo Perera University of Girona |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch and Networking |