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1. This research proposes a design guideline for optimising the dimension of CFRP laminate for shear strengthening of RC beams in presence of embedded connectors.
2. The proposed guideline was experimentally verified through structural investigations on five reinforced concrete beams, which showed that the optimal strengthened beams had the highest flexural capacities, maximum ductility and cost effective structural performances.
3. Results showed that the proposed guideline with connectors reduced the dimension of CFRP laminate significantly and that the optimal strengthened beams did not fail by shear or debonding of laminates prior to theoretical design shear capacities of beams.
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