The world is undergoing major technological changes and this era is already considered the fourth industrial revolution. These new technologies have profound implications for the way we live, work, and interact with each other. For this reason, the 3rd Conference on Testing and Experimentation in Civil Engineering (TEST&E 2022), was focused on the way Smart Technologies affect the development of Civil Engineeri...
The first author of this work would like to express his deepest gratitude to Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia for the partial financing of this work under the UNIDEMI Strategic Project PEst-OE/EME/UI0667/2014 and for the post-doctoral grant SFRH/BPD/111787/2015. The second author is also grateful to UNIDEMI for his scientific research grant under the Strategic Project UID/EMS/00667/2013.; The durability per...
Reinforced concrete (RC) beams externally strengthened with glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) strips bonded to the soffi t may see their load-carrying capacity reduced due to environmental conditions—especially due to the deterioration of bond between the adhesively bonded laminates and concrete, causing premature failure. More research has been published on the detachment of the laminate progressing from t...
The authors would like to thank for the helpof Prof. Vladimir Cervenka and Ing. Dobromil Pryl, with ATENA.