Design guidance for strengthening concrete structures using fibre composite materials Report of a Concrete Society CommitteeConcrete Society Technical Report No. 55 Design guidance for strengthening concrete structures using fibre composite materials Report of a Concrete Society Committee The Concrete SocietyDesign guidance for strengthening concrete structures using fibre composite materials CConerete Society Technical Report No. 55 ISBN 0 946691 84 3 © The Concrete Society 2000 Published by The Concrete Society, 2000, Further copies and information about membership of The Concrete Society may be obtained from: ‘The Conerete Society, Century House, Telford Avenue, Crowthorne, Berkshire RG4S 6YS, UK Tel: +44 (0)134 466007, Fax: +44(0)1344 466008 Email: conesoo(@eonerete.org.k, worw.conerete.orgk All rights reserved. Except a8 permitted under current legislation no part of this work may be photocopied, stored in a retrieval system, published, performed in publi, adapted, broadcast, \ransmitted, recorded of reproduced in any form or by any means, without the prior permission ofthe ‘copyright owner. Enquiries should be addressed to The Conerete Society. ‘The recommendation contained herein are intended only asa general guide and, before being used in ‘connection with any report or specification, they should be reviewed with regard to the full ‘circumstances of such use, Although every care has been taken in the preparation ofthis Report, no liability for negligence or otherwise ean be accepted by The Conerete Society, the members ofits working parties, its servants or agents. ‘Conerete Society publications are subject to revision from time to time and readers should ensure that they in possession of the latest version