Calculating the capacity of an FRP strengthened member

This section provides information on how to use the FRP Designer for introducing an existing Reinforced Concrete Beam or Column, applying FRP laminate strengthening and calculating the capacity of the strengthened member. In the following sections the steps of the aforementioned procedure are presented in detail:

• Getting Started with the FRP Designer
• Introducing the existing member section, column and beam
• Defining FRP strengthening for Bending and Shear
• Calculating the capacity against Bending and Shear
• Report Creation