Final Program

8th International Symposium on

Fiber-Reinforced Polymer
Reinforcement for
Concrete Structures

University of Patras, Greece

July 16-18, 2007

FRPRCS-8
University of Patras 2007
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Welcome to FRPRCS-8
Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRPs) have been around for many years, offering
us new ways to strengthen or reinforce concrete, masonry and other structures.
Glass fibers were proposed for use in reinforcing bars and prestressing tendons
in the 1960s. In the 1980s a few teams began working independently on the
use of FRPs in concrete structures: in Switzerland on the use of carbon fibers
for strengthening; in Germany on glass fibers for strengthening and
prestressing; in the UK and the Netherlands on the use of aramid fibers for
prestressing; in the USA on carbon and glass fibers mainly for strengthening
and seismic retrofitting; and in Japan on carbon and aramid fibers for seismic
retrofitting and prestressing. This work expanded rapidly, e.g. in Belgium,
Canada, Greece and Italy in the early 1990s.

The first International Symposium on the subject took place in Vancouver in 1993, as a set of special
sessions in the ACI fall convention. That was, effectively, FRPRCS-1. It was agreed at that time that the
Symposium should be repeated biennially, in Europe, Asia and North America, in sequence. Next
Symposia, in Ghent (1995), Sapporo (1997), Baltimore (1999), Cambridge (2001), Singapore (2003) and
Kansas City (2005) have now led to Patras in 2007.

Patras, the European Capital of Culture in 2006, is the 3rd largest Greek
city, situated 220 km west of Athens. It stretches along a bay in the north
part of Peloponnese and is situated close to a series of islands in the
Ionian sea, near beautiful beaches and mountains and within short
distance to a number of famous historic places such as Olympia, Delphi,
Mycenae and Epidaurus. The proximity of the city to these marvelous
tourist attractions will provide you and your companions the opportunity to
have an enjoyable holiday before or after the Symposium.

What has been achieved over the years? In 1980s FRPs were seen as special materials with extremely high
strength, a stiffness that could be tailored to design requirements, low weight and, above all, immunity to
corrosion. They were thought of as being expensive, but the expectation was that costs would be brought
down by volume production. This happened, but to a rather limited extent. FRPs in the form of bars and
tendons found their way in specialized applications, where issues such as corrosion and electromagnetic
neutrality were of major importance. However, wide acceptance of FRP rods has not really happened yet
and may not happen, unless we realize that these materials are not simply replacements for steel bars or
tendons; they have different properties and structures may behave differently, a fact which should be taken
into account by proper design. Moreover, we should be looking at new structural forms (hybrid FRP-
concrete structures) that make best use of these “new” materials and we should consider “life-cycle” costs to
promote their application in concrete structures.

A major success of the FRP industry, so far, is in the field of strengthening

and seismic retrofitting. The FRP-strengthening technique has become
common practice in many countries. To name a few applications, beams can
be strengthened in flexure and shear, columns can be retrofitted to resist
seismic loads and beam-column joints can be strengthened in shear. In
these applications the cost of materials becomes relatively unimportant, since
the economic benefit is reduced time on site and minimum disruption of
occupancy. The success of FRPs in strengthening and seismic retrofitting is
reflected clearly in this Symposium by the large number of papers (about
75%) dealing with this subject.

The FRPRCS-8 Symposium shows how much the state-of-the-art in the field of FRP combined with concrete
(and other materials, such as masonry), has advanced within only a couple of decades throughout the globe.
The Symposium’s Technical Program includes a total of 311 papers from 43 countries. 150 papers from
Europe, 85 from Asia and the Pacific Rim, 73 from the Americas and 3 from Africa show the most promising
areas for future research, as well as the way of necessary developments and improvements of our Codes
and design guidelines. The proceedings comprise three invited keynote papers and papers in the following
areas:

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 • General topics and FRP materials.
• Externally bonded FRP with emphasis on bond aspects.
• Externally bonded FRP for flexure.
• Externally bonded prestressed FRP for flexure.
• Externally bonded FRP for shear.
• Externally bonded FRP for confinement.
• Special topics on externally bonded FRP.
• Strengthening with near surface mounted (NSM) FRP.
• New strengthening techniques: Mechanically fastened FRP and steel-reinforced polymers.
• Seismic retrofitting with composites.
• Internal FRP reinforcement.
• FRP prestressing tendons.
• Durability.
• Codes and design guidelines.
• Field applications and case studies.
• Hybrid FRP-concrete structures.
• Textile reinforcement and cement-based composites.
• Strengthening of masonry.
• Other topics.

Comparing the papers in FRPRCS-8 with those published in the early FRPRCS Symposia, it is clear that we
have moved away from feasibility studies and demonstration tests to sophisticated experimental, analytical
and numerical validations, as well as to codification and practical applications. Some new areas are also
featured, including studies on near-surface mounted FRP, use of steel-reinforced polymers for concrete and
masonry, mechanically-fastened FRP and use of continuous fiber products in the form of textiles, combined
with polymer-modified cement-based materials.

I remain confident that there is a bright future for advanced composites in the civil engineering industry and I
strongly believe that the FRPRCS-8 International Symposium will signify the beginning of a new era, in which
one will witness the optimum combination of advanced materials, such as continuous fiber products, with
more traditional ones, towards the development of new products with exciting applications in construction.

We welcome you all to Patras,

Thanasis C. Triantafillou, Chairman, FRPRCS-8

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Committees

SYMPOSIUM CHAIR
T. Triantafillou (University of Patras, Department of Civil Engineering)

NATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

D. Atmatzidis (Head of Civil Engineering Department, University of Patras)
S. Bousias (University of Patras)
S. Dritsos (University of Patras)
M. Fardis (University of Patras)
A. Kappos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
S. Pantazopoulou (Demokritus University of Thrace)
C. Papanicolaou (University of Patras)
T. Triantafillou (University of Patras)
E. Vintzileou (National Technical University of Athens)

INTERNATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE (Chairs of FRPRCS Symposia)

C. Burgoyne , UK C. Shield , USA
C. Dolan , USA L. Taerwe , Belgium
A. Nanni , USA K.-H. Tan , Singapore
H. Okamura , Japan T. Triantafillou , Greece
S. Rizkalla , USA T. Uomoto , Japan

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

C. Bakis , USA
L. Bank , USA
C. Burgoyne , UK
C. Dolan , USA
M. El-Badry , Canada
M.-A. Erki , Canada
M. Fardis , Greece
J. Figueiras , Portugal
A. Gerritse , Netherlands
P. Hamelin , France
M. Harajli , Lebanon
A.-H. Hosny , Egypt
A. Ilki , Turkey
V. Karbhari , USA
A. Machida , Japan
G. Manfredi , Italy
K. Maruyama , Japan
S. Matthys , Belgium
U. Meier , Switzerland
G. Melo , Brazil
J. Mieres , Spain
G. Monti , Italy
A. Mufti , Canada
H. Mutsuyoshi , Japan
A. Naaman , USA
A. Nanni , USA
K. Neale , Canada
D. Oehlers , Australia
S. Pantazopoulou , Greece
C. Pantelides , Cyprus
K. Pilakoutas , UK
S. Rizkalla , USA
F. Rostasy , Germany
F. Seible , USA
C. Shield , USA
J. Sim , Korea
L. Taerwe , Belgium
B. Täljsten , Sweden
K.-H. Tan , Singapore
J. Teng , China
T. Triantafillou , Greece
T. Ueda , Japan
T. Uomoto , Japan
Z. Wu , Japan
L. Ye , China
K. Zilch , Germany

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Support and Sponsorship
The Symposium is supported by the University of Patras, the International Federation for Structural Concrete
(fib), the American Concrete Institute (ACI), the International Union of Laboratories and Experts in
Construction Materials (RILEM), the Japan Concrete Institute (JCI) and the International Institute for FRP in
Construction (IIFC).

The Symposium is also supported by a number of sponsors, as follows:

Gold Sponsors Bronze Sponsors

ACCIONA INFRAESTRUCTURAS SA
EARTHQUAKE PLANNING AND
PROTECTION ORGANIZATION

FYFE EUROPE SA
ERGA OSE SA

RUREDIL GROUP
& P. TSAKAS LTD
GEFYRA SA

ISOMAT SA SIKA HELLAS SA

S&P CLEVER REINFORCEMENT

COMPANY AG SYNCHRONI TECHNIKI LTD &
INGEGNERIA E ARCHITETTURA DEL RESTAURO

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General Information
Venue of the Symposium

From the morning of Monday, July 16, to the late afternoon of Wednesday,
July 18, the Symposium will take place at the Conference and Culture
Center of the University of Patras (http://www.confer.upatras.gr/).
Transportation from/to hotels to/from the
venue will be provided through a bus
service on a daily basis. Buses will carry
the delegates from the Symposium’s
hotels to the venue every morning and will
take them back every afternoon. Departure from the hotels (to the venue)
will be between 7:45-8:00 am (depending on your hotel) on July 16 and
8:00-8:15 am on July 17-18. Departure from the venue will be at 6:10 pm
on July 16-17 and 6:30 pm on July 18.

Conference and Culture Center floor plan

Amphitheatre L1 L2
I4
Exhibition
Session
Symposium Rooms
Secretariat Desk R1 R2
Speakers’
Facilities

Amphitheatre
I1

Main Entrance

Symposium Secretariat and Hours

The Symposium Secretariat Desk will be at the main entrance of the Symposium Venue. The Secretariat will
handle all questions and issues concerning registration, social events and tours. The Secretariat desk will
be open at the following dates and times:
Sunday, July 15: 5:00 pm – 9:30 pm (at Hotel Porto Rio)
Monday, July 16: 8:00 am – 6:30 pm
Tuesday, July 17: 8:00 am – 6:30 pm
Wednesday, July 18: 8:00 am – 7:00 pm

Official Agent

The FRPRCS-8 Organizing Committee has appointed MeetingPlanner.gr as the official agent for social
events and support services during the Symposium, management of the Exhibition, hotel accommodations,
transportation services and tours during or after the Symposium.
MeetingPlanner.gr
Conference Management Services
Ypapantis str., K.Kastritsi
Rio GR-26504 GREECE
Tel +30 2610 992025, Fax +30 2610 991945
Email: frprcs8@meetingplanner.gr

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Registration to the Symposium

Registration to the Symposium entitles delegates to:

• Attendance of the Symposium Technical Sessions at the Conference and Culture Center of the
University of Patras, from July 16 to 18.
• Visit of the Exhibition at the Symposium venue, from July 16 to 18.
• The Symposium hand-outs (Volume and CD-ROM of Proceedings, Symposium bag etc.).
• Two coffee-breaks per day, from July 16 to 18.
• Three lunches, from July 16 to 18.
• The Welcome Reception at Hotel Porto Rio in the evening of July 15.
• The Technical Visit to the Rio-Antirio bridge and the fun night (sampling of delicacies included) in the
spectacular castle of Nafpaktos, in the evening of July 16.

Speakers’ Facilities

Computers are located at the ground floor of the venue, on the left of the main entrance. All speakers
should submit their presentation (Microsoft Powerpoint format) on a CD (clearly identified with the
oral session number, paper ID and presenting author’s name) at the time of registration.

Internet

Wired internet access facilities are located at the ground floor of the venue, on the left of the main entrance.
Wireless internet is also available in the venue.

Badges

The personal badge is the entrance ticket to all Symposium Sessions; thus participants are kindly requested
to always wear their badge. In case of loss of badge, the Symposium Secretariat should be contacted.

Certificate of Attendance

Participants may contact the Symposium Secretariat, if they wish to have a certificate of attendance of the
Symposium.

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Program at a glance

SUNDAY – JULY 15, 2007

Registration from 5:00PM to 9:30PM Welcome Reception from 8:00PM to 9:30PM
(Hotel Porto Rio - Buses will pick up delegates from other (Hotel Porto Rio)
hotels at 7:00PM)

MONDAY – JULY 16, 2007

Registration from 8:00AM to 9:00AM (Conference and Culture Center of the University of Patras)

9:00AM to 11:00AM to 11:30AM to 1:00PM to 2:30PM to 4:00PM to 4:30PM to Buses leave the
11:00AM 11:30AM 1:00PM 2:30PM 4:00PM 4:30PM 6:00PM venue at 6:10PM

OPENING & COFFEE ORAL LUNCH ORAL COFFEE ORAL RIO-ANTIRIO

KEYNOTE BREAK SESSIONS SESSIONS BREAK SESSIONS BRIDGE &
LECTURES M1 to M4 M5 to M8 M9 to M12 FUN NIGHT

TUESDAY – JULY 17, 2007

9:00AM to 11:00AM to 11:30AM to 1:00PM to 2:30PM to 4:00PM to 4:30PM to Buses leave the
11:00AM 11:30AM 1:00PM 2:30PM 4:00PM 4:30PM 6:00PM hotels at 8:00PM

SESSIONS COFFEE ORAL LUNCH ORAL COFFEE ORAL BANQUET

T1 to T4 BREAK SESSIONS SESSIONS BREAK SESSIONS
T5 to T8 T9 to T12 T13 to T16
11:00AM to 2:30PM
POSTER SESSION

WEDNESDAY – JULY 18, 2007

9:00AM to 11:00AM to 11:30AM to 1:00PM to 2:30PM to 4:00PM to 4:30PM to 6:00PM to
11:00AM 11:30AM 1:00PM 2:30PM 4:00PM 4:30PM 6:00PM 6:20PM

SESSIONS COFFEE ORAL LUNCH ORAL COFFEE ORAL CLOSURE

W1 to W4 BREAK SESSIONS SESSIONS BREAK SESSIONS
W5 to W8 W9 to W11 W12 to W14

THURSDAY – JULY 19, 2007

8:30AM το 6:00PM POST SYMPOSIUM TOUR

Speakers: Please submit your presentation on a CD at the time of registration

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Program of oral presentations
MONDAY 16 JULY 9:00AM to 11:00AM

Plenary Session – Amphitheatre I1

Opening and Keynote Lectures
Chairs: M. Fardis & A. Mufti
09:00 Opening
S. Koubias (Rector), D. Atmatzidis (Civil Engineering Dept. Chairman), T. Triantafillou (Symposium Chairman)
09:30 Keynote 1: Is there a future for automated application of FRP strips for post-strengthening?
U. Meier
10:00 Keynote 2: The use of fiber reinforced polymers to mitigate natural and man-made hazards
F. Seible
10:30 Keynote 3: Test methods for FRP materials
T. Uomoto

Keynote Speakers
Is there a future for automated application of FRP strips for post-strengthening?

Professor Urs Meier is currently deputy director general of the Swiss Federal Laboratories for
Materials Testing and Research (EMPA) with approximately 800 co-workers in Dübendorf Zurich,
Switzerland. He is also Lecturer and Professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in
Zurich. Urs Meier has accomplished much in the application of advanced composites in civil
engineering during the past 25 years and has received worldwide recognition for his pioneering work.
Especially noteworthy is the post-strengthening of civil structures with carbon fiber reinforced
polymer strips, which has been successfully implemented at a growing rate worldwide and the CFRP
stay- and post-tensioning cables. He has received nine internationally recognized awards for
excellence for his R&D-contributions in the field of application of CFRP in structural engineering and
he has developed five worldwide recognized patents within the same field of expertise. In 2004 the ISIS Canada
Research Network established a stipend called the “Urs Meier Scholarship” sponsored by ISIS Canada. In 2005
Professor Urs Meier was acclaimed Doctor of Engineering, honoris causa, by the Royal Military College of Canada.

The use of fiber reinforced polymers to mitigate natural and man-made hazards

Professor Frieder Seible has been serving serving as the Dean of the Jacobs School of
Engineering, University of California, San Diego since 2002 and holds the Eric and Johanna
Reissner Chair in Applied Mechanics and Structural Engineering and the Walter J. Zable Chair in
the Jacobs School of Engineering. He developed the Charles Lee Powell Structural Research
Laboratories, which serve as a worldwide resource for full-scale testing and analysis of structures.
He has published more than 580 papers and technical reports mainly related to seismic design of
bridges and buildings, and has served on or led many committees on security, reconstruction and
retrofit of buildings, bridges and transportation infrastructure. Dr. Seible is the Chair of the Caltrans
Seismic Advisory Board and he recently served as a member of the Federal Blue Ribbon Panel on
Bridge and Tunnel Security. Dr. Seible received a Dipl. Ing. from the University of Stuttgart, a M.Sc. from the University
of Calgary, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, all in civil engineering. Professor Seible is a member
of the National Academy of Engineering.

Test methods for FRP materials

Professor Taketo Uomoto is the Director and Professor of the International Center for Urban
Safety Engineering (ICUS), the University of Tokyo. He has been working in the field of research
and development of FRP reinforcement since 1980. His interest lies in developing new methods for
improving durability of concrete. Most of his works are related to deterioration mechanisms and
inspection/prevention methods against deterioration of concrete structures. He was elected as the
1st president of the Asian Concrete Federation (ACF) and he is currently the chairman of the fib
Commission 8 "Concrete" and the International Committee on Concrete Model Code for Asia. His
recent research is focused on the development of a new system for high quality shotcrete for tunnel
lining and the establishment of the Asian Model Code of Concrete Structure.

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 MONDAY 16 JULY 11:30AM to 1:00PM
Session M1 – Room R1
FRP Materials and Bond Aspects 1
Chairs: C. Bakis & N. Taranu
11:30 New procedure to calculate compression strength
of FRP using the serial/parallel mixing theory (1-3)
X. Martinez, S. Oller, A. Barbat and F. Rastellini
11:45 Experimental investigation of FRP relaxation and
effect on pre-stressing techniques (1-4)
S. Mehdizad Taleie, A. Vatani Oskouei and H.
Moghaddam
12:00 Performance and design of FRP anchors (2-31)
T. Ozbakkaloglu, M. Saatcioglu and S. Foo
12:15 Performance of coarse sand coating between FRP
member and concrete (2-17)
J.-R. Cho, S. Y. Park, K. Cho, S.-T. Kim and B.-S. Kim
12:30 Increase of the bond capacity of externally bonded
CFRP plates on RC structures due to self-induced
contact pressure (2-16)
U. Husemann and H. Budelmann
12:45 Investigating long-term behaviour of epoxy at the
concrete-FRP interfaces (2-30)
P. Meshgin, K. K. Choi, M. Reda Taha and A. K. Maji
Session M3 – Room L1
Externally Bonded FRP for Flexure 1
Chairs: K. Zilch & A. Zureick
11:30 Use of CFRP to provide continuity in reinforced
concrete buildings vulnerable to progressive
collapse (3-7)
S. Orton, J. Jirsa and O. Bayrak
11:45 Analytical model for RC beams with externally
bonded laminates using strut-and-tie method (3-1)
C. K. Ng, A. M. K. Tiong and K. H. Tan
12:00 Effects of rebar yielding on failure behavior of
flexural reinforced RC beams with FRP sheet (3-4)
N. Kishi, G. F. Zhang, H. Mikami and Y. Kurihashi
12:15 Ductility of FRP plated RC flexural members (3-8)
D. J. Oehlers, M. Ali and M. C. Griffith
12:30 Ductility enhancement of concrete beams
strengthened by hybrid FRP (3-9)
A. Hosny, H. Shaheen, A. Abdelrahman and T.
Elafandy
12:45 Impacted PC girders: experimental behaviour and
design of FRP strengthening (3-5)
M. Di Ludovico, W. Arena, A. Prota, O. Manni and G.
Manfredi
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Session M2 – Room R2
Internal FRP Reinforcement 1
Chairs: K. Pilakoutas & C. Ospina
11:30 Development of new heat-resisting FRP bars (11-1)
A. Sumida, H. Mutsuyoshi and G. R. Pandey
11:45 Development of FRP rebar for concrete structures
in Korea (11-2)
Y.-J. You, Y.-H. Park, J.-S. Park and K.-H. Kim
12:00 Simulation of bond behaviour between fiber
reinforced polymer bars and concrete (11-3)
L. Torres, M. Baena, A. Turon, X. Cahìs and C. Barris
12:15 Design values of bond-slip law for FRP bars (11-4)
S. P. Tastani and S. J. Pantazopoulou
12:30 Evaluation of bond specifications for development
lengths of straight embedded FRP bars (11-5)
N. Newman, A. Ayoub and A. Belarbi
12:45 An experimental study for flexural bonding
characteristics of GFRP rebar (11-6)
H. Oh, J. Sim and M. Ju
Session M4 – Room L2
Externally Bonded FRP for Confinement 1
Chairs: G. Melo & A. Parvin
11:30 Design-oriented model for concrete columns
confined with bonded FRP jackets or post-
tensioned FRP shells (6-1)
Z. Yan and C. P. Pantelides
11:45 Model for concrete confined by aramid FRP (6-2)
C. Burgoyne and H.-Y. Leung
12:00 Computational model for FRP-confined RC
members (6-3)
K. Mosalam, M. Talaat and B. Binici
12:15 An empirical model for predicting the mechanical
properties of FRP-confined concrete (6-4)
E. Vintzileou and E. Panagiotidou
12:30 Elasto-plastic fracture (epf) model for FRP-confined
concrete elements (6-5)
E. Ghorbi and M. M. Soltani
12:45 Tests and prediction of the mechanical behaviour of
cylindrical concrete specimens confined by
composite wrapping (6-6)
V. Tamužs, R. Tepfers, V. Valdmanis, E. Spārniņš, E.
Zīle and O. Ladnova
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Session M5 – Room R1
Externally Bonded FRP – Bond Aspects 2
Chairs: M. Harajli & T. Ueda
2:30 Stable debonding at discontinuity (2-1)
C. Czaderski, M. R. Aram, E. Hack and M. Motavalli
2:45 Fracture mechanics of plate debonding (2-2)
M. Achintha and C. Burgoyne
3:00 Analytical modeling of flexural debonding in CFRP
strengthened reinforced or prestressed concrete
beams (2-5)
O. Rosenboom and S. Rizkalla
3:15 Statistical and finite element analyses of FRP-
strengthened concrete beams (2-6)
U. A. Ebead, H. M. Abdel Baky and K. W. Neale
3:30 Maximum transferred force along the interface in an
FRP-strengthened beam subjected to transverse
loads (2-8)
E. Oller, D. Cobo and A. R. Mari
3:45 Defect criticality in FRP strengthening (3-20)
J. Delaney and V. Karbhari
Session M7 – Room L2
Externally Bonded FRP for Flexure 2
Chairs: J. Jirsa & L. Taerwe
2:30 Behaviour of RC slabs strengthened by externally
bonded CFRP systems (3-12)
P. Costeira, L. Juvandes and J. Figueiras
2:45 Response of reinforced concrete slabs
strengthened with different types and
configurations of CFRP (3-13)
M. Issa, M. Alhassan and R. Alrousan
3:00 Study on crack width of reinforced concrete beams
strengthened with CFRP sheets (3-14)
Q. L. Ma, X. Z. Lu, L. P. Ye and J. B. Zhuang
3:15 Numerical modelling of FRP strengthened
reinforced concrete flexural elements (3-3)
D. B. Tann
3:30 Strengthening of typical reinforced concrete strip
foundations of wooden houses in Japan by the
TYFO® SEH51 GFRP system (3-18)
B. Abdullah, S. Hino, R. Jamaji and K. Kobayashi
3:45 Study of reinforced concrete bridge girder models
strengthened with composite plate (3-16)
A. Q. Melhem
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Session M6 – Room R2
Internal FRP Reinforcement 2
Chairs: G. Manfredi & J. Sim
2:30 Bond failure between CFRP rebars and high
strength FRC (11-7)
A. Katz, J. Aronoff and Y. Frostig
2:45 Bond strength of glass fiber reinforced polymer
bars in high strength concrete (11-8)
J.-Y. Lee, C. Lee, K.-W. Kim and J.-Y. Kim
3:00 Bond stiffness of FRP orthogrids embedded in
concrete (11-9)
C. E. Bakis, R. S. Engel, D. R. Zurovcik and
S. M. Karnes
3:15 Experimental investigation and micro-mechanical
simulation of concrete reinforced with epoxy
impregnated fabrics (11-10)
U. Dilthey, M. Schleser, R. Chudoba and M. Konrad
3:30 End anchorage technique for internal FRP
reinforcement (11-11)
A. P. Darby, T. J. Ibell, S. Tallis and C. Winkle
3:45 Cracking of GFRP-reinforced concrete panels under
direct tension (11-12)
T. Sabrah, H. Marzouk and A. Hussein
Session M8 – Room L1
Externally Bonded FRP for Confinement 2
Chairs: K. H. Tan & L. Bank
2:30 Effectiveness of FRP composites in confined
concrete (6-7)
M. A. Ciupala, K. Pilakoutas and A. A. Mortazavi
2:45 Diagonal stress-strain model for FRP-confined
rectangular concrete columns (6-8)
D. A. Moran and C. P. Pantelides
3:00 Three-dimensional finite element analysis of
reinforced concrete columns strengthened by fiber
reinforced polymer sheets (6-9)
A. I. Karabinis, T. C. Rousakis and G. E. Manolitsi
3:15 FRP strains in FRP wrapped columns: A parametric
study (6-10)
J. F. Chen, J. Ai and T. J. Stratford
3:30 Modeling the strength of concrete cylinders with
FRP wraps using the Hoek-Brown strength
criterion (6-12)
M. Tabbara and G. Karam
3:45 Axial load behaviour of rectangular concrete
columns confined with FRP composites (6-13)
H. A. Toutanji, M. Han and S. Matthys
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Session M9 – Room R1
Durability 1
Chairs: V. Karbhari & A. Ilki
4:30 How durable is FRP-plated concrete under
moisture? (13-12)
O. Buyukozturk
4:45 Environmental effects on bond of GFRP external
reinforcement to RC beams (13-1)
H. E. C. Biscaia and M. A. G. Silva
5:00 Durability of FRP-concrete bonding exposed to
aggressive environment (13-4)
G. Fava, C. Mazzotti, C. Poggi and M. Savoia
5:15 Bond behaviour of glass fiber reinforced polymer
bars due to aggressive solutions (13-5)
S. U. Al-Dulaijan
5:30 Durability of rc members strengthened with CFRP
plates and subjected to moisture and salts (13-6)
A. Al Far, F. Rostasy, H. Budelmann and T. Al Hadid
5:45 Behaviour of CFRP-strengthened RC beams
subjected to aging conditions (3-26)
C. Gheorghiu, P. Labossière and J. Proulx
Session M11 – Room L2
Externally Bonded Prestressed FRP for Flexure
Chairs: U. Meier & R. El-Hacha
4:30 Structural strengthening with a new system of
prestressed CFRP strips (4-1)
U. Neubauer, W. Vom Berg and P. Onken
4:45 Behaviour of flexural strengthened beams with
prestressed CFRP laminates (4-2)
P. França and A. Costa
5:00 Feasibility study of a novel prestressing system for
CFRP (4-3)
W. Figeys, K. Brosens, L. Van Schepdael, D. Van
Gemert and J. Dereymaeker
5:15 Active CFRP strengthening system – Behavior of
concrete members under different prestressing
levels subjected to bending (4-4)
M. Kałuża and M. Hüppi
5:30 An experimental study on tensioned CFRP strip
method with deviator (4-5)
A. Tateishi, A. Kobayashi, S. Sato and H. Yasumori
5:45 Study on the fatigue behaviour of RC beams
strengthened with prestressed CFRP sheets (4-7)
Q. L. Ma, X. Z. Lu, L. P. Ye and K. Zhang
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Session M10 – Room R2
FRP Prestressing Tendons
Chairs: C. Burgoyne & G. Terrasi
4:30 Transfer length of CFRP rods in pretensioned
concrete beams (12-1)
S. P. Gross, J. R. Yost and M. V. D’Angelo
4:45 Simplified wedge anchor system for FRP
rods (12-2)
A. Al-Mayah, K. Soudki and A. Plumtree
5:00 Tension stiffening in ultra high strength concrete
prestressed with CFRP bars (12-3)
S. Davoudi, D. Svecova and C. Gheorghiu
5:15 Shear behaviour of RC beams with external CFRP
prestressing tendons (12-5)
K. A. Soudki and S. Ng
5:30 Prefabricated thin-walled structural elements made
from high performance concrete prestressed with
pultruded carbon wires (12-6)
G. P. Terrasi
5:45 Novel modelling of solution uptake in CFRP
tendons (12-7)
P. Scott, J. Lees and M. Sutcliffe
Session M12 – Room L1
Seismic Retrofitting with Composites 1
Chairs: F. Seible & P. Hamelin
4:30 Influence of bond strengthening of spliced steel
bars using FRP jackets on the seismic response of
rectangular RC columns – experimental
evaluation (10-1)
M. H. Harajli and F. Dagher
4:45 Cyclic deformation capacity of FRP-wrapped RC
columns or piers, with continuous or lap-spliced
bars (10-3)
D. Biskinis and M. N. Fardis
5:00 On the available ductility of R/C columns
strengthened with FRP systems: Experimental
versus numerical evaluation (10-4)
C. Faella, A. Napoli, R. Realfonzo and G. Rizzano
5:15 Experimental and analytical investigation of square
RC columns retrofitted with pre-stressed FRP
strips (10-5)
S. Mehdizad Taleie and H. Moghaddam
5:30 Seismic retrofit of square reinforced concrete
columns using composite jacketing (10-6)
G. E. Thermou and S. J. Pantazopoulou
5:45 Experimental behaviour of asymmetrically damaged
RC columns repaired by CFRP (10-7)
R. Nudo and F. Capani
 TUESDAY 17 JULY 9:00AM to 11:00AM
Session T1 – Room R1
Externally Bonded FRP – Bond Aspects 3
Chairs: S. Matthys & C. Bakis
09:00 Fracture energy and design rules against FRP-
concrete debonding (2-10)
B. Ferracuti, E. Martinelli, E. Nigro and M. Savoia
09:15 Intermediate debonding of RC beams strengthened
in bending by FRP: A theoretical model and a
simplified design approach (2-11)
C. Faella, E. Martinelli and E. Nigro
09:30 Modelling and role of discontinuous bond in RC
beams strengthened with CFRP plates (2-9)
A. Trombeva Gavriloska, J. Šelih and R. Žarnić
09:45 Evaluation of different code provisions and models
of predicting IC debonding loading capacity in FRP-
strengthened structures (2-12)
H. Said and Z. Wu
10:00 An investigation on the bond length of FRP sheets
on concrete substrate (2-15)
B. Shadravan, M. Saatcioglu and S. Foo
10:15 Characterizing the concrete-epoxy layer on
externally bonded FRP systems (2-18)
M. M. Lopez and C. A. Coronado
10:30 Analysis on interface failure mechanism of
reinforced concrete continuous beam strengthened
by FRP (2-3)
H. Yuan and Z. Lin
10:45 Evaluation of the anchorage behaviour of the FRP
lay-up laminates applied to concrete
substrates (2-14)
J. M. Mieres, I. Calvo, J. Bonilla, L. Pineda, F. Botello
and S. Primi
Session T3 – Room L2
Externally Bonded FRP for Flexure 3
Chairs: L. Taerwe & V. Karbhari
09:00 Further investigations into the ductility and
deformability of FRP strengthened RC
elements (3-11)
P. Davies, D. B. Tann and R. Delpak
09:15 Experimental study on flexural behaviour of
RC beams strengthened with prestressed
CFRP plate (4-6)
S. K. Woo and Y. C. Song
09:30 Use of CFRP to strengthen poorly detailed
reinforced concrete beams under dynamic
loading (3-23)
I. Kim, J. O. Jirsa and O. Bayrak
09:45 Effect of surface flaws on FRP repair of concrete
structures (3-21)
B. Yalim, A. S. Kalayci and A. Mirmiran
10:00 Fatigue behaviour of CFRP-repaired corroded RC
beams (3-24)
M. K. Y. Loo, S. Foster and S. Smith
10:15 Long-term behaviour of FRP-strengthened
beams (3-25)
C. Mazzotti and M. Savoia
10:30 On thermal stresses in RC beams strengthened with
externally bonded FRP strips (3-27)
O. Rabinovitch
10:45 Behavior of FRP strengthened beams subjected to
elevated temperatures (3-29)
Y. Zhou and K. H. Tan
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Session T2 – Room L1
Field Applications and Case Studies 1
Chairs: B. Täljsten & E. Fyfe
09:00 Why is FRP not a financial success? (1-1)
C. Burgoyne and I. Balafas
09:15 Structural strengthening with FRPs in
Greece (15-1)
M. J. Karantzikis, D. P. Koutsoukos and
C. P. Antonopoulos
09:30 FRP “stitching” of segmental post-tensioned
concrete box girder bridge bridge joints (15-3)
A. Paul and D. Oehlers
09:45 The application of ACI 440 for FRP system design
to strengthen 19 concrete highway bridges on
European corridor 8 (15-4)
K. Crawford and T. Nikolovski
10:00 Seismic rehabilitation of a theatre facility according
to Eurocode 8, using CFRPs (15-8)
A. J. Kosmopoulos, S. N. Bousias and M. N. Fardis
10:15 Optimisation of carbon fibre laminate reinforcement
in the upgrading of reinforced concrete buildings
using finite element analysis (15-5)
D. L. Beneke, W. P. Chant and J. B. Anderson
10:30 Repair and strengthening with FRP of damaged
bridge R/C slabs (15-7)
A. Aprile, L. Pela’ and A. Benedetti
Session T4 – Room R2
Seismic Retrofitting with Composites 2
Chairs: S. Sheikh & H. Mutsuyoshi
09:00 Design equations for FRP-strengthened RC
rectangular columns under combined biaxial
bending & axial load (3-19)
G. Monti and S. Alessandri
09:15 Shear behaviour of short RC columns retrofitted by
externally bonded CFRP (10-9)
F. Colomb, E. Ferrier and P. Hamelin
09:30 Universal model for predicting ultimate deformation
of concrete columns retrofitted by FRP
jacketing (10-11)
T. Ueda and D. Anggawidjaja
09:45 Upgrading the flexural capacity of a vertical R/C
member using carbon fiber reinforcing plastics
applied externally and anchored at the
foundation (10-8)
G. C. Manos, K. Katakalos, V. Kourtides and
C. Mitsarakis
10:00 Testing of non-ductile RC columns
repaired/strengthened with FRP under oblique
excitation (10-10)
C. Zeris, G. Drosopoulos and G. Pergantis
10:15 Experimental and analytical cyclic tests of RC
hollow section piers retrofitted with CFRP (10-13)
P. Delgado, P. Rocha, M. Santos, J. Pedrosa, A. Arëde,
N. Vila Pouca, A. Costa and R. Delgado
10:30 Seismic structural performance of existing RC
members retrofitted with the newly developed steel
plate and aramid fiber sheets hybrid system and its
applications (10-15)
Y. Itoh, E. Makitani, K. Yamaguchi and J. Mogi
10:45 Seismic response of infill walls strengthened with
FRP sheets (10-28)
T. Almusallam, Y. Al-Salloum, S. Alsayed and N.
Siddiqui
 TUESDAY 17 JULY 11:30AM to 1:00PM

Session T5 – Room R1 Session T6 – Room R2

Externally Bonded FRP – Bond Aspects 4
Chairs: Z. Wu & M. Pecce
11:30 Debonding mechanisms and moment redistribution
of 2-span RC beams externally strengthened with
FRP (3-6)
L. Vasseur, S. Matthys and L. Taerwe
11:45 Bond performance in concrete elements
strengthened with CFRP sheets (2-20)
F. Ceroni and M. Pecce
12:00 Discrete-smeared crack finite element modelling
of CFRP debonding mechanisms in RC
members (2-22)
R. Al-Mahaidi, H. B. Pham and V. Saouma
12:15 FE analyses to study the effect of temperature on
debonding of externally bonded CFRP (2-27)
E. Klamer, D. Hordijk and A. De Boer
12:30 Experimental and numerical investigation of fatigue
behaviour of FRP-concrete interface (2-29)
H. Diab, Z. Wu and K. Iwashita
12:45 CFRP rolls as concrete reinforcement - Bond
properties and lap splice behaviour (2-32)
T. Tankut and A. S. Tasligedik
Internal FRP Reinforcement 3
Chairs: T. Uomoto & A. Katz
11:30 Shear crack induced deformation of FRP RC
beams (11-14)
T. Imjai, M. Guadagnini and K. Pilakoutas
11:45 Verification of ACI 440 guidelines concerning
bending behaviour of R/C beams reinforced with
GFRP rods (11-15)
M. Arduini, G. Vago and A. C. Colombo
12:00 Optimal flexural design of FRP-reinforced concrete
beams using a particle swarm optimizer (11-16)
M. S. Innocente, L. L. Torres, X. Cahís, G. Barbeta and
A. Catalán
12:15 GFRP reinforced GFRC for thin permanent
formwork applications (11-17)
G. B. Kim, K. Pilakoutas and P. Waldron
12:30 Deep embedment of FRP bars for the shear
strengthening of prestressed concrete
bridges (11-32)
P. Valerio, T. J. Ibell and A. P. Darby
12:45 GFRP bars reinforced concrete power supply
posts (11-18)
N. Taranu, I. Gosav, M. Budescu, G. Oprisan,
V. Munteanu and B. Tuna

Session T7 – Room L2 Session T8 – Room L1

Externally Bonded FRP – Special Topics 1
Chairs: J. Figueiras & K. Zilch
11:30 Qualification, acceptance, and design criteria for
externally bonded FRP reinforcement for concrete
structures (7-1)
A.-H. Zureick and B. R. Ellingwood
11:45 Automated design guidance for the repair and
retrofit of concrete bridge structures with FRP (7-2)
J. M. Eyre, T. J. Ibell, A. P. Darby and A. Nanni
12:00 Repair of prestressed concrete bridge girders with
FRP (7-3)
A. Miller, O. Rosenboom and S. Rizkalla
12:15 Design of FRP laminates using evolutionary
algorithms (7-4)
R. Perera and F. Varona
12:30 Retrofit of low strength concrete panels with FRP
sheets (7-7)
A. Ilki, I. Bedirhanoglu, Y. Candan and N. Kumbasar
12:45 Strengthening steel-concrete composite girders
using prestressed FRP (4-8)
M. Aly and R. El-Hacha
Externally Bonded FRP for Confinement 3
Chairs: K. Neale & L. Ascione
11:30 Experimental investigation on square and
rectangular concrete columns confined by
C-FRP (6-18)
G. Monti, N. Nistico’ and R. Isola
11:45 Modeling of square and rectangular concrete
columns confined by C-FRP (6-19)
G. Monti and N. Nistico’
12:00 Strengthening of square RC columns using fibre
reinforced polymers (6-14)
A. de Diego, A. Arteaga, C. López-Hombrados and
J. P. Gutiérrez
12:15 FRP-confined rectangular concrete columns (6-16)
A. Parvin and J. M. Schroeder
12:30 Retrofitting R/C bridge pier type cross-sections with
partial confinement employing CFRP (6-20)
G. C. Manos and V. Kourtides
12:45 Laboratory tests of RC columns strengthened with
CFRPs to determine the increase in strength and
ductility (not in the Proceedings)
G. Marchini

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 TUESDAY 17 JULY 2:30PM to 4:00PM

Session T9 – Room R1 Session T10 – Room R2

Durability 2 Internal FRP Reinforcement 4
Chairs: H. Toutanji & D. Oehlers Chairs: H. Mutsuyoshi & K. Pilakoutas
2:30 Durability based design for FRP rehabilitation of 2:30 Reinvestigating transverse negative moments in
concrete (13-7) bridge deck slabs (11-20)
R. A. Walker and V. M. Karbhari C. Klowak, A. Mufti and B. Bakht
2:45 Repair/strengthening of corrosion damaged 2:45 Tests of continuous CFRP reinforced concrete
concrete beams with fiber reinforced polymers beams (11-21)
sheets (3-22) M. N. Habeeb and A. F. Ashour
A. H. Al-Saidy, A. S. Al-Harthy, M. Abdul-Halim, 3:00 Models for tension stiffening for deflections of
K. S. Al-Jabri and N. M. Al-Shidi GFRP-RC (11-22)
3:00 High temperature durability of reinforced concrete H. Sooriyaarachchi, K. Pilakoutas and E. Byars
beams strengthened with carbon fiber-reinforced 3:15 Deflection prediction of concrete beams reinforced
polymers – An experimental study (3-28) with GFRP and steel rods (11-23)
B. Weber and D. Kachlakev Y. Tian and Y. Yuan
3:15 Durability of fibre reinforced polymers in concrete – 3:30 Indirect flexural crack control of concrete beams
Procedures for reduced alkalinity exposures (13-8) and one-way slabs reinforced with FRP bars (11-24)
S. Demis, K. Pilakoutas and E. Byars C. E. Ospina and C. E. Bakis
3:30 Tensile strength degradation of glass fiber 3:45 Experimental verification on the shear contribution
reinforced polymer bars in aggressive solutions of GFRP stirrups embedded in reinforced concrete
both as stand-alone and cast-in-concrete (13-9) beams (11-26)
M. M. Al-Zahrani J. Sim, C. Park and S. Park
3:45 Durability based approach for design values of
FRP bars (13-11)
A. Weber and A. Volkwein

Session T11 – Room L2 Session T12 – Room L1

Externally Bonded FRP – Special Topics 2
Chairs: A.-H. Hosny & T. Ibell
2:30 Research results on RC walls and dapped beam
ends strengthened with FRP composites (7-8)
T. Nagy-Gyorgy, V. Stoian, D. Dan, C. Daescu,
D. Diaconu, G. Sas and M. Mosoarca
2:45 Blast mitigation of a reinforced concrete frame
using externally bonded fiber reinforced
polymers (7-9)
B. Abou Zeid and R. El-Hacha
3:00 Bond studies of hooked bar anchorages confined
with FRP in normal strength concrete
structures (7-10)
B. Hamad, F. Ibrahim and C. Bou Abs
3:15 Novelty FRP strengthening systems applied to
different substrates: Analysis of the anchorage
behaviour (7-12)
J. T. San-José, D. García, A. Garay and J. Castillo
3:30 Developments in fiber roving anchors for use with
externally bonded fiber reinforced polymers (15-11)
S. Witt
3:45 FRP-prestressed timber (19-2)
M. Brunner and M. Schnueriger
Externally Bonded FRP for Confinement 4
Chairs: C. Pantelides & P. Labossiere
2:30 Non-linear modelling of FRP confined RC
columns (6-22)
G. P. Lignola, A. Prota, G. Manfredi and E. Cosenza
2:45 Reinforcement of prismatic concrete columns using
fiber reinforced polymers (6-17)
J. Mieres, I. Calvo, P. Rodriguez, F. Botello and
S. Primi
3:00 Effectiveness of FRP jackets for the confinement
of existing RC bridge piers with hollow
cross-section (6-21)
G. Tsionis and A. V. Pinto
3:15 N-M interaction curves of FRP confined R/C
columns (6-24)
A. Di Nardo, C. Faella and R. Realfonzo
3:30 Behaviour of FRP wrapped circular concrete
columns under eccentric loading (6-25)
M. N. S. Hadi
3:45 Effects of load eccentricities on circular FRP-
confined reinforced concrete columns (6-26)
M. Ranger and L. Bisby

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 TUESDAY 17 JULY 4:30PM to 6:00PM

Session T13 – Room R1 Session T14 – Room R2

Textile Reinforcement and Cement-based Internal FRP Reinforcement 5
Composites 1
Chairs: A. Mufti & G. Manfredi
Chairs: J. Hegger & C. Papanicolaou
4:30 Flexural performance of concrete slabs reinforced
4:30 Laminating and spraying techniques for the with GFRP and subjected to different thermal
production of textile reinforced concrete (17-1) histories (11-28)
R. Mott and W. Brameshuber O. El-Zaroug, J. Forth, J. Ye and A. Beeby
4:45 Modelling the uniaxial load-bearing behaviour of 4:45 High temperature effect on tensile strength of GFRP
textile reinforced concrete with a lattice approach bars and flexural behaviour of GFRP RC beams
including damage (17-2) (11-29)
J. Hartig, U. Häussler-Combe and K. Schiktanz M. M. Al-Zahrani, S. U. Al-Dulaijan, S. H. Al-Idi and
5:00 Modeling the behaviour of inclined textile M. H. Al-Mehthel
reinforced concrete (17-3) 5:00 Structural health monitoring of GFRP reinforced
K. Rüberg and J. Hegger beam at Veteran Affairs Brookside cemetery
5:15 Application and dimensioning of textile reinforced (11-30)
concrete (17-4) E. R. Murison, C. Klowak, D. Sidhu, A. A. Mufti and
J. Hegger and S. Voss D. Stephenson
5:30 Bending behaviour of thin walled elements of 5:15 Magnetic resonance imaging of concrete with FRP
portland cement mortar reinforced with fiber glass reinforcement (11-31)
wires (17-5) E. Marfisi and C. Burgoyne
M. K. El Debs and A. L. H. D. C. El Debs 5:30 The performance of curved FRP reinforcement for
5:45 Shear capacity and failure behaviour of DFRCC concrete structures (11-13)
repaired RC beams at tensile region (19-6) M. Guadagnini, T. Imjai and K. Pilakoutas
J.-H. J. Kim, Y. M. Lim, J. P. Won, H. G. Park and 5:45 Effect of concrete cover thickness and FRP-bars
M. S. Lee spacing on the transverse thermal expansion of
FRP bars (11-27)
A. Zaidi and R. Masmoudi

Session T15 – Room L2 Session T16 – Room L1

Strengthening with Near Surface Mounted
(NSM) FRP 1
Chairs: J. Barros & K. Soudki
4:30 A general bond stress-slip relationship for NSM
FRP strips (8-1)
K. Borchert and K. Zilch
4:45 Bond capacity of CFRP strips glued to concrete in
sawn slits (8-2)
E. Thorenfeldt
5:00 Analysis of the flexural response of NSM FRP-
strengthened concrete beams (8-4)
R. Kotynia
5:15 A probability study of finite element analyses of
near surface mounted carbon fiber reinforced
polymer bonded to reinforced concrete (8-3)
J. Lundqvist, L. Bernspång, B. Täljsten and T. Olofsson
5:30 An experimental study on the flexural response of
partially bonded FRP strengthened concrete
beams (8-6)
H. T. Choi, J. S. West and K. A. Soudki
5:45 Flexural strengthening of RC “T” beams with Near
Surface Mounted (NSM) FRP reinforcements (8-5)
E. K. Castro, G. S. Melo and Y. Nagato
Seismic Retrofitting with Composites 3
Chairs: M. Fardis & S. Bousias
4:30 Structural performance of concrete members
reinforced with continuous continuous fiber
rope (10-16)
T. Shimomura and N. H. Phong
4:45 Anchorage system for external CFRP strengthening
seismic reinforcement (10-17)
F. Colomb, E. Ferrier and P. Hamelin
5:00 Seismic upgrading of 3-D exterior R.C. beam
column joints subjected to bi-directional cyclic
loading using GFRP composites (10-18)
S. Pampanin, U. Akguzel and G. Attanasi
5:15 An analytical study on the shear resistance of FRP-
strengthened RC beam-column joints (10-19)
M. Ameli and S. T. Smith
5:30 Strengthening of a four-story building model using
CFRP fabrics (10-21)
H. I. Galicia, J. M. Jara and P. Negro
5:45 Experimental seismic response of asymmetric RC
structures, before or after CFRP-rehabilitation
(10-22)
S. Bousias, A.-L. Spathis and M. N. Fardis

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 WEDNESDAY 18 JULY 9:00AM to 11:00AM
Session W1 – Room R1
Externally Bonded FRP – Bond Aspects 5
Chairs: O. Buyukozturk & K. Neale
09:00 Non-destructive CFRP-bond evaluation (2-24)
R. Helmerich, M. Roellig, C. Maierhofer, A. Schultz,
J. Vielhaber and M. Loehr
09:15 Evaluation of the interface between FRP laminates
and concrete by means of IR thermography (2-25)
C. Pellegrino, M. R. Valluzzi, E. Grinzato, R. Trentin
and C. Modena
09:30 Test on bond between concrete and CFRP by
means of ESPI interferometry (2-26)
D. Ferretti, E. Coïsson and G. Rosati
09:45 Premature bond failure in FRP strengthened RC
beams (2-4)
P. Saxena, H. Toutanji and J. Gilbert
10:00 A new design proposal to prevent peeling failure in
beams strengthened by plate bonding (2-13)
E. Oller, D. Cobo and A. R. Mari
10:15 Effect of U-shaped GFRP wraps on the bond
behaviour of CFRP laminates (2-19)
A. A. Abdelrahman and A. A. El-Ghandour
10:30 Evaluation of shallow depth patches in concrete
bridges reinforced with FRP overlays (2-21)
G. Nossoni and R. S. Harichandran
10:45 Numerical simulation of delamination failure in RC
beams laminated with FRP plate (2-23)
T. Alemu and P. Bhargava
Session W3 – Room L2
Strengthening with Near Surface Mounted
(NSM) FRP 2
Chairs: D. Oehlers & M. Issa
09:00 Beam tests of NSM – FRP laminates in
concrete (8-7)
D. G. Novidis and S. J. Pantazopoulou
09:15 Influence of the spacing between NSM-CFRP
laminates on the flexural strengthening efficacy
of RC slabs (8-8)
E. Bonaldo, J. A. O. Barros and P. B. Lourenço
09:30 Fatigue behaviour of concrete beams strengthened
in flexure with near surface mounted CFRP (8-9)
J. R. Yost, S. P. Gross and M. J. Deitch
09:45 A new approach for modelling the NSM shear
strengthening contribution in reinforced concrete
beams (8-12)
V. Bianco, J. A. O. Barros and G. Monti
10:00 Modeling of debonding failure for RC beams
strengthened in shear with NSM FRP
reinforcement (8-13)
A. Rizzo and L. De Lorenzis
10:15 Shear strengthening of RC beams with NSM CFRP
laminates (8-14)
R. Kotynia
10:30 A study on the flexural behaviour of reinforced
concrete beams strengthened with NSM
prestressed CFRP reinforcements (8-10)
W.-T. Jung, J.-S. Park and Y.-H. Park
10:45 Prestressing concrete beams using NSM FRP
technique (8-11)
M. A. Gaafar and R. El-Hacha
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Session W2 – Room R2
Hybrid FRP-concrete Structures 1
Chairs: L. Bank & A. Fam
09:00 First bridge constructed of carbon fibre reinforced
polymers in Spain (16-1)
J. Mieres, I. Calvo, L. Pineda, F. Botello, M. Gómez,
S. Primi and J. Bonilla
09:15 Flexural behavior of a hybrid-FRP lightweight
concrete sandwich bridge deck (16-2)
T. Keller, E. Schaumann and T. Vallee
09:30 Nonlinear behaviour of hybrid FRP-concrete bridge
superstructure (16-3)
A. Aref, W. Alnahhal and Y. Kitane
09:45 FRP stay-in-place formwork and reinforcing for
concrete highway bridge decks (16-4)
M. Oliva, L. Bank, H.-U. Bae, J. Barker and S.-W. Yoo
10:00 Structural stay-in-place GFRP formwork-concrete
deck: New type of composite structure (16-5)
L. Naď, B. Špernoga and A. Bajzecer
10:15 Precast sandwich structural panels using GFRP
composite box shells for shear transfer (16-6)
C. P. Pantelides, R. Surapaneni and L. D. Reaveley
10:30 Perfobond rib FRP shear connectors for the FRP-
concrete composite deck system (16-7)
S. Y. Park, J.-R. Cho, K. Cho, H. H. Hwang, S.-T. Kim
and B.-S. Kim
10:45 Effect of slab and main girder material on the
dynamic behaviour of bridges (19-5)
A. Elmahdy and H. Elarabaty
Session W4 – Room L1
Codes and Design Guidelines
Chairs: A. Zureick & S. Matthys
09:00 Building seismic upgrade with FRP according to
Italian guidelines (14-1)
L. Ascione and A. Giordano
09:15 Strengthening/retrofitting of an RC structure with
bonded CFRP laminates: Reliability evaluation
using different guidelines (14-2)
F. Bencardino, L. Rizzuti and G. Spadea
09:30 Comparative study of design methods for RC beam
with FRP strengthening in Chinese and American
standard (14-3)
M. Liu and Y. Wang
09:45 Polish standardisation proposal for design
procedures of FRP strengthening (14-4)
M. Górski and R. Krzywoń
10:00 Design guidelines for fire resistance of FRP-
strengthened concrete structures (14-5)
M. F. Green, N. Benichou, V. Kodur and L. A. Bisby
10:15 Reliability and code calibration of RC short columns
confined with CFRP wraps (14-8)
S. H. Al-Tersawy, O. A. Hodhod and A. A. Hefnawy
10:30 Current FRP-reinforced concrete design trends in
ACI 440.1R (14-6)
C. E. Ospina and A. Nanni
10:45 Implementation of Italian design guidelines for FRP
internal reinforcement to concrete (14-7)
R. Parretti, A. Nanni, L. Ascione, A. Devitofranceschi, A.
Grimaldi and G. Manfredi
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Session W5 – Room L1
Textile Reinforcement and Cement-based
Composites 2
Chairs: S. Rizkalla & T. Triantafillou
11:30 Textile-reinforced mortar (TRM) versus FRP
jacketing for reinforced concrete columns (17-10)
D. Bournas, P. Lontou, T. C. Triantafillou and C. G.
Papanicolaou
11:45 Pseudodynamic tests of non-seismically designed
RC structures retrofitted with textile-reinforced
mortar (17-12)
S. N. Bousias, A.-L. Spathis, M. N. Fardis, T. C.
Triantafillou and C. G. Papanicolaou
12:00 FRCM versus FRP composites to strengthen RC
beams: A comparative analysis (17-6)
A. Di Tommaso, F. Focacci, G. Mantegazza and A. Gatti
12:15 Flexural and shear strengthening of RC beams
using newly developed CFRP and polymer-cement
pastes as bonding agents (17-7)
S. Pareek, Y. Suzuki and A. Kobayashi
12:30 CFRP strengthening with mineral based composites
loaded in shear (17-9)
K. Orosz, B. Täljsten and G. Fischer
12:45 Confinement effectiveness in concrete strengthened
with fiber reinforced cement based composite
jackets (17-11)
L. Ombres
Session W7 – Room R1
Seismic Retrofitting with Composites 4
Chairs: M. Saatcioglu & A. Prota
11:30 Seismic upgrade of a shear-critical frame with
CFRP (10-23)
K. V. Duong, S. A. Sheikh and F. Vecchio
11:45 Strengthening of concrete frame against pushover
load using glass FRP system (10-24)
K. H. Tan, W. Aripin, T. Balendra and Z. Li
12:00 Push-over analysis of FRP-retrofitted existing RC
frame structures (10-25)
B. Ferracuti, M. Savoia, R. Francia, R. Pinho and S.
Antoniou
12:15 Shear strengthening of beams in RC viaduct
structures using FRP sheets (10-26)
H. Mutsuyoshi, G. R. Pandey and A. Rajbhandary
12:30 Innovative application of FRPs to seismic retrofit of
brick-infilled frames (10-27)
K. Kobayashi
12:45 Comparative study of FRP seismic retrofit of
existing URM infilled RC structures from a
construction management point of view (10-29)
G. Öztürk and M. Bostenaru Dan
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Session W6 – Room L2
Hybrid FRP-concrete Structures 2
Chairs: A. Mirmiran & J. F. Chen
11:30 Behavior of axially loaded concrete-filled
rectangular FRP tubes (16-8)
T. Ozbakkaloglu and D. Oehlers
11:45 Finite element modelling of hybrid FRP-concrete-
steel tubular columns under axial
compression (16-9)
T. Yu, J. G. Teng, Y. Wong and S. Dong
12:00 Effects of shear span length and internal
reinforcement on strength of beams fabricated
using FRP tubes as structural forms (16-10)
A. Fam, W. Shawkat and B. Cole
12:15 Concrete poles using FRP tubes (16-11)
A. Fam, Y. Qasrawi and I. Campbell
12:30 Multifunctional all-GFRP joint for concrete slab
structures (16-13)
F. Riebel and T. Keller
12:45 Multifunctional hybrid GFRP/steel joint for concrete
slab structures (16-14)
F. Riebel and T. Keller
Session W8 – Room R2
Externally Bonded FRP for Confinement 5
Chairs: E. Vintzileou & G. Monti
11:30 Confinement effect of CFRP sheets on the bond
between concrete and steel subjected to repeated
loading (6-27)
A. A. Rteil, K. Soudki and T. Topper
11:45 Use of carbon fibers for strengthening masonry and
reinforced concrete structures (18-16)
A. Granovskiy and A. Kostenko
12:00 Rheological strains of the compressed concrete
elements strengthened by CFRP materials (6-28)
M. Kamiński, T. Trapko and M. Musiał
12:15 Creep of FRP strengthened concrete columns
under constant and incremental sustained
loading (6-29)
R. Sriravindrarajah, R. Kaul and S. T. Smith
12:30 Comparison of failure mechanism of steel-free
circular bridge decks with punch program (6-32)
G. Mediwake, A. Mufti and N. Rattanawangcharoen
12:45 The effect of elevated temperatures on CFRP
wrapped concrete cylinders (6-30)
C. Issa
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Session W9 – Room L2 Session W10 – Room L1

Strengthening of Masonry 1 Field Applications and Case Studies 2
Chairs: A. Di Tommaso & M. A. Aiello Chairs: L. Ye & J. Jirsa
2:30 FRP-strengthened masonry: Bond aspects (18-1) 2:30 Civil structural monitoring of a CFRP strengthened
M. A. Aiello, M. S. Sciolti and T. C. Triantafillou concrete bridge in Sweden (15-9)
2:45 Analysis of the durability of the bond between A. Hejll, B. Täljsten and P. Maxstadh
masonry and FRP sheets (18-2) 2:45 Health monitoring of external CFRP strengthening
M. A. Aiello and M. S. Sciolti of steel reinforced concrete box culverts
3:00 Seismic risk mitigation of masonry structures by cell (15-10)
using FRP reinforcement (18-4) E. Ferrier, A. Si-Larbi and P. Hamelin
A. Aprile, A. Benedetti, E. Steli and E. Mangoni 3:00 Experimental study of concrete sewerage systems
3:15 Analysis of damaged masonry walls retrofitted with strengthened by composite plates: Field test (15-6)
vertical FRP strips subjected to out-of-plane S. Kesteloot, C. Djelal and I. Besnlimane
loading (18-5) 3:15 Strengthening of large diameter PCCP pipe with
C. R. Willis, Q. Yang, R. Seracino and M. C. Griffith external application of FRP (15-12)
3:30 Textile-reinforced mortar (TRM) versus FRP as M. J. Karantzikis, C. P. Antonopoulos and
strengthening and seismic retrofitting material of D. V. Skamagis
masonry structures (18-8) 3:30 Reinforcing method for lining of existing tunnel
K. Karlos, M. Papathanasiou, C. G. Papanicolaou and using aramid FRP mesh combined with shotcrete
T. C. Triantafillou mortar (15-13)
3:45 Application of CFRP strips for structural repair of Y. Kurihashi, F. Taguchi, N. Kishi and H. Mikami
heritage masonry vault (18-9) 3:45 Korean research and applications of FRP in
Z. Banic and D. Uglesic bridges (1-2)
B.-S. Kim, J.-R. Cho and S. Y. Park

Session W11 – Room R2

Externally Bonded FRP for Shear 1
Chairs: T. Ueda & C. Czaderski
2:30 Towards modelling FRP shear-strengthened
reinforced concrete beams (5-1)
A. Godat, K. W. Neale and P. Labossière
2:45 Design models for shear strengthening of RC
beams with externally bonded FRP composites: A
statistical versus reliability approach (5-2)
J. L. T. Lima and J. A. O. Barros
3:00 Approaches to modeling an unbonded CFRP strap
shear strengthening system for RC
beams (5-3)
N. Hoult and J. Lees
3:15 Comparison of CFRP strengthening methods:
Straps versus fabrics (5-4)
X.-S. Yang, J. M. Lees and C. T. Morley
3:30 Shear strengthening of RC beams using aramid
fiber-reinforced plastic mesh and shotcrete (5-6)
F. Taguchi, Y. Kurihashi, N. Kishi and H. Mikami
3:45 Shear repair of massive viaducts. Actual
reinforcement in a high speed railway
viaduct (5-5)
J. M. Mieres, I. Calvo, J. Bonilla and M. A. Gómez

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 WEDNESDAY 18 JULY 4:30PM to 6:00PM
Session W12 – Room L1
Strengthening of Masonry 2
Chairs: L. De Lorenzis & R. Seracino
4:30 Experimental investigation on bond properties of
SRP/SRG – masonry systems (18-11)
A. N. Cancelli, M. A. Aiello and P. Casadei
4:45 Performance of masonry elements strengthened
with steel reinforced grout (18-12)
A. Borri, G. Castori, A. Grazini and A. Giannantoni
5:00 Seismic upgrading of historical masonry buildings
with steel reinforced grout (SRG) (18-13)
A. Borri, G. Castori, A. Grazini and A. Giannantoni
5:15 Research on composite strengthening of masonry
arches (18-14)
A. Borri, P. Casadei, G. Castori and S. Ebaugh
5:30 Restoration of the Florio tuna plant on the island of
Favignana (Trapani) (18-15)
S. Biondo, C. Cusenza and G. Mantegazza
5:45 GFRP strengthening of natural masonry walls
resisting axial and lateral loads using GFRP anchor
spikes (not in the Proceedings)
B. Abdul Rahman, N. Elshafey, M. Ghoneim and
W. E. Degwey
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Session W13 – Room L2
New Strengthening Techniques: Mechanically-
fastened FRP (MF-FRP) and Steel-Reinforced
Polymers (SRP)
Chairs: S. Pantazopoulou & M. Green
4:30 Flexural behaviour of reinforced concrete beams
strengthened with mechanically fastened FRP
strip (9-1)
J. H. Lee, M. M. Lopez and C. E. Bakis
4:45 Flexural strengthening of reinforced concrete slabs
with mechanically-anchored unbonded FRP
system (9-2)
T. El Maaddawy and K. Soudki
5:00 Mechanically fastened FRP-strengthened RC beam
under cyclic loading (9-3)
K. H. Tan and M. K. Saha
5:15 Comparison of reinforced concrete beams
strengthened with FRP pre-cured laminate systems
and tested under flexural loading (9-4)
D. Galati, A. Rizzo and F. Micelli
5:30 Fatigue behaviour of reinforced concrete
strengthened with SRP sheets (9-5)
L. J. Oldershaw, P. J. Heffernan and R. G. Wight
5:45 Effect of blast loads on reinforced concrete
strengthened with steel reinforced polymer
sheets (9-6)
M. Carriere, R. G. Wight, P. J. Heffernan and A. Brahim
Session W14 – Room R2
Externally Bonded FRP for Shear 2
Chairs: G. Monti & J. Lees
4:30 Effect of effective depth and longitudinal steel ratio
on the behaviour of precracked RC T-beams
strengthened in shear with CFRP fabrics (5-8)
S. Hassan Dirar, C. Morley and J. Lees
4:45 Effects of bonding configurations on shear
behaviour of RC beams reinforced with aramid
FRP sheets (5-9)
G. Zhang, N. Kishi and H. Mikami
5:00 Experimental behaviour of RC beams strengthened
in shear by FRP sheets (5-10)
E. Grande, M. Imbimbo and A. Rasulo
5:15 Beams strengthened in shear by EBR – Design
model (5-11)
B. Täljsten and A. Carolin
5:30 Effects of retrofitting method using CFRP grid on
the shear behaviour of existing concrete
members (5-15)
K. Uji, K. Satoh and A. Kobayashi
5:45 FRP shear strengthening of steel-concrete
composite girders (7-13)
N. A. Ragab and R. El-Hacha
 WEDNESDAY 18 JULY 6:00PM to 6:20PM

Plenary Session – Amphitheatre I4

Closure
Chairs: C. Burgoyne & S. Rizkalla
6:00 Closing remarks

6:10 Announcement of FRPRCS-9

Poster Session
The space provided for the display of Poster papers is at the ground floor of the venue, on the right of the
main entrance. Posters should be mounted at the assigned boards between 10:00 – 11:00 in the morning of
the Poster Session (Tuesday 17 July). It is the responsibility of authors to remove the posters by 5:00PM
after the presentation. Material for mounting posters (double sided Scotch tape) will be available at the
Symposium Secretariat.

Poster Session
TUESDAY 17 JULY 11:00AM to 2:30PM
Bond behavior of FRP in structures: state-of-the-art review (2-33)
M. Derias and R. El-Hacha
Strengthening with carbon fibers – Experimental study (3-15)
C. Magureanu, B. Heghes and A. Chiorean
Prediction of entire load-deflection response of RC beams retrofitted by FRP (3-17)
F. Jandaghi Alaee and A. Bagheri
Investigation of the flexural and shear capacity of simple R/C beam specimens including repair schemes with fibre
reinforcing plastics (5-7)
G. C. Manos, V. Kourtides and P. Matsukas
Shear retrofit of concrete T-beams using CFRP (5-12)
I. N. Robertson, G. P. Johnson and B. Sharma
Analysis of socket foundation specimen for precast column strengthened with carbon fiber reinforced polymer
(FRP) sheets (7-11)
M. K. El Debs, E. B. Ebeling, V. J. Ferrari, J. B. de Hanai and A. L. H. D. C. El Debs
FRP reinforcement for concrete beam – An experimental investigation (11-19)
E. Abdulahad, F. Rangelova and D. Panichkov
Behavior of concrete deep beams reinforced with GFRP bars (11-25)
J. Thomas
GFRP-reinforcement ComBAR® in applications for tunnels and other concrete structures (15-14)
C. Spitz and A. Weber
Field test research and strengthening of a reinforced concrete rigid frame arch bridge (15-15)
Y. Q. Xiang, W. L. Yang, Y. G. Shen, Y. Li and J. P. Xue
Geo-composites employed in construction industry (19-1)
M. Bostenaru Dan, M. M. Boştenaru-Dan and H. Boloşină
Flexural behaviour of wood beams with knots strengthened with CFRP (19-3)
Q. Xu, L. Zhu, X. Li and C. Gong
Optimising the strength and toughness of bone-shaped steel wire reinforced cement (19-7)
P. A. Kakavas, G. I. Giannopoulos and N. K. Anifantis

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Social Events and Technical Visit
A welcome reception will be offered at Hotel Porto Rio, starting at 8:00PM
on July 15. Registered participants and accompanying persons will be
welcomed. Buses will depart from the Symposium’s hotels at 7:00PM so that
delegates will have the time to register prior to the welcome reception.

The official banquet of the Symposium will take place in the evening of July
17, starting at 8:30PM, in the open air in the specially reserved taverna
“Ifigeneia”, located on a hill near the University of Patras. Delegates and
their accompanying persons may register (also on site until the afternoon of
July 16) for the banquet at a cost of 50 Euro per person, including
transportation by bus from/to the hotels. Buses will depart from hotels at
8:00PM.

An integral part of the Symposium is the

Technical Visit, by bus, of the Rio-Antirio
bridge (the world’s longest cable-stayed
bridge), in the evening of July 16.
Registered participants and accompanying
persons will be welcomed to the visit, which will be followed by a delicacy
sampling (meze) at a restaurant next to the old Venetian Castle of the
picturesque town of Nafpaktos. Buses will depart from the Conference
Center at 6:10PM.

Accompanying Person’s Program

Accompanying persons may register for a variety of events and excursions: the welcome reception (evening
of July 15), the visit to the Rio-Antirio bridge followed by a delicacy sampling (meze) at a restaurant next to
the old Venetian Castle of Napfaktos (evening of July 16), the banquet (evening of July 17), the daily
excursions (July 16-18) and the post-Symposium tour (July 19). Reservations for these events may be made
through the Symposium’s web site (www.frprcs8.upatras.gr) and will be handled by the Symposium’s agent,
MeetingPlanner.gr. Following is a list of the excursions offered to the accompanying persons during the
Symposium.

Monday, July 16: Mycenae – Nafplio - Epidavros

This full-day tour first takes us to one of the most important archaeological
places in Greece, Mycenae, which has long been the center of the Mycenean
civilization. The first capital of Greece, Nafplio will be our next stop for an
unforgettable visit. There, nearby the sea-front, we will have lunch and after a
short rest we will drive to the real “gem” of Argolida, Epidavros, which is well
known for its ancient theater.
Fee: 75 Euro per person.

Tuesday, July 17: Olympia – Kyllini beach

Join us in a full-day pilgrimage to the cradle of the Olympic Games and share
with us the awe as we will take our steps through the Stadium's entrance vault.
Olympia is also known for the gigantic ivory and gold statue of Zeus that used to
stand there, sculpted by Pheidias, which was named one of the Seven Wonders
of the Ancient World by Antipater of Sidon. After visiting the archaeological site
and the museum we will head for the sandy beach of Kyllini for a swim and/or
lunch at a traditional Greek tavern.
Fee: 70 Euro per person.

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Wednesday, July 18: Tour of Patras – Achaia Claus Chateau – Kalogria beach

For the last day of the Symposium we invite you to follow us to a half-day tour of
the city of Patras, through beautiful vineyards, ancient monuments and lively
markets. Starting from the hilly outskirts of the city we will visit the winery of
Achaia Claus, where we will be guided to its historical cellars and we will taste its
wines. Next, we will visit the most important landmarks of Patras and we will end
our excursion with a plunge in the crystal clear waters of Kalogria beach and a
lunch in a nearby tavern.
Fee: 40 Euro per person.

Post-Symposium Tour
The Post-Symposium tour is organized by MeetingPlanner.gr, the official agent of the Symposium.
Participation to the tour may be booked through the Symposium’s web site (www.frprcs8.upatras.gr). The
following tour is planned.

Thursday, July 19: Delphi - Galaxidi

Join us in a mystical journey to Delphi, the most

important ancient shrine of Greece, which was
according to the myth the center of the world. Let
us round-up the FRPRCS-8 Symposium
experience with this Post Symposium Tour that will
give us the chance to further socialize and enjoy
the wonders of nature and history. A special fish
and seafood feast will be set-up for us in the
harbour of Galaxidi, one of the most idyllic towns in
Greece.
Fee: 75 Euro per person.

Exhibition, July 16-18

An exhibition for materials, products and services will take place at the ground floor of the venue from July
16-18. MeetingPlanner.gr is responsible for the organization and management of the exhibition. The
exhibition is open throughout the Symposium hours.

List of Exhibitors

• FiReP
• Fyfe Europe SA
• International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib)
• ISOMAT SA
• Ruredil Group & P. Tsakas Ltd
• Schöck Bauteile GmbH
• Sika Hellas SA
• Sintecno SA
• Sireg SpA
• Synchroni Techniki Ltd & Ingegneria e Architettura del Restauro

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Hotel Accomodations
MeetingPlanner.gr, the official agent of the Symposium, has made block reservations at special rates for
Symposium participants in the hotels listed below. The location of the hotels is shown on the enclosed map
(see next page). Hotels may be booked through the Symposium’s web site (www.frprcs8.upatras.gr).

Room Rates, Euro (breakfast, taxes

Address, telephone,
No Class Hotel included)
web site
Single Double Triple Paying Child
Rio, 26442
0-4 yrs: free
1 **** ACHAIA BEACH 80 95 120 +30 2610 991801
5-14 yrs: 15
www.airotel.gr
PORTO RIO
Rio, 26500
Main Building 100 130 160
2 **** 0-6 yrs: free +30 2610 992102
Artemis Building 70 90 110
www.portoriohotel.gr
& Bungalows
Patras, 26500
3 **** TZAKI 80 104 126 0-8 yrs: free +30 2610 453960
www.hoteltzaki.gr
116 Riga Feraiou Str.
Patras, 26221
4 **** BYZANTINO 90 110 N/A 0-6 yrs: free
+30 2610 243000
www.byzantino-hotel.gr
15 Othonos Amalias Str.
Patras, 26223
5 **** PATRAS PALACE 95 110 N/A 0-3 yrs: free
+30 2610 623131
www.patraspalace.gr
Psathopyrgos, 26500
0-12 yrs: free
6 *** FLORIDA 70 80 90 +30 2610 931279
13-17 yrs: 15
www.floridabluebay.gr
RODINI 0-2 yrs: free Psathopyrgos, 26500
7 *** Bed & Breakfast 60 70 85 2-6 yrs: 15 +30 2610 931300
Half Board 70 85 100 2-6 yrs: 20 www.hotelrodini.gr

Practical Information
Banking and Shopping Hours

Banks are open 8:00AM – 2:00PM Monday to Thursday and 8:00AM – 1:30PM on Friday. Shops are open
8:30AM – 2:30PM on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday; and 8:30AM – 1:30PM and 5:30PM – 8:30PM on
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. In some shopping centers, opening hours are likely to be different.

Tipping

Although not mandatory, it is customary to add a 10% tip to restaurants, bars and taxis.

Electric appliances

The current in Greece is at 220V and 50Hz. Plugs are of the standard continental European type.

Currency, Exchange, Traveller’s cheques and Credit cards

The only currency accepted is the Euro. Currency exchange counters are available at the Athens airport (7
days a week), as well as in banks and exchange bureaus in Patras. ATM machines are also available at the
Athens airport and in banks. Traveller’s cheques are not very common or popular and may be accepted only
in major banks and hotels. Major credit cards are welcomed everywhere, especially VISA and Mastercard.

Exchange rates (June 2007)

1 Euro = 1.34 USD = 165 JPY = 0.68 GBP = 1.66 CHF = 1.43 CAD = 1.59 AUD

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Associated Meetings
A number of meetings have been arranged to coincide with the FRPRCS-8 Symposium. They are listed
here for convenience but do not form part of the Symposium.

EN-CORE RTN Management Meeting

(Organizer Prof. Kypros Pilakoutas)
4:00PM – 7:00PM Friday 13th July, Faculty Meeting Room, Department of Civil Engineering.

fib TG 9.3
(Organizer Prof. Luc Taerwe)
2:30PM – 6:30PM Saturday 14th July and 9:00AM – 12:30PM Sunday 15th July
Faculty Meeting Room, Department of Civil Engineering (Room ΠΜ2 available for sub-group meetings)

ASCE Journal of Composites in Construction, Editorial Board

(Organizer Prof. Charles Bakis)
1:15PM – 2:30PM Tuesday 17th July, Room II-7, Conference and Culture Center (1st floor).

IIFC Executive Committee

(Organizer Prof. Kenneth Neale)
1:15PM – 2:30PM Wednesday 18th July, Room II-7, Conference and Culture Center (1st floor).

EN-CORE and fib TG 9.3 meetings

(Department of Civil Engineering)

Structural
Materials
Laboratory (ground floor)

Main Entrance

Structures
Laboratory
(ground floor)

Room ΠΜ2

Faculty Meeting
First floor Room

II-7

Lunch
Area

JCC and IIFC meetings

(Conference and Culture Center)

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