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. 2024 Nov 1;16(21):3093. doi: 10.3390/polym16213093
bc Width of RC slab
bF Width of FRP sheet
Ea Tensile modulus of elasticity of epoxy resin
Ec Modulus of elasticity of concrete
EF Tensile modulus of elasticity of FRP
EWS Tensile modulus of elasticity of WS
f’c Compressive strength of concrete
fct Tensile strength of concrete
fWSl Longitudinal tensile strength of WS
fWSt Transverse tensile strength of WS
Ga Shear modulus of epoxy resin
Gf Fracture energy
Gn, Gs, Gt Fracture energies in the normal, first, and second shear directions
Gnf,Gsf,Gtf Fracture energies to induce failure in the normal, first, and second shear directions
K0 Interface stiffness
Kexp., Kmod. Initial stiffness in the experimental and numerical analysis
Py.exp., Pu.exp., Pd.exp. Yieding load, ultimate load, and debonding load in the experiment
Py.mod., Pu.mod., Pd.mod. Yieding load, ultimate load, and debonding load in the numerical analysis
sf Maximum local slip
s0 Local slip at maximum shear stress
ta Thickness of epoxy resin
tF Thickness of FRP laminate
τ Shear stress
τmax Maximum shear stress
τn,τs,τt Normal, first, and second shear stress
σmax Maximum nominal stress
η Cohesive coefficient
α Parameter in bond–slip relationships
βw Width ratio factor
γc Specific gravity of concrete
ρWS Unit weight of WS
εWSl Longitudinal ultimate strain of WS
εWSt Transverse ultimate strain of WS
Δy,exp., Δu,exp., Δd,exp. Mid-span deflection at yielding load, ultimate load, and debonding load in the experiment
Δy,mod., Δu,mod., Δd,mod. Mid-span deflection at yielding load, ultimate load, and debonding load in the numerical analysis
⟨ ⟩ Macaulay brackets, indicating that compressive stress does not cause initial damage