NSM strengthening with Aslan 200 CFRP bars will be dictated at some point in the future by ACI and the activities of ACI sub-committee 440-F. Draft proposals have been made for NSM strengthening.
Design of Reinforced Concrete is dictated by ACI440.1R-03.
To aid the designer unfamiliar with 440.1R-03 or with NSM Strengthening, Hughes Brothers maintains a special relationship with CoForce International Consultants. An engineering design firm that specializes in the use of FRP’s. To learn more about CoForce, click on their logo.
The following are design examples that may be of interest