FRP STRENGTHENING OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BEAMS IN SCHOOL GYM Name: Oran M. Roberts Elementary School Type: School Building Project Overview Location: Dallas, Texas Completed: June 2005 PROBLEM A new air-handling unit was being placed on the roof of the school gymnasium, causing overstressing of the prestressed concrete double-tee beams. Seven double-tee beams (17.5” high x 40-ft long) required flexural and shear strengtheni

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