PUNCHING SHEAR REINFORCEMENT WITH FRP Name: Georgian Towers Type: Punching Shear & Slab Reinforcement Location: Silver Spring, Maryland Completed: December 2008 Project Overview PROBLEM A 16-story high apartment building in Silver Spring, Maryland, called the Georgian Towers, experienced additional loads on the roof slab due to the construction of a pool and bath house. The slab therefore had deficiency in bending capacity, as wel

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