• Front Matter R1-R9

• Summary 1-3

• 1.4 Organization of the Report 4-6

• 2.2 Field Applications 7-7

• 2.4 Experimental Investigations Reported in the Literature 8-20

• 2.5 Current Codes/Guidelines/Specifications 21-21

• 2.6 Factors Affecting the Design of FRP Shear Strengthening 22-31

• 2.7 Performance Evaluation of Existing Design Methods 32-32

• 2.8 Suggestions for Improved Design Methods 33-34

• 2.9 Reliability Assessment 35-36

• 3.1 Approaches for Relevant Changes to AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications 37-37

• 3.3 Design Examples 38-38

• 4.1 Summary of Findings 39-39

• 4.2 Suggestions for Future Research 40-40

• Notations 41-46

• References 47-50

• Attachment A - Recommended Changes to AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications 51-58

• Attachment B - Recommended Design Guidelines for Concrete Girders Strengthened in Shear with FRP 59-120

• Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications 121-121

Kuchma, Daniel, Ayoub, Ashraf, Mirmiran, Amir, Bae, Sang-Wook, Belarbi, Abdeldjelil, Okeil, Ayman, Transportation Research Board " 2.4 Experimental Investigations Reported in the Literature ." NCHRP Report 678: Design of FRP Systems for Strengthening Concrete Girders in Shear . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2011 .

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