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Preliminaries
1	REPAIR AND STRENGTHENING OF STRUCTURES USING COMPOSITES
1.1	A Robust Solution to Strengthening Bridges J.S. Lane, M.B. Leeming and P.S. Fashole-Luke	1
1.2	Strengthening of Concrete Beams with CFRP Laminates K. Pilakoutas, J.H. He and P. Waldron	9
1.3	Upgrading of Infrastructure with Fibre Reinforced Plastic Materials, Especially Shear Strenghtening B. Taljsten	25
2	CONCRETE COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
2.1	Shear Band: Novel Punching Shear Reinforcement for Flat Slabs K. Pilakoutas and X. Li	35
2.2	Non-Ferrous Reinforcement in Concrete Structures K. Pilakoutas, Z. Achillides and P. Waldron	47
2.3	Prestressed Concrete Monoblock Sleeper Reinforced with Fibers P.S.S. Bastos and L.M. Pinheiro	57
2.4	Fiber Reinforced Composite Structures with Hygroscopic Element in Civil Engineering A. Szekeres and A. Pramila	63
3	DEVELOPEMENT OF NEW COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
3.1	A Study of Bamboo Composite Panels Manufactured using Temperate and Tropical Bamboos D.J. Turcke and T.D. Dagilis	67
3.2	Use of Large Studs for Steel Girder Bridge Composite Action H.F. Kakish, M.C. Baishya and M.K. Tadros	75
3.3	Development of Space Truss Structure with CFRP K. Yonemaru, T. Fujisaki, T. Nakatsuji, K. Sugizaki and Y. Kimoto	81
4	ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITES
4.1	The Role of the Finite Element Analysis in Composite Plate Bonding J.S. Lane, P.S. Fashole-Luke and M.B. Leeming	89
4.2	Elastic Coupling and Warping Effects on Static Behaviour of Composite Beams A. Taoud and S. Dubigeon	97
4.3	The Analysis of Fibre Reinforced Composite Panels Subjected to Blast Loading M.S. Al-Izzi, R.A. Walker and A.F.L. Wong	109
5	DESIGN OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
5.1	Innovative Design Approach and Construction of a Large Composite Vessel Structure for Process Industry using Optimum Fuzzy Design Principles H. Martikka and J. Laakso	115

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