چكيده لاتين :
In the recent years, attempts have been made to upgrade existing RC Ordinary Moment
Resisting Frames (OMRF) into Ductile Moment Resisting Frame (DMRF). In practice, this
can be implemented by controlling the plastic hinges locations. This paper presents the
results of an experimental study performed to evaluate the ability of CFRP sheets in
preventing the plastic hinge formation at the face of the column in exterior RC joints. Five
plainlCFRP-retrofitted scaled-down joints of a typical OMRF were tested under
monotonic/cyclic loads to failure. The results show that carbon fibre can effectively relocate
the plastic hinge away from the column face
