Summary and outlook - Strengthening of Concrete Structures with Adhesively Bonded Reinforcement - page 129

9 Summary and outlook

This topic has explained the design concept of the DAfStb guideline on the strengthen-
ing of concrete members with adhesively bonded reinforcement and illustrated this by
way of examples. German [1] and English [2] editions of the DAfStb guideline as well as
DAfStb publication No. 595 (commentary and examples) [58, 59] can be obtained from
Beuth Verlag.
The DAfStb guideline is the first one in Europe to regulate the strengthening of concrete
members with adhesively bonded reinforcement in the form of a supplement to the
Eurocode. As it is planned to produce a document for this type of strengthening in a
future Eurocode 2, the current DAfStb guideline can serve as a good starting point.
Besides achieving a standardized method of design throughout Europe, another aim is to
transfer approvals to the European level (European Technical Approvals, ETA).
To conclude, the authors would like to thank all the members of the subcommittee of the
German Committee for Structural Concrete (DAfStb) for the cooperation in drawing up
the guideline. Thanks also go to the sponsors of the research projects within the scope of
drafting the guideline for their financial assistance.