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Testing Regarding the Application of Hardwire to Existing Concrete Structures
University of Missouri - Rolla & University of Naples, Italy
Complete Technical Paper This 27 page paper introduces steel reinforced polymer (SRP) and steel reinforced grout (SRG) composites that are considered for application in civil engineering for bridge and concrete buildings upgrade.
Testing Overview 3 page abstract (.pdf) of above.

Video 1 - This 43 second clip details testing in Italy of Hardwire material reinforcing a concrete beam. The Hardwire is adhered to the beam solely with Sika 121 mix.
Video 2 - This 15 second clip details the same as above except concrete nails were used every 20cm in addition to the Sika 121 to adhere the Hardwire to the beam.
Video 3 - This 34 second clip gives a closeup of the failures on the above two tests. Note that both tests were performed on the same beam in different sections.

Hardwire Coupon Testing at the United States Navy
GYB3S Video This 1:30 second clip details the flex testing of the Hardwire 3S compression optimized cord structure in a 23wpi tape form.
GYB3X2 Video This 2:34 second clip details the flex testing of the Hardwire 3X2 cord structure in a 23wpi tape form.
Results This .pdf formated table details the results of the testing in graphical form.

Flexural Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Beams
Queens University, Canada
Complete Technical Paper This paper reports the test results of an experimental investigation carried out on reinforced concrete beams strengthened in flexure using steel reinforced polymer (SRP). SRP is an emerging new composite that offers mechanical properties comparable to those of CFRP at a reduced cost. The study investigates the effect of reinforcement ratios of SRP, in terms of the width of the sheet attached to the tension face of the beam as well as the effect of using SRP U-wraps for the anchorage of longitudinal SRP sheets. This study is also focused on examining the shear stress concentrations near the cut-off points of SRP, as well as evaluating the contribution of SRP U-wraps to flexural stiffness through diagonal crack control and slip control of the longitudinal SRP sheet.

Hardwire® Reinforced Wood Glulam Beams
University of Maine
Complete Technical Paper Results from the testing of five Hardwire® reinforced glulam beams following an ASTM D198, a four-point flexure test.

Hardwire® Reinforced Double-T Prestressed Concrete Beams
University of Missouri - Rolla
Complete Technical Paper This paper reports on the test results to failure of three beams: a control specimen, a beam strengthened with one ply of SRP and a third beam strengthened with two plies of SRP anchored at both ends with SRP Uwraps. Results showed that SRP can significantly improve both flexural capacity and enhance pseudo-ductility.

Cracking Behavior Of Reinforced Concrete Beams
University of Naples, Italy
Complete Technical Paper This paper presents experimental results pertaining to the cracking behavior concrete beams externally reinforced with composite systems. The reinforcements tested are CFRP and Hardwire® systems.

Blast Resistant Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Slabs
University of Missouri - Rolla
Complete Technical Paper This research program was initiated to examine the feasibility of assessing the blast-resistant capacity of reinforced concrete (RC) slabs using the displacement based design (DBD) method. In order to achieve this objective, five RC slabs were tested under real blast loads in the out-of-plane direction. One of the slabs was used as the control unit to establish a baseline for comparison in terms of performance for the other four slabs, which were strengthened with fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) and steel fiber reinforced polymer (SRP). The explosive charge weight and stand-off distance required to impose a given damage level were predicted by the DBD method.