“…These studies would enable determining which materials, techniques, procedures, and rules are more suitable to be used during the realization of structural rehabilitation. Therefore, the literature on the strengthening of reinforced concrete beams such as the papers by Helene (Helene, 2000), Cheong and MacAlevey (Cheong and MacAlevey, 2000), Reis (Reis, 2003), Alfaiate and Costa (Alfaiate and Costa, 2004), Altun (Altun, 2004), Santos (Santos, 2006), Lima (Lima, 2015), and Deghenhard et al (Deghenhard et al, 2016) have been extremely important for the advancement of research in this area.…”