“…This particular characteristic was preponderant for the utilization of the CSCT to evaluate the punching shear capacity of existing slabs strengthened with BRCO, after introducing some modifications to make the CSCT suitable to this particular case. The CSCT versatility allows for it to be applied in many different cases, like flat slabs with asymmetric reinforcement (Sagaseta et al, 2011), shear reinforcement (Ruiz et al, 2009;Lips, 2012), steel fibre reinforced concrete (Maya et al, 2012;Gouveia et al, 2014), and prestressed concrete slabs (Climent et al, 2013 and. It can also be applied to strengthening techniques like the use of externally glued fibre reinforced polymers or postinstalled shear reinforcement (Ruiz et al,2010;Silva et al, 2013;Inácio et al, 2012).…”