A brief overview of anchorage systems is dealt with introducing experimental tests on eight types of end fixing for reinforced polymers ( FRP) sheets glued on RC elements. Particular test set-up  and T-shaped specimens have been designed and realized to test mechanical fixings with steel or FRP plates glued or bolted, FRP bars or L-shaped fibers. The experimental results confirm that  he various solutions have different performances in improving the debonding load. Numerical  analysis confirm the reliability of debonding formulations available; furthermore a simple  valuation of anchorage effectiveness is proposed
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