To examine the practical potentials of V-ties to provide a confinement to a strengthening jacket section of existing reinforced concrete members, direct bond tests were conducted under a parameter of the V-tie details. Test results showed that V-ties with headed-end had a higher bond strength than those with the other details.

• 권혁진(경기대학교 건축공학과, 석사과정) | Kwon, Hyuck Jin Corresponding author
• 양근혁(경기대학교 플랜트·건축공학과, 정교수) | Yang, Keun Hyeok
• 이영호(동원대학교 건축학과, 정교수) | Lee, Young Ho