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Acknowledgements The support presented in this paper had been provided by the American University of Sharjah through the faculty research grant FRG22- and Riad T. Al-Sadek Endowed Chair in Civil Engineering. The support is gratefully acknowledged and appreciated. The authors would like to also thank STRUCTURAL Technologies for providing carbon fibers and epoxy adhesives along with the technical and labor support required to strengthen the beam specimens. The views and conclusions expressed or implied are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as those of the donor or the institution. References Abdalla, J. A., Ali, A. B., Hawileh, R. A., Mhanna, H. H., Galal, K. E., & Saqan, E. I. (2023). Effect of CFRP anchorages on the flexural behavior of externally strengthened reinforced concrete beams. Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering , 23 (4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43452-023-00784-7 Abdalla, J. A., Mhanna, H. H., Ali, A. B., & Hawileh, R. A. (2023). 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