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5. Conclusion This study investigated the behavior and ductility of intermediate and end U-Wrapped anchored RC beams that were strengthened in flexure with galvanized steel mesh (GSM) sheets bonded with mortar. The following conclusions could be drawn:  Flexural strengthening using GSM sheets increased the ultimate-load capacity of strengthened specimens by 41.8 to 51.4 %, when compared to the control un-strengthened specimen.  No strength increase was observed, when comparing anchored strengthened specimens to non-anchored strengthened specimens. However, the ductility of end anchored specimens increased by 142.1 and 270% when compared to control and non-anchored specimens, respectively.  The ductility of intermediate anchored specimens increased by 134.1 and 257.3 % when compared to control and non-anchored specimens respectively  If properly anchored, GSM sheets bonded with mortar can enhance the strength and significantly improve the ductility of RC beams in flexure. References Abuodeh, O. R., Abdalla, J. A., & Hawileh, R. A. (2019). The flexural behavior of bolting and bonding Aluminum Alloy plates to RC beams. Procedia Structural Integrity , 17 , 395–402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2019.08.052 Aljaafreh, T., Beneberu, E., Ph, D., Yazdani, N., Ph, D., & Asce, F. (2017). Anchorage Effect on Flexural Fiber Reinforced Polymer ( FRP ) Laminate Strengthening of Lightweight Concrete Beams . 5 (2), 14–25. https://doi.org/10.15640/jea.v5n2a2 Ascione, F., Lamberti, M., Napoli, A., Razaqpur, G., & Realfonzo, R. (2017). An experimental investigation on the bond behavior of steel reinforced polymers on concrete substrate. Composite Structures , 181 , 58–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.08.063 Choobbor, S. S., Hawileh, R. A., Abu-Obeidah, A., & Abdalla, J. A. (2019). Performance of hybrid carbon and basalt FRP sheets in strengthening concrete beams in flexure. Composite Structures , 227 (August), 111337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.111337 De Santis, S., de Felice, G., Napoli, A., & Realfonzo, R. (2016). Strengthening of structures with Steel Reinforced Polymers: A state-of-the-art review. Composites Part B: Engineering , 104 , 87–110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2016.08.025 Douier, K. A., Hawileh, R., & Abdalla, J. A. (2019). Behavior of RC Beams externally strengthened with Mortar bonded Steel Mesh. 2019 Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International Conferences, ASET 2019 . https://doi.org/10.1109/ICASET.2019.8714227