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Design thanks to the great reduction in ma- terial costs as well as ease of applica- tion. And in so doing, the need of engaging specialty contractors - and the cost of so doing - is significantly reduced. Several research studies have been carried out on SRP and SRG systems in the last fifteen years. Fundamental mechanical properties (tensile behav- iour), durability and shear bond per- formance on both concrete and ma- sonry substrates have been investigated through tests on small