Subjects
-Abstract
While there is abundant research information on ordinary concrete beams strengthening or repairing with FRP, relatively little data on the behavior of self-consolidating concrete (SCC) is available. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers laminates (CFRP) was investigated for strengthening and repairing SCC and high strength self compacting concrete (HSSCC) beams subjected to one midpoint load in in order to compared to beams made of normal concrete (NC) and normal high strength self compacting concrete (NHSSCC) at the same conditions respectively. To demonstrate the concept, this paper presents results of a laboratory investigation of 24 beams (150x200x1600 mm) on the behavior of self compacting concrete strengthening and repairing with one layer of CFRP laminate and subjected to one midpoint load, including the effect of using 8 different mixes to study the effect of mix proportions on rapped CFRP beams behavior. Test results showed that the addition of CFRP laminate to the tension surface of the beams demonstrated significantly improvement in stiffness and ultimate load capacity of beams. The response of control and strengthened beams were compared and evaluated by experimental and theoretical calculations. It was observed that ductility indexes of SCC and HSSCC beams were more efficient than NC and NHSC respectively. Load carrying capacity of control, strengthening and repairing self compacting concrete beams was closed to traditional concrete beams (about 90-95%). The paper also highlighted the crack pattern of all cases of beams which indicated more distribution and smaller crack amplitude for strengthened beams with respected to the control beams.
DOI
10.21608/bfemu.2020.120044
Keywords
Self compacting concrete, Ductility Index, cracking load, Ultimate Load, Laod-Deflection Relationship
Authors
MiddleName
-Affiliation
Assistant professor at Civil Structural Engineering Department., Faculty of Industrial Education., Suez Canal University., Suez.,Egypt.
Email
ashraf_henigal@yahoo.com
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Publication Title
MEJ. Mansoura Engineering Journal
Publication Link
https://bfemu.journals.ekb.eg/
MainTitle
Strengthening and Repair of Self Compacting Concrete Beams.