An Experimental Investigation of Carbon Fiber Plates Used for High Strength Reinforced Concrete Beams | Osama K Adwan

Osama K Adwan | An Experimental Investigation of Carbon Fiber Plates Used for High Strength Reinforced Concrete Beams

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Carbon fiber plates (CFPs) have been used sufficiently to strengthen reinforced concrete structures and is becoming an increasing familiar approach amongst structural engineers. In this research investigation, four-point bending flexural tests were carried out to four full-size High Strength Reinforced Concrete (HSRC) beams without CFPs and four full-size HSRC beams strengthened with CFPs. All beams were subjected to short term static loads. The experimental test results presented herein showed that the use of CFPs had remarkable effects on the ultimate carrying capacity and the structural behaviour of all beams tested. In addition, the stiffness of RC beams strengthened with CFPs have increased significantly.

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The use of Carbon Fibre Polymer (CFPs) laminates is one of repair and/or strengthening methods with clear and many advantages over other techniques such as light weight, corrosion resistance, good durability and physical performance stability [1- 3]. In addition, in terms of its use in the construction industry; it has many advantages such as quick operation, wide applications, and other advantages [4]. Therefore, the use of CFRP in concrete structures can be widely applied in the field of bridge engineering reinforcement [5,6]. Concrete structures strengthened by CFPs are not only convenient, but also low cost which one of the effective methods of strengthening technology [7]. Indeed, it can be effectively extended to practical engineering. Currently, according to the authors best knowledge no or limited research investigations relating to the structural behaviour and performance of high strength reinforced (HSR) concrete structures made with CFPs are available. Therefore, the main objectives of this investigation are to provide and highlights some information and behaviour of such beams specifically the ultimate load capacity and load-deflection behaviour of HSR concrete beams strengthened by CFPs.

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