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RC beams strengthened with GFRP plates. I: Experimental study (1991)
| Content Provider | CiteSeerX |
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| Author | Ehsani, Mohammad R. |
| Abstract | ABSTRACT: The static strength of reinforced concrete beams strengthened by gluing glass-fiber-reinforced-plastic (GFRP) plates to their tension flanges is ex-perimentally investigated. Five rectangular beams and one T-beam were tested to failure under four-point bending. The measured load versus strain in GFRP plate, steel rebar, extreme compression fiber of concrete, and the load versus deflection for the section at midspan of the beams are plotted and compared to the predicted values. The results indicate that the flexural strength of RC beams can be signif-icantly increased by gluing GFRP plates to the tension face. In addition, the epoxy bonded plates improved the cracking behavior of the beams by delaying the for-mation of visible cracks and reducing crack widths at higher load levels. |
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| Journal | Journal of Structural Engineering , ASCE |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1991-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Gfrp Plate Rc Beam Experimental Study Extreme Compression Fiber Steel Rebar Visible Crack Flexural Strength Load Versus Deflection Measured Load Versus Strain Rectangular Beam Crack Width Four-point Bending Static Strength Tension Flange Tension Face Load Level Reinforced Concrete Beam |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |