An Experimental Investigation on Rc Concrete Beam By Replacing Steel Reinforcement

Author(s):  
T. N. Agrawal ◽  
Ms. M. K. Rana ◽  
Ms. S. K. Wagh ◽  
S. M. Patil ◽  
S. B. Waramwar ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 92 ◽  
pp. 74-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wanchai Yodsudjai

The applications of using fly ash-based geopolymer as a structural member and a repair materials in reinforced concrete structure was conducted. The optimum mix proportion of fly ash-based geopolymer concrete using for structural beam and fly ash-based geopolymer mortar using for repair material were developed. The flexural behavior of fly ash-based geopolymer reinforced concrete and the durability aspect namely the corrosion of steel reinforcement were investigated using the electrical acceleration. For the repair purpose, the fundamental properties; that is, compressive strength, flexural strength, bonding strength between fly ash-based geopolymer mortar and mortar substrate, setting time and chloride penetration were investigated. Also, the durability of conventional reinforced concrete beam repaired by the fly ash-based geopolymer mortar comparing with the comercial repair mortar was investigated. The behavior of the fly ash-based geopolymer reinforced concrete beam was similar to that of the conventional reinforced concrete beam; however, the corrosion of the steel reinforcement of the fly ash-based geopolymer reinforced concrete beam was higher than that of the conventional reinforced concrete beam. The fundamental properties of the fly ash-based geopolymer mortar were not different from that of the commercial repair materials; however, the durability of the reinforced concrete beam repaired by the fly ash-based geopolymer mortars performed a little lower than that of repaired with the commercial repair motar and also the control reinforced concrete with no repair. As a result, even there will be still a need of improvement there was a good tendency for using the fly ash-based geopolymer as the structural member and the repair materials.


2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 339-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelhak Bousselham ◽  
Omar Chaallal

This paper presents results of an investigation on the shear strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) beams with externally applied fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composites. The first part of the study reviews and synthesizes the state of the art in the subject. Also, the requirements and recommendations specified in the Canadian CSA S806-02 standards, the American ACI-440 guidelines, as well as the European fib TG9.3 recommendations are compared with the test results reported in the literature so far. This part of the study indicates that the major parameters involved in the behaviour of RC beams strengthened in shear with FRP were not fully investigated. This can explain the observed discrepancies between the resistance values predicted by the codes and guidelines, and those obtained by tests. This has been the main impetus to carry out an experimental investigation, which is the subject of the second part of this paper. The objective of this experimental investigation was to study the influence of the following parameters on the performance of RC beams strengthened in shear with FRP composites: (i) the FRP ratio, (ii) the transverse steel reinforcement ratio, and (iii) the type of beam (deep versus slender). Results clearly showed the interaction between the FRP composite and the internal transverse steel reinforcement in the shear resistance mechanism. Results also showed the influence of the type of beam on the gain due to FRP on the carrying capacity of the beam.Key words: shear, reinforcement, concrete, composites, experimental, parameters.


1979 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-354
Author(s):  
Marc Thenoz ◽  
Claude Bidaud

This paper presents the electronic computer programmes used for the design of standard bridge superstructures by the SETRA (Service d'Etudes techniques des Routes et Autoroutes) of the French Department of Public Works. There is one particular programme for each bridge type. Through these programmes, concrete widths and depths and steel reinforcement are calculated for reinforced concrete beam and slab bridges, and prestressing is designed for prestressed concrete beam and slab bridges.Since February 1, 1962, 11 000 bridges have been designed with these varied and general programmes, suitable for most standard road and freeway overpasses. [Journal translation]


2013 ◽  
Vol 486 ◽  
pp. 211-216
Author(s):  
Jan Zatloukal ◽  
Petr Konvalinka

The flexural behavior of FRP (Fiber Reinforced Polymer) reinforced concrete beam has been the topic of intensive previous research, because of the spread of use of modern FRP composite materials in the building industry as concrete reinforcement. The behavior of FRP reinforced member is different from the one reinforced with regular steel reinforcement, mainly because of vast difference between moduli of elasticity of FRP composite reinforcement bars and steel. This difference results in the fact that conventional design methods used for years in the field of reinforced concrete structures using steel reinforcement give poor results if attempted use with FRP reinforced structural members. Results of conventional methods are so poor that use of such methods would be dangerous they tend to overestimate load carrying capacity and underestimate deformations both resulting in unsafe predictions. This paper points to formulating easy to use and comprehensible method of predicting moment capacity of FRP reinforced concrete beams subjected to bending loading and validation of the proposed method via set of experiments.


2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Agostinho Francisco Pinto ◽  
Sri Murni Dewi ◽  
Devi Nurlinah

Need for the use of reinforced concrete in housing construction will increase along with the rapid population growth. This increases the need for steel reinforcement as a major component. The increase in need for steel reinforcement will trigger a price increase so that it becomes expensive and scarce. Iron ore as a raw material for making steel reinforcement is a mineral that can not be renewed. Therefore, efforts to use alternatives to steel reinforcement in concrete. Bamboo has good mechanical properties and a high ratio between strength and weight. Bamboo has a tensile strength is high, between 100-400 MPa, nearly matching the tensile strength equivalent to steel reinforcement ½ to ¼ of iron ultimate voltage (Widjaja, 2001) and (Surjokusumo and Nugroho, 1993) showed similar results and by the Moriscos, 1996 that the tensile strength of bamboo can reach 1280 kg / cm2. Bamboo can be used as the material of reinforced concrete. This study aims to determine the capacity of the bending beam with reinforcement of bamboo, bamboo reinforced beam deflection capacity. This experiment is a concrete beam bending test. The results showed that bamboo reinforced concrete beam has a maximum capacity reached 56.61% of the maximum capacity of steel reinforced concrete.


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