Behavior of Cantilever RC Beam Support Strengthened with Near-Surface-Mounted FRP Bars

2011 ◽  
Vol 243-249 ◽  
pp. 1762-1766
Author(s):  
Xing Guo Wang ◽  
Jun Hui Yue ◽  
Li Li ◽  
Yu Zhou Zheng

Several parameters, including typical loads, deflection, strains of steel bar and fiber- reinforced-polymer(FRP) bar under different sustained loading, were studied. The yield load and ultimate load of cantilever beams strengthened with near-surface-mounted(NSM) FRP bars are improved by 6.0%~15.2% and 55.7%~64.5% compared with non-strengthened beams, respectively. For strengthened beams,sustained loading can weaken the reinforced effect.The flexural behaviors of mounted beams were influenced by the lateral groove .

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Slobodan Rankovic ◽  
Radomir Folic ◽  
Marina Mijalkovic

This paper analyzes application of modern reinforcement methods for reinforced concrete (RC) beams using fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) materials. Basic characteristics of FRP materials and the method of mounting the FRP bars within concrete, that is, near the surface of the beams (NSM method) are presented. The properties of this method and its advantages in comparison to externally bonded reinforcement laminate method (EBR) have been analyzed. The results of measured deflections and width of the cracks of the beams reinforced by FRP bars, depending on the load are presented and discussed, in comparison to the results obtained from the non-reinforced beams. The experimental research was published at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture of Nis in 2009.


2020 ◽  
pp. 136943322095681
Author(s):  
Wen Sun ◽  
Yu Zheng ◽  
Linzhu Zhou ◽  
Jiapeng Song ◽  
Yun Bai

Using magnesium potassium phosphate cement (MPC) and fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) bar to produce reinforced concrete can overcome the durability problems facing conventional steel reinforced PC concrete. In addition, FRP bar reinforced MPC concrete can also mitigate the CO2 emission issues caused by Portland cement (PC) production and the shortage of natural resources such as virgin aggregates and freshwater. This paper, therefore, is aimed at investigating the bond behavior of the FRP bars in MPC seawater concrete. The direct pullout tests were conducted with a steel bar, BFRP bar, and GFRP bar embedded into different concretes. The effects of reinforcing bars, type of concrete and mixing water on the bond behavior of FRP and steel bars were investigated and discussed. The results showed that the MPC concrete increases the bond strength of BFRP and GFRP bars by 51.06% and 24.42%, respectively, compared with that in PC concrete. Using seawater in MPC concrete can enhance the bond strength of GFRP bar by 13.75%. The damage interface of the FRP bar -MPC is more severe than that of PC with a complete rupture of the FRP ribs and peeling-off of the resin compared to that in steel reinforced MPC specimens. Moreover, the bond stress-slip models were developed to describe the bond behavior of MPC-FRP specimen, and the analytical results match well with the experimental data. In conclusion, the FRP bars showed better bond behavior in the MPC seawater concrete than that in the PC counterparts.


2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 312-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Zaidi ◽  
R. Masmoudi

The difference between the transverse coefficients of thermal expansion of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) bars and concrete generates radial pressure at the FRP bar – concrete interface, which induces tensile stresses within the concrete under temperature increase and, eventually, failure of the concrete cover if the confining action of concrete is insufficient. This paper presents the results of an experimental study to investigate the thermal effect on the behaviour of FRP bars and concrete cover, using concrete slab specimens reinforced with glass FRP bars and subjected to thermal loading from –30 to +80 °C. The experimental results show that failure of concrete cover was produced at temperatures varying between +50 and +60 °C for slabs having a ratio of concrete cover thickness to FRP bar diameter (c/db) less than or equal to 1.4. A ratio of c/db greater than or equal to 1.6 seems to be sufficient to avoid splitting failure of concrete cover for concrete slabs subjected to high temperatures up to +80 °C. Also, the first cracks appear in concrete at the FRP bar – concrete interface at temperatures around +40 °C. Comparison between experimental and analytical results in terms of thermal loads and thermal strains is presented.


2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 90-102
Author(s):  
Ahmed Khene ◽  
Habib Abdelhak Mesbah ◽  
Nasr-Eddine Chikh

Abstract In this study, we have chosen to use a new technique of reinforcement with composite materials, namely the near surface mounted technique (NSM). The NSM technique consists in inserting strips of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) laminate into slits made beforehand at the level of the concrete coating of the elements to be reinforced. A numerical investigation was conducted on rectangular reinforced concrete beams reinforced with NSM-CFRP using the ATENA finite element code. A parametric study was also carried out in this research. The numerical results were compared with the experimental results of the beams tested by other researchers with the same reinforcement configurations. Overall, numerical behavior laws are rather well-suited to those obtained experimentally and the parametric study has also yielded interesting results.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Gómez ◽  
Lluís Torres ◽  
Cristina Barris

The near-surface mounted (NSM) technique with fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcement as strengthening system for concrete structures has been broadly studied during the last years. The efficiency of the NSM FRP-to-concrete joint highly depends on the bond between both materials, which is characterized by a local bond–slip law. This paper studies the effect of the shape of the local bond–slip law and its parameters on the global response of the NSM FRP joint in terms of load capacity, effective bond length, slip, shear stress, and strain distribution along the bonded length, which are essential parameters on the strengthening design. A numerical procedure based on the finite difference method to solve the governing equations of the FRP-to-concrete joint is developed. Pull-out single shear specimens are tested in order to experimentally validate the numerical results. Finally, a parametric study is performed. The effect of the bond–shear strength slip at the bond strength, maximum slip, and friction branch on the parameters previously described is presented and discussed.


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