• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.509-525
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• 2012

In recent years, CFRP material usage in strengthening applications gradually became widespread. Especially, the studies on the strengthening of shear deficient reinforced concrete beams with CFRP strips are chosen as a subject to numerous experimental studies and research on this subject are increased rapidly. The most important variable, that is affected on the failure mode of CFRP strips and that is needed for determining the shear capacity of the strengthened reinforced concrete beams, is the strain distribution between CFRP strips and concrete. Numerous experimental studies are encountered in the literature about the determination of strain distribution between CFRP strips and concrete. However, these studies mainly focused on the CFRP strips under axial tension. There are very limited numbers of experimental and analytic studies examining the strain distribution between concrete and CFRP strips, which are under combined stresses due to the effects of shear force and bending moment. For this reason, existing experimental study in the literature is used as model for ANSYS finite element software. Nonlinear finite element analysis of RC beams strengthened against shear with CFRP strips under reverse cyclic loading is performed. The strain distributions between CFRP strips and concrete that is obtained from finite element analysis are compared with the results of experimental measurements. It is seen that the experimental results are consisted with the results derived from the finite element analysis and important findings on the strain distribution profile are reached by obtaining strain values of many points using finite element method.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.207-223
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• 2011

The results of an experimental investigation are presented in this paper for retrofitting of shear damaged reinforced concrete beams by using U shaped CFRP strips. The experimental program is consisted of seven shear deficient T cross sectioned 1/2 scale simply supported beam specimens. One beam was used as reference specimen, and the remaining six specimens were tested in two stages. At the first stage, specimens were shear damaged severely, and then were retrofitted by using CFRP strips with or without fan type anchorages. Finally, retrofitted beams were tested up to failure. Three different CFRP strip spacing were used such as 125 mm, 150 mm, and 200 mm. The effect of anchorages on shear strength and behavior of the retrofitted specimens is investigated. CFRP strips without anchorages improved the shear strength, but no flexural failure mode was observed. Specimens showed brittle shear failure due to peeling of CFRP strip from RC beam surface. Shear damaged specimens retrofitted with anchoraged CFRP strips showed improved shear strength and ductile flexural failure. Maximum strains at anchoraged strips were approximately 68% larger than that of strips without anchorages.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.69-79
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 콘크리트 섬유보강플라스틱(FRP)로 보강된 철골보의 정적 휨하중상태에서 휨거동에 관한 실험결과를 제시하였다. 아라미드섬유 스트립과 탄소섬유 스트립으로 보강된 4개의 실험체를 제작하였으며, 1개의 기준실험체를 제작하였다. 이중 두 실험체는 부분보강방식으로 보강되었다. H빔은 두 종류의 파괴모드를 가지고 있는데, (1) 부분보강 실험체에서는 FRP 스트립이 탈락(debonding)되는 파괴모드를 보이고 있으며, 전면보강 실험체에서는 FRP 스트립이 파단(rupture)되는 거동을 보이고 있다. 실험결과 16%의 휨내력 상승효과를 관찰하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.247-261
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• 2008

Performance of shear-deficient reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened with carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) strips/sheets is analyzed through numerical simulations on four-point bending tests. The numerical simulations are carried out using the finite element (FE) program ABAQUS. A micromechanics-based constitutive model (Liang et al. 2006) is implemented into the FE program ABAQUS to model CFRP strips/sheets. The predicted results are compared with experiment data (Khalifa and Nanni 2002) to assess the accuracy of the proposed FE analysis approach. A series of numerical tests are conducted to investigate the influence of stirrup lay-ups on the shear strengthening performance of the CFRP strips/sheets, to illustrate the influence of the damage parameters on the microcrack density evolution in concrete, and to investigate the shear and flexural strengthening performance of CFRP strips/ sheets. It has been shown that the proposed FE analysis approach is suitable for the performance prediction of RC beams strengthened with CFRP strips/sheets.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.299-305
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• 2008

본 연구는 탄소섬유판으로 보강된 철근콘크리트 부재의 전단거동 특성 및 파괴형상을 구명함에 그 목적이 있다. 이를 위하여 탄소섬유판의 형상, 섬유판 부착 간격 및 전단보강 철근량 등의 변수를 포함하는 실험 연구가 수행되었다. 본 실험 결과 탄소섬유판으로 보강된 철근콘크리트 부재의 전단 강성은 보강되지 않은 보에 비해 현저하게 개선되며 최대 전단강도 증진율은 100% 이상인 것으로 나타났다. 또한 탄소섬유판은 전단균열의 발생 및 진전을 억제하며, 적은 량의 탄소섬유판으로 보강했을 경우에도 전단강도의 증진 효과는 매우 좋은 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구에서는 탄소섬유판에 발생하는 변형률을 기본으로 하여 유효응력을 도출하였으며, 탄소섬유판으로 보강된 철근콘크리트 부재의 전단강도를 계산하였다. 이는 실험 결과와 잘 일치하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.93-104
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• 2020

Basalt fiber is an eco-friendly fiber and comparatively newer to the world of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites. A limited number of studies have been reported in the literature on the strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) beams with basalt fiber reinforced polymer (BFRP). The present experimental work explores the feasibility of using the BFRP strips for shear strengthening of the RC beams. The strengthening schemes include full wrap and U-wrap. A simple mechanical anchorage scheme has been introduced to prevent the debonding of U-wrap as well as to utilize the full capacity of the BFRP composite. The effect of varying shear span-to-effective depth (a/d) ratio on the behavior of shear deficient RC beams strengthened with BFRP strips under different schemes is examined. The RC beams were tested under a four-point loading system. The study finds that the beams strengthened with and without BFRP strips fails in shear for a/d ratio 2.5 and the enhancement of the shear capacity of strengthened beams ranges from 5% to 20%. However, the strengthened beams fail in flexure, and the control beam fails in shear for a higher a/d ratio, i.e., 3.5. The experimental results of the present study have been compared with the analytical study and found that the latter gives conservative results.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.601-609
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 탄소섬유판 표면 매입 공법 및 외부 부착공법의 장점을 활용하기 위하여, 새로운 형상의 탄소섬유판을 제작하여 실험을 수행하였으며, 탄소섬유판 표면 매입 및 외부 부착이 혼합된 보강 방식의 휨 거동 효과를 분석하였다. 본 연구 결과, 표면매입 (NSM) 및 표면부착 (EBR) 탄소섬유판이 결합한 T형 탄소섬유판으로 보강된 철근콘크리트 부재의 휨 강성 및 극한강도는 섬유판으로 보강되지 않은 보에 비하여 크게 증진되며, 그 최대 증가율은 보강되지 않은 부재의 경우보다 약 347%로 나타났다. 이는 매입 (NSM) 및 부착 (EBR) 탄소섬유판의 상호 구속 효과가 매우 뛰어나 하중을 분배하여 따라서 저항 능력이 크게 개선되는 것으로 판단되었다. 또한 T형 탄소섬유판으로 보강된 철근콘크리트 부재의 파괴는 표면부착 탄소섬유판의 부착 탈락으로 시작되며, 단계적으로 매입 섬유판의 파괴되면서 전단부 콘크리트 피복이 탈락하는 파괴양상으로 나타났다. 매입 탄소섬유판 (NSM CFRP strip) 및 표면부착 (EBR) 탄소판의 극한변형률은 각각 $8,600{\mu}{\varepsilon}{\sim}22,000{\mu}{\varepsilon}$ 및 $7,000{\sim}9,000{\mu}{\varepsilon}$의 범주로 나타나 하중 분배 능력이 우수하며, 따라서 노후 구조물 보강방식으로 효과적인 것으로 판단된다.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.337-345
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 탄소섬유판이 외부 부착, 표면 매입 그리고 외부부착 및 표면매입이 혼합된 보강 방식의 철근콘크리트 부재의 전단 거동 및 전단 보강 효과를 구명하고자 하였다. 본 연구 결과, 표면매입 탄소섬유판 및 외부부착과 표면매입으로 혼용된 탄소섬유판으로 보강된 철근콘크리트 보의 전단 강성 및 극한 전단강도는 섬유판으로 보강되지 않은 보에 비하여 크게 증진되는 것으로 나타났다. 표면매입 탄소섬유판 및 외부부착과 표면매입으로 혼용된 탄소섬유판으로 보강된 철근콘크리트 보의 파괴는 전단균열로 시작되었으며, 하중이 증가함에 따라 하중 재하점과 가장 인접한 매입 탄소섬유판 하단 모서리에서 발생한 휨 균열은 하중재하점 방향으로 급격하게 진행되었고, 하중 재하점과 휨 균열을 연결하는 압축파괴가 발생되었다. 이러한 사실은 매입 섬유판의 전단보강 효과가 매우 우수하여 보가 전단으로 파괴되지 않고 섬유판이 매입 보강되지 않은 휨 구역에서 압축파괴가 발생하고 있음을 설명하고 있다. 매입 탄소섬유판 보강부재 및 탄소섬유판 부착 및 매입을 혼용한 부재에서는 매입 탄소섬유판의 변형률이 각각 0.45% 및 0.35%로 나타났으며, 외부 부착 탄소섬유판의 변형률이 약 0.3%로 나타났다.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.281-300
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• 2014

This study presents the experimental results of twenty three reinforced concrete beams with rectangular web openings externally strengthened with Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP) composites bonded around openings. All tested beams had the same geometry and reinforcement details. At openings locations, the stirrups intercepted the openings were cut during fabrication of reinforcement cage to simulate the condition of inclusion of an opening in an existing beam. Several design parameters are considered including the opening dimensions and location in the shear zone, the wrapping configurations, and the amount and the type of the FRP composites in the vicinity of the openings. The wrapping configurations of FRP included: sheets, strips, U-shape strips, and U-shape strips with bundles of FRP strands placed at the top and sides of the beam forming a fan under the strips to achieve closed wrapping. The effect of these parameters on the failure modes, the ultimate load, and the beam stiffness were investigated. The shear contribution of FRP on the shear capacity of tested beams with web openings was estimated according to ACI Committee 440-08, Canadian Standards S6-06, and Khalifa et al. model and examined against the test results. A modification factor to account for the dimensions of opening chords was applied to the predicted gain in the shear capacity according to ACI 440-08 and CSA S6-06 for bonded Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymers (GFRP) around openings. The analytical results after incorporating the modification factor into the codes guidelines showed good agreement with the test results.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제70권1호
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• pp.67-80
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• 2019

Strengthening with near surface mounted carbon fibre reinforced polymers (NSM-CFRP) is a strengthening technique that have been used for several decades to increase the load carrying capacity of reinforced concrete members. In Iraq, many concrete buildings and bridges were subjected to a wide range of damage as a result of the last war and many other events. Accordingly, there is a progressive increase in the strengthening of concrete structures, bridges in particular, by using CFRP strengthening techniques. Near-surface mounted carbon fibre polymer has been recently proved as a powerful strengthening technique in which the CFRP strips are sufficiently protected against external environmental conditions especially the high-temperature rates in Iraq. However, this technique has not been examined yet under repeated loading conditions such as traffic loads on bridge girders. The main objective of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of NSM-CFRP strips in reinforced concrete beams under repeated loads. Different parameters such as the number of strips, groove size, and two types of bonding materials (epoxy resin and cement-based adhesive) were considered. Fifteen NSM-CFRP strengthened beams were tested under concentrated monotonic and repeated loadings. Three beams were non-strengthened as reference specimens while the remaining were strengthened with NSM-CFRP strips and divided into three groups. Each group comprises two beams tested under monotonic loads and used as control for those tested under repeated loads in the same group. The experimental results are discussed in terms of load-deflection behavior up to failure, ductility factor, cumulative energy absorption, number of cycles to failure, and the mode of failure. The test results proved that strengthening with NSM-CFRP strips increased both the flexural strength and stiffness of the tested beams. An increase in load carrying capacity was obtained in a range of (1.47 to 4.49) times that for the non-strengthened specimens. Also, the increase in total area of CFRPs showed a slight increase in flexural capacity of (1.02) times the value of the control strengthened one tested under repeated loading. Increasing the total area of CFRP strips resulted in a reduction in ductility factor reached to (0.71) while the cumulative energy absorption increased by (1.22) times the values of the strengthened reference specimens tested under repeated loading. Moreover, the replacement of epoxy resin with cement-based adhesive as a bonding material exhibited higher ductility than specimen with epoxy resin tested under monotonic and repeated loading.