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- Publisher
- de Gruyter
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2015 by the
- ISSN
- 2353-7396
- eISSN
- 2353-7396
- DOI
- 10.1515/cls-2015-0012
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Abstract Strengthening the structural members of old buildings using advanced materials is a contemporary research in the field of repairs and rehabilitation. Many researchers used plain Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) sheets for strengthening Reinforced Concrete (RC) beams. In this research work, rectangular corrugated GFRP laminates were used for strengthening RC beams to achieve higher flexural strength and load carrying capacity. Type and dimensions of corrugated profile were selected based on preliminary study using ANSYS software. A total of twenty one beams were tested to study the load carrying capacity of control specimens and beams strengthened with plain sheets and corrugated laminates using epoxy resin. This paper presents the experimental and theoretical study on flexural strengthening of Reinforced Concrete (RC) beams using corrugated GFRP laminates and the results are compared. Mathematical models were developed based on the experimental data and then the models were validated.
Journal
Curved and Layered Structures – de Gruyter
Published: Jan 1, 2015