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Crack-arresting and Strengthening Mechanism of Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Polymer Sheets in Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Beams

Authors :
X. B. He
B. Yan
J. Y. Gu
Q. Shen
Source :
Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 134-138 (2013)
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology, 2013.

Abstract

The failure process of reinforced concrete (RC) beams is exactly the emergence and propagation process of cracks. According to the principles of Fracture Mechanics, if the cracks were retarded in RC beams, the structure performance would be improved. In this paper, hybrid fiber reinforced polymer (HFRP) sheets are proposed to retard crack propagation in RC beams, and the crack-arresting and strengthening mechanism of the HFRP composite in the strengthening of RC beams is revealed, which is substantiated by the finite-element-modelling (FEM) analysis and bending improvement of RC beams with externally-bonded hybrid glass/carbon FRP (Hybrid G/C FRP) sheets.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
17912377
Volume :
6
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.b7c2ea169c3d42adbd0186bf4bf9cfa7
Document Type :
article