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Title: Flexural fatigue behavior of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with FRP fabric and precured laminate systems
Author (s): Ekenel, Mahmut
Rizzo, Andrea
Myers, John
Nanni, Antonio
Department/Lab Affiliations: Center for Environmental Science and Technology (CEST)
Center for Infrastructure Engineering Studies
Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
University Transportation Center
Keywords: Carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP)
FRP fabric
Fatigue testing
Flexural fatigue behavior
Glass fiber anchor spikes
Precured laminate systems
Reinforced concrete
Stiffness-to-weight ratio
Issue Date: 2006
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Citation: Ekenel, Mahmut., Rizzo, Andrea., Myers, John J., and Nanni, Antonio. "Flexural Fatigue Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with FRP Fabric and Precured Laminate Systems.", Journal of Composites for Construction, vol. 10, no. 5, 2006.
Abstract: Rehabilitation of existing structures with carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) has been growing in popularity because they offer resistance to corrosion and a high stiffness-to-weight ratio. This paper presents the flexural strengthening of seven reinforced concrete (RC) beams with two FRP systems. Two beams were maintained as unstrengthened control samples. Three of the RC beams were strengthened with CFRP fabrics, whereas the remaining two were strengthened using FRP precured laminates. Glass fiber anchor spikes were applied in one of the CFRP fabric strengthened beams. One of the FRP precured laminate strengthened beams was bonded with epoxy adhesive and the other one was attached by using mechanical fasteners. Five of the beams were tested under fatigue loading for two million cycles. All of the beams survived fatigue testing. The results showed that use of anchor spikes in fabric strengthening increase ultimate strength, and mechanical fasteners can be an alternative to epoxy bonded precured laminate systems.
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titleFlexural fatigue behavior of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with FRP fabric and precured laminate systems
contributor.authorEkenel, Mahmut
contributor.authorRizzo, Andrea
contributor.authorMyers, John
contributor.authorNanni, Antonio
contributor.deptlabCenter for Environmental Science and Technology (CEST)
contributor.deptlabCenter for Infrastructure Engineering Studies
contributor.deptlabCivil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
contributor.deptlabUniversity Transportation Center
contributor.sponsorFederal Highway Administration
subjectCarbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP)
subjectFRP fabric
subjectFatigue testing
subjectFlexural fatigue behavior
subjectGlass fiber anchor spikes
subjectPrecured laminate systems
subjectReinforced concrete
subjectStiffness-to-weight ratio
date.issued2006
publisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers
identifier.citationEkenel, Mahmut., Rizzo, Andrea., Myers, John J., and Nanni, Antonio. "Flexural Fatigue Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with FRP Fabric and Precured Laminate Systems.", Journal of Composites for Construction, vol. 10, no. 5, 2006.
identifier.pub.URI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0268(2006)10:5(433)
description.abstractRehabilitation of existing structures with carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) has been growing in popularity because they offer resistance to corrosion and a high stiffness-to-weight ratio. This paper presents the flexural strengthening of seven reinforced concrete (RC) beams with two FRP systems. Two beams were maintained as unstrengthened control samples. Three of the RC beams were strengthened with CFRP fabrics, whereas the remaining two were strengthened using FRP precured laminates. Glass fiber anchor spikes were applied in one of the CFRP fabric strengthened beams. One of the FRP precured laminate strengthened beams was bonded with epoxy adhesive and the other one was attached by using mechanical fasteners. Five of the beams were tested under fatigue loading for two million cycles. All of the beams survived fatigue testing. The results showed that use of anchor spikes in fabric strengthening increase ultimate strength, and mechanical fasteners can be an alternative to epoxy bonded precured laminate systems.
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rightsThis material is presented to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical work. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by authors or by other copyright holders. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author's copyright. In most cases, these works may not be reposted without the explicit permission of the copyright holder.
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