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Structural Engineering and Mechanics Volume 69, Number 2, January10 2019 , pages 163-175 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2019.69.2.163 |
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Effective CFRP retrofit strategy for flexural deficient RC beams |
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Nawal Kishor Banjara and K. Ramanjaneyulu
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| Abstract | ||
| Structural deterioration arises due to aging, environmental effects, deficiencies during design and construction phase, and overloading. Experimental and numerical investigations are carried out in this study to evaluate the performance of control and flexural deficient reinforced concrete (RC) beams under monotonic loading. Three levels of flexural deficiency are considered in this study. After confirming load carrying capacities of control and flexural deficient beams, the flexural deficient RC beams are strengthened with carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) fabric. CFRP strengthened RC beams are tested under monotonic loading and compared with the performance of control specimen. Further, non-linear finite element analyses are also carried out to evaluate the flexural performance of control, deficient and CFRP strengthened flexural deficient RC beams. There is good correlation between results of experimental and numerical investigations. Numerical approach presented in this study can be adopted for assessing the adequacy of CFRP retrofit measure. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| flexural deficient; monotonic loading; CFRP strengthening; experimental investigation; numerical simulation | ||
| Address | ||
| Nawal Kishor Banjara and K. Ramanjaneyulu: 1) Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR Campus, Taramani, Chennai-600113, India 2) CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre, CSIR Campus, Taramani, Chennai-600113, India | ||