Efficiency of shear strengthening of RC beams with externally bonded FRP materials: state-of-the-art in the experimental tests

This paper presents a study of the shear capacity of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened in shear with externally bonded (EB) fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites, based on the performance of existing published tests. The main objective of this study is to create a comprehensive overvie...

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Autores: Kotynia, Renata, Oller Ibars, Eva|||0000-0002-0845-3587, Kaszubska, Monika, Marí Bernat, Antonio Ricardo|||0000-0002-0994-0715
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/343239
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/343239
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2021.113891
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Concrete beams--Testing
Shear capacity
Shear strengthening
Reinforced concrete beams
Externally bonded FRP
Failure modes
Bigues de formigó armat -- Proves
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Materials i estructures::Materials i estructures de formigó
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Resumo:This paper presents a study of the shear capacity of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened in shear with externally bonded (EB) fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites, based on the performance of existing published tests. The main objective of this study is to create a comprehensive overview of the performance of different shear strengthening configurations and the failure modes observed in experimental tests. In addition, the influence of the following parameters on the strengthening efficiency has been analyzed: shear span to depth ratio (a/d), existing steel transverse reinforcement ratio (ρsw), concrete strength (fck), size effect (d), longitudinal reinforcement ratio (ρsL), strengthening configurations, type of FRP: sheets or laminates (CFRP, GFRP), and FRP axial stiffness (AfEf).