Analysis of FRP shear strengthening solutions for reinforced concrete beams considering debonding failure

In this paper, a fiber beam model previously developed by the authors for the nonlinear analysis of strengthened elements, including the effects of shear, is used to predict the response of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened in shear with fiber reinforced polymers (FRP) sheets. In the previ...

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Autores: Santos Ferreira, Denise Carina, Oller Ibars, Eva|||0000-0002-0845-3587, Marí Bernat, Antonio Ricardo|||0000-0002-0994-0715, Bairán García, Jesús Miguel|||0000-0003-2831-1479
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/90543
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/90543
https://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CC.1943-5614.0000672
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Concrete beams
Strengthening
Shear
FRP laminates
Debonding
Fiber beam model
Bigues de formigó armat
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Materials i estructures::Materials i estructures de formigó
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Sumario:In this paper, a fiber beam model previously developed by the authors for the nonlinear analysis of strengthened elements, including the effects of shear, is used to predict the response of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened in shear with fiber reinforced polymers (FRP) sheets. In the previous version of the model, debonding failure of FRP was not included; hence, its application was limited to the simulation of wrapped configurations. The model is now extended to account for debonding failure in order to allow for its application to beams strengthened with U-shaped and side-bonded configurations. Existing experimental tests on RC beams strengthened in shear by FRP sheets in both wrapped and U-shaped configurations were numerically simulated. The model reproduces, with reasonable accuracy, the experimental failure loads, the load-deflection behavior, and the strains in FRP and stirrups with increasing load. The advantages of this proposal are related with the simplicity and straightforwardness of the beam models to be applied in practical engineering problems.