Experimental verification and simulation of fracture behavior of CFRP reinforced self-consolidating concrete beams with initial notch

Autor: M. Sangi, J. Vaseghi Amiri, Gholamreza Abdollahzadeh, Mehdi Dehestani
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: SN Applied Sciences. 2
ISSN: 2523-3971
2523-3963
Popis: The current study presents numerical and experimental approaches in the assessment of fracture behavior of self-consolidating concrete beams strengthened with carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) lamina. The failure modes, mid-span displacement, and the load-bearing capacity of specimens with initial notches at mid-span are analyzed by varying the notch length and the beam height. Furthermore, the effects of variations in CFRP and concrete mechanical properties, bond strength, and notch location are examined by using the non-linear finite element analysis. Findings reveal that stress concentration in concrete and CFRP, in the vicinity of initial notch, as well as the failure of specimens occur as a result of CFRP debonding and crack extension. Moreover, it is observed that load- mid-span displacement curves are characterized by two peak load points strength. At the first stage, the applied load increases up to one peak value and then at the second stage there is a drop in the load-caring capacity. The applied load is then improved to another peak value due to the relatively high cohesive effect of the CFRP sheet at the third stage. Among different variables, the second peak load shows higher sensitivity to variations of the elastic modulus of CFRP, and bond strength at interface. As the notch approaches the beam support, and hence the relative distance from mid-span changes from 0 to 2/3, the two peak loads are respectively escalated by 116 and 58%, and thus the inclined crack propagates toward mid-span.
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