BEHAVIOR OF REINFORCED CONCRETE CONTINUOUS BEAMS STRENGHENED WITH NEAR SURFACE MOUNTED REINFORCEMENT

Autor: A. Khalil, Emad Etman, A. El-Masry
Jazyk: Arabic<br />English
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Engineering Research - Egypt, Vol 1, Iss 2015, Pp 109-120 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2356-9441
2735-4873
81724284
DOI: 10.21608/erjeng.2015.126774
Popis: Using Near Surface Mounted (NSM) technique for flexural strengthening of reinforced concrete continuous beams became particularly attractive for researchers and applicators. Due to the existence of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP)laminates as external strengthening it is subjected to severe damage resulting from mechanical and environmental conditions. There is limited experimental work investigating the behavior of reinforced concrete continuous beams strengthened using NSM technique.This paper presents an experimental investigation of the behavior of reinforced concrete continuous beams strengthened with near surface mounted (NSM) technique in the hogging and sagging moment region. The main variable was changing the lengths of the NSM strips within the negative and positive moment region. The effect of the change in lengths of the NSM strips on the failure load, mid-span deflection, strain on reinforcement, slippage of CFRP strips and crack widths were investigated. The study revealed that the NSM technique can enhance crack and failure loads and controls crack widths.
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