Flexural Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Beams with Variable Compressive Strength Using Near-Surface Mounted Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Strips [NSM-CFRP]

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An experimental and analytical investigation was conducted on reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened in flexure using the near-surface mounted carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers (NSM-CFRPs) technique. A total of 11 full-scale RC rectangular beams were cast and tested under a monotonic three-point bending test, up to failure. The main test variables adopted in this study were the concrete compressive strength (high, medium, and low), the number of CFRP strips, and the strip length. The results indicated that the use of NSM-CFRPs strips in different configurations efficiently increased the load-carrying capacity of the strengthened RC beams, in which all these beams exhibited a higher moment resistance than the corresponding un-strengthened beam. Results also showed that all strengthening schemes were successful in increasing the flexural capacity of the specimens tested. Such increases ranged between 10.36% and 52.28%. Notably, a significant improvement in the ultimate load ratio was observed with beams having a low compressive strength of 17-MPa, then followed by the beams with medium strength (32-MPa), and finally beams with high compressive strength (47-MPa). The NSM technique reduced the occurrence possibility of the CFRP de-bonding failure mode. Furthermore, the test results were compared with theoretical predictions using the ACI 440.2R17 guidelines and showed a good agreement between these results.

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Al-zu’bi, H., Abdel-Jaber, M., & Katkhuda, H. (2022). Flexural Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Beams with Variable Compressive Strength Using Near-Surface Mounted Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Strips [NSM-CFRP]. Fibers, 10(10). https://doi.org/10.3390/fib10100086

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