COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THEORETICAL MODELS AND DESIGN CODES FOR THE SHEAR CONTRIBUTION OF NSM FRP BARS IN RC BEAMS

2016 ◽  
Vol 78 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Aziz Abdul Samad ◽  
Noridah Mohamad ◽  
Josef Hadipramana ◽  
Mohamad Razi Ashaari Amiruddin

This paper presents a comparative study on various theoretical models and design codes for the shear contribution of Near-Surface Mounted (NSM) using Fibre Reinforced Polymer bars to reinforced concrete (RC) beams. Theoretical models from De Lorenzis and A. Nanni, Anwarul Islam and Diaz and Barros, and ACI440.1R-06 and CSA-S806 design codes were selected. All the equations were compared by integrating experimental parameters from Rizzo and De Lorenzis, and Cisneros D. et al. From analysis, it was observed that the theoretical models shows substantial differences by underestimating the experimental findings of Rizzo and De Lorenzis from -68% to -38%. Similarly with Cisneros experimental work, the three theoretical models also produces large differences ranging from -73% to +41%. The analysis from the two design codes from ACI440.1R-06 and CSA-S806 also resulted with both design codes having significant differences ranging from -60% to +48%. However, from close observation, Dias and Barros theoretical model showed more accuracy by having a difference of just -4% with ACI440.1R-06 design code giving a much higher but acceptable difference of +26% compared to CSA-S806 at -60%. 

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasih Askandar ◽  
Abdulkareem Mahmood

Many researchers worldwide have extensively used fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) strengthening materials and near-surface mounted (NSM) to enhance the shear and flexural strengths of reinforced concrete (RC) beams. However, studies on torsional strengthening are limited. Although a few studies have focused on torsional strengthening, none of them simultaneously investigated torsion with shear and/or bending moment. This study aims at demonstrating the behaviour of RC beams strengthened with FRP sheets (strips) with different configurations and NSM steel bars with different spacing that was subjected to combined actions of torsion and bending moment and making a comparison between them. Seven beams with a dimension of 15 × 25 × 200 cm were casted. One of the beams was not strengthened; three of them were strengthened with carbon FRP, and the others were strengthened with NSM steel bar. The angle of twist at torque intervals, first cracking torque, ultimate torque, and ultimate twist angle of the conventional and strengthened beams during the testing process are compared. Results show a significant improvement in the torsional performance of RC beams using carbon FRP and NSM steel bar. The test beams that were strengthened with CFRP wrapping showed better enhancement in the ultimate torsional moment as opposed to the beams that were strengthened with NSM steel bar.


2011 ◽  
Vol 94-96 ◽  
pp. 883-886 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Zhou Dong ◽  
Jian Zhong Xia

The contrast tests of 1 reinforced concrete(RC) beams and 4 RC beams strengthened with near-surface mounted carbon fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) strips have been carried out, under conditions of different damage degree of RC beams. It is mainly conducted to investigate the effects of FRP strips reinforcement of flexural strength. The experimental results indicate that significant strength on the ultimate load and rigidity of reinforced concrete beams can be realized by mounting FRP strips to the beams, and propagation of cracks were reduced obviously.


2012 ◽  
Vol 256-259 ◽  
pp. 1012-1016
Author(s):  
Gu Sheng Tong ◽  
Yong Xiang Wang ◽  
Qiu Lan Wu ◽  
Yong Sheng Liu

In order to investigate the strengthen effect of different embedment lengths of the NSM strip on different damage levels. A series of tests were conducted on damaged reinforced concrete (RC) beams in flexure strengthened with near surface mounted (NSM) carbon- fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) strips, and initial cracking load, ultimate capacity, loading-deflection curves, and failure modes are examined and analyzed in the paper. The results showed that not only the initial cracking loads and ultimate capacities of the beams are significantly increased,but also the flexural stiffness of the beams in the yield and ultimate behavior stages are improved by using NSM-CFRP strips. The strengthen effect on lower damage level RC beams has no obvious difference with that on non-damaged RC beams. Anchoring of the strip end can increase the ultimate load capacities and decrease the ductility of RC beams. Debonding was found to be the primary failure mode in all cases.


Author(s):  
Fathima Azad

Abstract: Maintenance, repair and strengthening of existing concrete structures, either reinforced or prestressed,are important activities of civil engineers. Nowadays different techniques are available for the strengthening. Various techniques were adopted for strengthening RC structures, namely, steel plates, external post tensioning, externally bonded Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP), and near- surface-mounted FRP systems to increase shear and flexural capacity. During the last few decades, strengthening of concrete structural elements by fibre-reinforced polymer has become a widely used technique. But it has several disadvantages due to the epoxy resin like debonding of FRP from the concrete structure, unstable nature of the epoxy at higher temperatures etc. To overcome this, an upgraded system was introduced as an alternative for FRP known as Fibre Reinforced Cementitious Matrices (FRCM). The objective of this paper is to investigate the feasibility of Fibre-Reinforced Cementitious-Matrix materials as an alternative external strengthening technique for RC members. Columns with circular geometry were wrapped with different fibre materials using cementitious matrix. The analysis was done using ANSYS software. Keywords: RC columns, FRCM, Strengthening, fibre, ANSYS


2020 ◽  
Vol 323 ◽  
pp. 01008
Author(s):  
Roberto Capozucca ◽  
Erica Magagnini

Near surface mounted (NSM) technique of strengthening with FRP rods inserted in grooves on the concrete cover of damaged RC beams has been improved in recent years. The aim of this paper is the examination of the static and dynamic behaviour of undamaged and damaged reinforced concrete (RC) beams with free-free ends. RC beams strengthened with NSM Glass and Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (G-CFRP) rods have been experimentally analysed. The damage of the RC beam model was obtained by the cracking of concrete under bending tests. The detection of damage and monitoring of RC beams with and without strengthening were carried out by vibration tests assuming free-free ends at different degree of damage. Envelope diagrams of Frequency Response Functions (FRFs) obtained by the dynamic experimental tests are shown and the changes of natural frequency values are correlated to the damage degree of beam elements. Experimental results are discussed with particular emphasis on the aspect of the loss of bond.


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