New Formulas for Maximum Crack Width and Crack Spacing in Reinforced Concrete Flexural Members

10.14359/2787 ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinliang Liu ◽  
Jiawei Wang ◽  
Yanmin Jia

The paper established the calculation formulas on the average crack spacing and the maximum crack width of CFRP(Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer)reinforced concrete beam under the secondary loading. Conversion of CFRP plate area into the reinforcement ratio of the reinforced beam, the calculation formula on the average crack spacing of CFRP reinforced concrete beam under the secondary loading was established. On basis of the calculation formula on the maximum crack width of concrete beam, the calculation formula on the maximum crack width of CFRP reinforced concrete beam under the secondary loading was established. The average crack spacing and the maximum crack width calculated by the formulas in the paper were compared with the test data, it was verified that the formula is correct.


Author(s):  
Cristina Barris ◽  
Paula Zubillaga ◽  
Lluis Torres

<p>This paper aims to assess the relationship among crack width and several influencing parameters of Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Reinforced Concrete (RC) flexural members. A database with the results of 133 concrete specimens reinforced with different types of FRP bars available in the literature has been collected and analysed. A bond coefficient <i>k</i>b has been adjusted for the maximum crack width of all specimens by using ACI-440 and ISIS Canada design guidelines in the service range, obtaining a mean bond coefficient of 1.11 and 0.72, respectively. The effect of the surface treatment and modulus of elasticity of the FRP rebar, and the <i>n·</i> ratio on the bond coefficient have been studied, obtaining no significant influence of the studied parameters due to the high scatter of results.</p>


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (21) ◽  
pp. 7458
Author(s):  
Yating Zhang ◽  
Zhiyi Huang

Continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) is a pavement structure with a high performance and long service life. However, the corrosion of the longitudinal steel can result in a poor bond relationship between the steel and the concrete, affecting the load transfer efficiency between the adjacent panels and being responsible for the development of CRCP distresses. Basalt fiber-reinforced polymer (BFRP) is corrosion-resistant and has the potential to be used in CRCP. In this paper, the layout of a CRCP test section with BFRP bars constructed on G330 National Road in Zhejiang Province, China, is presented. An analytical model is proposed to predict the crack behavior of CRCP with BFRP reinforcement, with the predicted results are compared to field-measured ones. A sensitivity analysis of the BFRP design parameters on the crack spacing and crack width is conducted as well. The results show that the mean values for field-measured crack spacing and crack width are 4.85 m and 1.30 mm, respectively, which are higher than the results for traditional CRCP with steel due to the lower elastic modulus of BFRP. The analytical predictions agree reasonably well with the crack survey results. The higher the elastic modulus of BFRP, the reinforcement content (with both BFRP spacing and diameter related), and the bond stiffness coefficient between the BFRP and concrete, the less the crack spacing and crack width will be. Given the same or similar reinforcement content, a lower diameter with a smaller spacing is recommended because of its contribution to a smaller crack spacing and width.


2012 ◽  
Vol 503-504 ◽  
pp. 832-836
Author(s):  
Hong Quan Sun ◽  
Jun Ding

This paper gives the influences of the coarse aggregate size on the cracks of the beam with different aggregate sizes under static loads. The coarse aggregate sizes are ranked into three classes: small size (4.75mm ~ 19mm), big size (19mm ~ 37.5mm) and mixed size (4.75mm ~ 37.5mm). The developments of cracks of three reinforced concrete beams with the different of coarse aggregate sizes under the static loads are researched. The results show that under the action of the same loads, The reinforced concrete beams with the big aggregate size and mixed aggregate size have almost the same maximum crack width, while the maximum crack width of the beam with small aggregate size is less than formers. Using fractal theory, the fractal dimension of the cracks is studied. The result shows that the aggregate sizes have significant effect to the cracks on the reinforced beams.


2014 ◽  
Vol 578-579 ◽  
pp. 1556-1561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuai Yang ◽  
Cong Qi Fang ◽  
Zhi Jie Yuan

The mechanical properties of corroded reinforced concrete under repeated load are investigated. The maximum crack width, mid-span deflection and reduction factor are predicted by using support vector machines. The maximum crack width and deflection are predicted by the black-box modeling based on support vector machines with the radial basis function kernel function. The reduction factor is predicted by using piecewise regression formula, whole regression formula and black-box modeling, respectively. The proposed prediction method is verified by comparing all prediction results with the experimental values. It is shown that the proposed method has high prediction accuracy, extensive applicable range and many predictive strategies.


2017 ◽  
Vol 131 ◽  
pp. 231-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Barris ◽  
L. Torres ◽  
I. Vilanova ◽  
C. Miàs ◽  
M. Llorens

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