The use of structural members made of steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) has
been increasing since it has been shown through numerous researches that steel
fibers promotes the mechanical properties of concrete beyond cracking and
improve the crack control characteristics of concrete significantly. A
particular use of steel fibers aims to enhance the behavior of reinforced
concrete (RC) beams without web reinforcement. Even thouh there have been
numerous researches focused on the contribution of steel fibers to the behavior
of reinforced concrete (RC) beams
without web reinforcement, the studies on retrofitting of SFRC beams is very
limited. An advantegous retrofitting method is to use carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) due to the fact that
it has relatively high tensile strength and low weight, and it can be applied
easily and rapidly. In this study, RC beams with a shear span-to-effective
depth ratio of 4.5 were loaded up to their load-carrying capacities and then
tested again after retrofitting with CFRP. The experimental results were
examined in the context of strength, stiffness and ductility.
| Subjects | Engineering |
|---|---|
| Journal Section | Research Article |
| Authors | |
| Publication Date | November 9, 2017 |
| IZ | https://izlik.org/JA52AL94TR |
| Published in Issue | Year 2017 Issue: 1 |