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Structural performance of corroded RC beams repaired with CFRP sheets

โœ Scribed by A.H. Al-Saidy; A.S. Al-Harthy; K.S. Al-Jabri; M. Abdul-Halim; N.M. Al-Shidi


Book ID
104016485
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2010
Tongue
English
Weight
586 KB
Volume
92
Category
Article
ISSN
0263-8223

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โœฆ Synopsis


Corrosion of reinforcement is a serious problem and is the main cause of concrete structures deterioration costing millions of dollars even though the majority of such structures are at the early age of their expected service life. This paper presents the experimental results of damaged/repaired reinforced concrete beams. The experimental program consisted of reinforced concrete rectangular beam specimens exposed to accelerated corrosion. The corrosion rate was varied between 5% and 15% which represents loss in cross-sectional area of the steel reinforcement in the tension side. Corroded beams were repaired by bonding carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) sheets to the tension side to restore the strength loss due to corrosion. Different strengthening schemes were used to repair the damaged beams. Test results showed detrimental effect of corrosion on strength as well as the bond between steel reinforcement and the surrounding concrete. Corroded beams showed lower stiffness and strength than control (uncorroded) beams. However, strength of damaged beams due to corrosion was restored to the undamaged state when strengthened with CFRP sheets. On the other hand, the ultimate deflection of strengthened beams was less than ultimate deflection of un-strengthened beams.


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