Skip to main content
Article
Flexural Fatigue Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with FRP Fabric and Precured Laminate Systems
Journal of Composites for Construction
  • Mahmut Ekenel
  • Andrea Rizzo
  • John J. Myers, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Antonio Nanni, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

Rehabilitation of existing structures with carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) has been growing in popularity because they offer resistance to corrosion and a high stiffness-to-weight ratio. This paper presents the flexural strengthening of seven reinforced concrete (RC) beams with two FRP systems. Two beams were maintained as unstrengthened control samples. Three of the RC beams were strengthened with CFRP fabrics, whereas the remaining two were strengthened using FRP precured laminates. Glass fiber anchor spikes were applied in one of the CFRP fabric strengthened beams. One of the FRP precured laminate strengthened beams was bonded with epoxy adhesive and the other one was attached by using mechanical fasteners. Five of the beams were tested under fatigue loading for two million cycles. All of the beams survived fatigue testing. The results showed that use of anchor spikes in fabric strengthening increase ultimate strength, and mechanical fasteners can be an alternative to epoxy bonded precured laminate systems.

Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Sponsor(s)
United States. Federal Highway Administration
Keywords and Phrases
  • Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers (CFRP),
  • FRP Fabric,
  • Fatigue Testing,
  • Flexural Fatigue Behavior,
  • Glass Fiber Anchor Spikes,
  • Precured Laminate Systems,
  • Reinforced Concrete,
  • Stiffness-To-Weight Ratio
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2006 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-2006
Publication Date
01 Jan 2006
Disciplines
Citation Information
Mahmut Ekenel, Andrea Rizzo, John J. Myers and Antonio Nanni. "Flexural Fatigue Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with FRP Fabric and Precured Laminate Systems" Journal of Composites for Construction (2006) ISSN: 1090-0268
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john-myers/35/