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Fatigue and Flexural Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with a Fibre Reinforced Cementitious Matrix
Proceedings of the 7th Biennial Conference on Advanced Composites In Construction (2015, Cambridge, United Kingdom)
  • Zena R. Aljazaeri
  • John J. Myers, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

A recent report indicates that there are more than 63,000 US bridges in need of repair. One of the most recent innovative composite materials that has been proposed to the market is a Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) strengthening system. This system consists of two components: the structural reinforcement mesh is a polyparaphenylene benzobisoxazole (or PBO) fibre composite and the cementitious matrix is a nontoxic grout system that is based on portland cement with a low dosage of dry polymers. All of the beam specimens that examined in this study were subjected to fatigue loading for 2 million cycles before flexure testing. The stiffness reduction of both unstrengthened and strengthened reinforced concrete beams was evaluated. The crack propagation and crack widths were determined.

Meeting Name
7th Biennial Conference on Advanced Composites in Construction, ACIC 2015 (2015: Sep. 9-11, Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
  • Concrete beams and girders,
  • Concretes,
  • Cracks,
  • Fatigue of materials,
  • Portland cement,
  • Reinforced concrete,
  • Stiffness,
  • Stiffness matrix,
  • Strengthening (metal),
  • Beam stiffness,
  • Cementitious matrices,
  • Fibre composites,
  • Polyparaphenylenes,
  • Reinforced concrete beams,
  • Stiffness reduction,
  • Strengthening systems,
  • Structural reinforcement,
  • Polymer matrix composites,
  • Fabric reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM),
  • Fatigue
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-1-77808-097-2
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2015 NetComposites Limited, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
9-1-2015
Publication Date
01 Sep 2015
Citation Information
Zena R. Aljazaeri and John J. Myers. "Fatigue and Flexural Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with a Fibre Reinforced Cementitious Matrix" Proceedings of the 7th Biennial Conference on Advanced Composites In Construction (2015, Cambridge, United Kingdom) (2015) p. 128 - 134
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john-myers/71/