EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON TWO WAY REINFORCED CONCRETE SLABS WITH OR WITHOUT OPENINGS STRENGTHENED WITH COMPOSITE STRIPS PART A: EXPERIMENTAL SETUP

This paper presents the investigation on the feasibility of strengthening reinforced concrete (RC) slabs in flexure, with or without openings, using carbon fibres reinforced polymer (CFRP) strips bonded on the tensioned side of the slab. There are investigated two series of slabs. The first series r...

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Published in:Buletinul Institutului Politehnic din Iași. Secția 6, Construcții, arhitectura Construcții, arhitectura, 2012-04, Vol.58 (2), p.87-87
Main Authors: Banu, Dragos, Taranu, Nicolae, De Barros, Rui Carneiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bonding
Bonding strength
Carbon fiber reinforced plastics
Civil engineering
Concrete construction
Feasibility studies
Flexing
Instrumentation
Reinforced concrete
Slabs
Strip
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Summary:This paper presents the investigation on the feasibility of strengthening reinforced concrete (RC) slabs in flexure, with or without openings, using carbon fibres reinforced polymer (CFRP) strips bonded on the tensioned side of the slab. There are investigated two series of slabs. The first series represents four slabs without openings and the second series represents four slabs with a central openings. Each series has a control slab which is not strengthened with CFRP strips. The test setup and instrumentation of the RC slabs allow determining the overall stiffness and flexural capacity of the strengthened specimens in comparison with the control specimens. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1224-3884
2068-4762