On The Extending Performance Of An RC Beam With A CFRP Sheet: Experiments And Simulations
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Free (open access)
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Volume
21
Pages
10
Published
1998
Size
769 kb
Paper DOI
10.2495/CP980541
Copyright
WIT Press
Author(s)
A. Limam & P. Hamelin
Abstract
This study compares experimental four points bending of a reinforced concrete beam, strengthened with carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) sheets, and a 2D non linear finite element (FE) simulation. The concrete model is based on a plasticity and a smeared crack approach. Bond-slip interaction between composite and concrete, which is of great importance in this type of structure, is modelled here using special continuous contact elements. A reasonably good agreement has been found between the numerical and experimental results. 1 Introduction Experience has shown that reinforced concrete structures, exposed to severe environmental attacks such as alkali-silica reaction or corrosion, to cycli
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