Effect of concrete cover thickness and main reinforcement ratio on flexural behavior of RC beams strengthened by NSM-GFRP bars

Experimental and numerical programs were conducted to investigate the effect of concrete cover and area of main steel reinforcement on the flexural behavior of strengthened RC beams by near-surface mounted glass fiber reinforced polymeric (NSM GFRP) bars of different lengths. Nine beams divided into...

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Main Authors: Hesham EL-Emam, Alaa El-Sisi, Ramy Reda, Mohamed Seleem, Mohamed Bneni
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Published: Gruppo Italiano Frattura 2020-04-01
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Online Access:https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/2719/2961
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author Hesham EL-Emam
Alaa El-Sisi
Ramy Reda
Mohamed Seleem
Mohamed Bneni
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Alaa El-Sisi
Ramy Reda
Mohamed Seleem
Mohamed Bneni
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description Experimental and numerical programs were conducted to investigate the effect of concrete cover and area of main steel reinforcement on the flexural behavior of strengthened RC beams by near-surface mounted glass fiber reinforced polymeric (NSM GFRP) bars of different lengths. Nine beams divided into three main groups were tested under four-point bending. The three beams of the first group were strengthened by different lengths of GFRP bars and having a concrete cover of 50 mm, while the three beams in the second group were strengthened in a similar manner as those of the first group but the concrete cover was 30 mm. The main steel reinforcement in the first and second groups was 210. The three beams of the third group were similar to those of the first and second group but the main steel reinforcement was 216. The 3-D FE commercial ANSYS program was used for the numerical work. The experimental results showed that decreasing the concrete cover increased the flexural capacity of the strengthened RC beams but this improvement disappeared by decreasing the NSM GFRP bar length. The numerical results showed an agreement with the experimental results.
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spelling doaj-art-1484bc2ccc0e40fb85aceb89dcf604462025-08-20T02:51:38ZengGruppo Italiano FratturaFracture and Structural Integrity1971-89932020-04-01145219721010.3221/IGF-ESIS.52.1610.3221/IGF-ESIS.52.16Effect of concrete cover thickness and main reinforcement ratio on flexural behavior of RC beams strengthened by NSM-GFRP barsHesham EL-EmamAlaa El-SisiRamy RedaMohamed SeleemMohamed BneniExperimental and numerical programs were conducted to investigate the effect of concrete cover and area of main steel reinforcement on the flexural behavior of strengthened RC beams by near-surface mounted glass fiber reinforced polymeric (NSM GFRP) bars of different lengths. Nine beams divided into three main groups were tested under four-point bending. The three beams of the first group were strengthened by different lengths of GFRP bars and having a concrete cover of 50 mm, while the three beams in the second group were strengthened in a similar manner as those of the first group but the concrete cover was 30 mm. The main steel reinforcement in the first and second groups was 210. The three beams of the third group were similar to those of the first and second group but the main steel reinforcement was 216. The 3-D FE commercial ANSYS program was used for the numerical work. The experimental results showed that decreasing the concrete cover increased the flexural capacity of the strengthened RC beams but this improvement disappeared by decreasing the NSM GFRP bar length. The numerical results showed an agreement with the experimental results.https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/2719/2961near surface mountedflexural strengtheningconcrete cover separationfe models
spellingShingle Hesham EL-Emam
Alaa El-Sisi
Ramy Reda
Mohamed Seleem
Mohamed Bneni
Effect of concrete cover thickness and main reinforcement ratio on flexural behavior of RC beams strengthened by NSM-GFRP bars
Fracture and Structural Integrity
near surface mounted
flexural strengthening
concrete cover separation
fe models
title Effect of concrete cover thickness and main reinforcement ratio on flexural behavior of RC beams strengthened by NSM-GFRP bars
title_full Effect of concrete cover thickness and main reinforcement ratio on flexural behavior of RC beams strengthened by NSM-GFRP bars
title_fullStr Effect of concrete cover thickness and main reinforcement ratio on flexural behavior of RC beams strengthened by NSM-GFRP bars
title_full_unstemmed Effect of concrete cover thickness and main reinforcement ratio on flexural behavior of RC beams strengthened by NSM-GFRP bars
title_short Effect of concrete cover thickness and main reinforcement ratio on flexural behavior of RC beams strengthened by NSM-GFRP bars
title_sort effect of concrete cover thickness and main reinforcement ratio on flexural behavior of rc beams strengthened by nsm gfrp bars
topic near surface mounted
flexural strengthening
concrete cover separation
fe models
url https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/2719/2961
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