Optimizing different damaged reinforced concrete corbel characteristics utilizing CFRP sheets

Concrete corbels are short cantilever constructions that may lose their strength over time because of loads that happen over and over again. As an external bonding method for reinforcement, carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) strips are utilized to improve performance. This study examines the in...

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Main Authors: Salah Aborgheef, Abdulkhalik Jabbar Abdulridha
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Language:English
Published: Gruppo Italiano Frattura 2025-07-01
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description Concrete corbels are short cantilever constructions that may lose their strength over time because of loads that happen over and over again. As an external bonding method for reinforcement, carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) strips are utilized to improve performance. This study examines the influence of CFRP strips on the reinforcement and repair of conventional concrete corbels by concentrating on ultimate strength, performance under monotonic loads, and the effects of varying damage ratios during restoration. As part of a study project, nine double-concrete corbels with the same size and reinforcement had to be manufactured and tested. The samples were split into two groups: those with strip wrapping and those with side wrapping. Each group had three corbels that had already been damaged, one corbel that had been reinforced, and control specimens that had not been repaired. The results showed that side-wrapped corbels with CFRP reinforcement exhibited a 19.72% (SCS-0-1) improvement in strength and a 13.73% (RCS-50-1), 18.35% (RCS-60-1), and 4.15% (RCS-70-1) increase in ultimate load. Strip-wrapped corbels showed improvements of 9.86% (RCST-50-2), 5.44% (RCST-60-2), and 0.51% (RCST-70-2), whereas strengthening (SCST-0-2) showed an improvement of 19.72%. Also, specimens wrapped in CFRP showed less ultimate deflection than their un-strengthened counterparts at the same damage levels, which shows that they perform better and last longer.
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spelling doaj-art-23d9d9235b6d4dedaf78bcce6e8b55a42025-08-26T06:52:15ZengGruppo Italiano FratturaFracture and Structural Integrity1971-89932025-07-01197410.3221/IGF-ESIS.74.03Optimizing different damaged reinforced concrete corbel characteristics utilizing CFRP sheetsSalah Aborgheef0https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4793-9601Abdulkhalik Jabbar Abdulridha 1Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Al-Nahrain University, Jadriya, Baghdad, IraqDepartment of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Al-Nahrain University, Jadriya, Baghdad, Iraq Concrete corbels are short cantilever constructions that may lose their strength over time because of loads that happen over and over again. As an external bonding method for reinforcement, carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) strips are utilized to improve performance. This study examines the influence of CFRP strips on the reinforcement and repair of conventional concrete corbels by concentrating on ultimate strength, performance under monotonic loads, and the effects of varying damage ratios during restoration. As part of a study project, nine double-concrete corbels with the same size and reinforcement had to be manufactured and tested. The samples were split into two groups: those with strip wrapping and those with side wrapping. Each group had three corbels that had already been damaged, one corbel that had been reinforced, and control specimens that had not been repaired. The results showed that side-wrapped corbels with CFRP reinforcement exhibited a 19.72% (SCS-0-1) improvement in strength and a 13.73% (RCS-50-1), 18.35% (RCS-60-1), and 4.15% (RCS-70-1) increase in ultimate load. Strip-wrapped corbels showed improvements of 9.86% (RCST-50-2), 5.44% (RCST-60-2), and 0.51% (RCST-70-2), whereas strengthening (SCST-0-2) showed an improvement of 19.72%. Also, specimens wrapped in CFRP showed less ultimate deflection than their un-strengthened counterparts at the same damage levels, which shows that they perform better and last longer. https://fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/5466RehabilitationDamagedCorbelCFRP sheetsStructural repair
spellingShingle Salah Aborgheef
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Optimizing different damaged reinforced concrete corbel characteristics utilizing CFRP sheets
Fracture and Structural Integrity
Rehabilitation
Damaged
Corbel
CFRP sheets
Structural repair
title Optimizing different damaged reinforced concrete corbel characteristics utilizing CFRP sheets
title_full Optimizing different damaged reinforced concrete corbel characteristics utilizing CFRP sheets
title_fullStr Optimizing different damaged reinforced concrete corbel characteristics utilizing CFRP sheets
title_full_unstemmed Optimizing different damaged reinforced concrete corbel characteristics utilizing CFRP sheets
title_short Optimizing different damaged reinforced concrete corbel characteristics utilizing CFRP sheets
title_sort optimizing different damaged reinforced concrete corbel characteristics utilizing cfrp sheets
topic Rehabilitation
Damaged
Corbel
CFRP sheets
Structural repair
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