The Flexural Performance of Pre-Damaged Reinforced Concrete Beam Strengthened with CFRP in Seawater Environment

Abstract:

Experiments on flexural behavior of strengthened pre-damaged reinforced concrete beams with CFRP and those exposed to seawater for different time have been carried out. By comparison, the rule of seawater effecting on failure modes of beams, fissure condition, strain development and flexural capacity, and so on have been studied. The results show that reinforcement treatment on the mechanical damaged reinforced concrete beams with bonding CFRP can effectively improve their flexural capacity and stiffness, and constrain the development of cracks. With the extension of time under seawater environment, although performance of pre-damaged beam strengthened with CFRP is influenced significantly, the strengthening effect is still more reliable.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 166-169)
• Pages: 1736-1739
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.166-169.1736
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: Yu Tian Wang, Xiu Li Du, Fu Xiang Jiang, Wei Zhang
• Keywords: Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer/Plastic (CFRP), Flexural Performance, Pre-Damage, Reinforced Concrete (RC) Beam, Seawater Environment

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