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Evaluation of Wedge-Block Concrete Beams Reinforced with EBR-CFRP Laminates by Modified ACI 440.2R-2017 Guide

Version 1 : Received: 7 June 2019 / Approved: 11 June 2019 / Online: 11 June 2019 (12:02:00 CEST)

How to cite: Abdulhameed, A.; Said, A. Evaluation of Wedge-Block Concrete Beams Reinforced with EBR-CFRP Laminates by Modified ACI 440.2R-2017 Guide. Preprints 2019, 2019060097. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201906.0097.v1 Abdulhameed, A.; Said, A. Evaluation of Wedge-Block Concrete Beams Reinforced with EBR-CFRP Laminates by Modified ACI 440.2R-2017 Guide. Preprints 2019, 2019060097. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201906.0097.v1

Abstract

Concrete beams built from individual segments connected to each other by special mechanism referred as segmental beam. The aim of this research is to exhibit a new technique for fabrication of small scale segmental beams from wedge shape unreinforced concrete segments and pultruded carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) in laminate form. Eight segmental beams including two parameters are tested experimentally. The first parameter is the area of CFRP and second is the adhesive material used to bond segments of the beams. The test shows that segmental beams have a higher ratio of CFRP area undergoes less deflection and sustain higher ultimate loading value of 38.4%. Moreover, the test of beams with concrete segments adhered by epoxy resin sustain a higher load than segments adhered by cementitious materials about 11.87%. Theoretically, segmental beams were analyzed by modified American Concrete Institute ACI 440.2R-17 report with slight modifications. The analysis results in an overestimation of flexural strength of segmental beams when compared with experimental outcomes.

Keywords

segmental beams; cementitious adhesive; epoxy resin; CFRP laminates; ACI 440.2R-17 procedure

Subject

Engineering, Architecture, Building and Construction

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