Open AccessExperimental Response of RC Beams Strengthened in Shear by FRP Sheets
Author(s) -
Ernesto Grande,
Maura Imbimbo,
Alessandro Rasulo
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the open civil engineering journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.249
H-Index - 16
ISSN - 1874-1495
DOI - 10.2174/1874149501307010127
Subject(s) - fibre reinforced plastic , structural engineering , cracking , shear (geology) , materials science , reinforced concrete , beam (structure) , composite material , reinforcement , transverse plane , engineering
The paper discusses the results of an experimental investigation carried out on reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened in shear by externally bonded fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) sheets. The study is devoted to analyze the role that the transverse steel reinforcement and the beam slenderness ratio could play on the resistant mechanism of RC beams strengthened in shear by FRP composites. The results are summarized and analyzed in detail in the paper in terms of shear capacity, cracking pattern and shear resisting contribution of FRP.