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Phased Nonlinear Finite-Element Analysis of Precracked RC T-Beams Repaired in Shear with CFRP Sheets

dc.creatorDirar, Samir
dc.creatorLees, Janet Marillyn
dc.creatorMorley, Chris
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-24T13:12:01Z
dc.date.available2013-08-23T09:23:59Z
dc.date.available2018-11-24T13:12:01Z
dc.date.issued2012-10-17
dc.identifierhttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/244846
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.aust.edu.ng/xmlui/handle/123456789/3073
dc.description.abstractPhased nonlinear finite-element (FE) analyses were carried out to predict the behavior of precracked reinforced concrete (RC) T-beams repaired in shear with externally bonded (EB) carbon fiber–reinforced polymer (CFRP) sheets and subjected to two loading patterns (LPs). Appropriate constitutive relationships were employed to model the behavior of concrete, internal steel reinforcement, EB CFRP reinforcement, and CFRP-to-concrete interface and consequently predict the structural behavior and capture the failure modes of the strengthened beams. Three constitutive models for the behavior of concrete in shear were evaluated, namely, a total strain rotating crack model and two fixed-angle crack models with either constant or variable shear retention factors. The majority of published FE studies have considered rectangular sections that were strengthened before testing. The key feature of the FE models presented in this paper is the use of the phased-analysis technique to model realistically the process of strengthening RC T-beams under load and predict the structural response of the beams to different loading patterns. Furthermore, the paper provides insight into and evaluates the accuracy of the three concrete shear models named above. A detailed comparison between the numerical and experimental results included the shear forces at failure, shear force-deflection curves, crack patterns, failure modes, and strains in the internal steel and external CFRP shear reinforcement. The FE models predicted the experimental shear force capacities and crack patterns with sufficient accuracy but underestimated the postrepair stiffness for the beams subjected to Loading Pattern 1 and overestimated the strain in the CFRP sheets.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers
dc.publisherJournal of Composites for Construction
dc.titlePhased Nonlinear Finite-Element Analysis of Precracked RC T-Beams Repaired in Shear with CFRP Sheets
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