- Title
- Numerical investigation of creep effects on FRP-strengthened RC beams
- Creator
- Choi, Kyoung-Kyu; Reda Taha, Mahmoud M.; Masia, Mark J.; Shrive, Penelope L.; Shrive, Nigel G.
- Relation
- Journal of Composites for Construction Vol. 14, Issue 6, p. 812-822
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)cc.1943-5614.0000123
- Publisher
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2010
- Description
- Numerical analysis using a finite-element model was performed to simulate and investigate the long-term behavior of two RC beams with similar steel reinforcement, cast from the same batch of concrete. One beam was a plain RC beam and the other beam was strengthened using carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) strips. The deflections of both beams have been monitored for 5 years after loading. The finite-element model included both creep of concrete and viscoelasticity of the epoxy adhesive at the concrete-carbon FRP (CFRP) interface. The results of the finite-element analysis are compared to experimental observations of the two beams. The finite-element analysis was found to be able to simulate the long-term behavior of the CFRP-strengthened beam and help us understand the complex changes in the stress state that occur over time.
- Subject
- reinforced concrete; epoxy adhesive; finite-element model; fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP); creep; long-term deflection
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/929572
- Identifier
- uon:10624
- Identifier
- ISSN:1090-0268
- Language
- eng
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