Fracture mechanic modeling of fiber reinforced polymer shear-strengthened reinforced concrete beam
A numerical method is developed to model shear-strengthening of reinforced concrete beam by using fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites. Tensile crack is simulated by a non-linear spring element with softening behavior ahead of the crack tip to model the cohesive zone in concrete. A truss elemen...
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| author | Shahbazpanahi, Shahriar Abang Ali, Abang Abdullah Kamgar, Alaleh Farzadnia, Nima |
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| description | A numerical method is developed to model shear-strengthening of reinforced concrete beam by using fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites. Tensile crack is simulated by a non-linear spring element with softening behavior ahead of the crack tip to model the cohesive zone in concrete. A truss element is used, parallel to the spring element, to simulate the energy dissipation rate by the FRP. The strain energy release rate is calculated directly by using a virtual crack closure technique. It is observed that the length of the fracture process zone (FPZ) increases with the application of FRP shear-strengthening. The present model shows that the main diagonal crack is formed at the support in the control beam while it appears through the shear span in the shear-strengthened beam. Another important observation is that the load capacity increases with the number of CFRP sheets in the shear span. |
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| spelling | upm-448552021-04-20T07:18:26Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44855/ Fracture mechanic modeling of fiber reinforced polymer shear-strengthened reinforced concrete beam Shahbazpanahi, Shahriar Abang Ali, Abang Abdullah Kamgar, Alaleh Farzadnia, Nima A numerical method is developed to model shear-strengthening of reinforced concrete beam by using fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites. Tensile crack is simulated by a non-linear spring element with softening behavior ahead of the crack tip to model the cohesive zone in concrete. A truss element is used, parallel to the spring element, to simulate the energy dissipation rate by the FRP. The strain energy release rate is calculated directly by using a virtual crack closure technique. It is observed that the length of the fracture process zone (FPZ) increases with the application of FRP shear-strengthening. The present model shows that the main diagonal crack is formed at the support in the control beam while it appears through the shear span in the shear-strengthened beam. Another important observation is that the load capacity increases with the number of CFRP sheets in the shear span. Elsevier 2015-01 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44855/1/POLYMER.pdf Shahbazpanahi, Shahriar and Abang Ali, Abang Abdullah and Kamgar, Alaleh and Farzadnia, Nima (2015) Fracture mechanic modeling of fiber reinforced polymer shear-strengthened reinforced concrete beam. Composites Part B: Engineering, 68. pp. 113-120. ISSN 1359-8368; ESSN: 1879-1069 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359836814003795 10.1016/j.compositesb.2014.08.041 |
| spellingShingle | Shahbazpanahi, Shahriar Abang Ali, Abang Abdullah Kamgar, Alaleh Farzadnia, Nima Fracture mechanic modeling of fiber reinforced polymer shear-strengthened reinforced concrete beam |
| title | Fracture mechanic modeling of fiber reinforced polymer shear-strengthened reinforced concrete beam |
| title_full | Fracture mechanic modeling of fiber reinforced polymer shear-strengthened reinforced concrete beam |
| title_fullStr | Fracture mechanic modeling of fiber reinforced polymer shear-strengthened reinforced concrete beam |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fracture mechanic modeling of fiber reinforced polymer shear-strengthened reinforced concrete beam |
| title_short | Fracture mechanic modeling of fiber reinforced polymer shear-strengthened reinforced concrete beam |
| title_sort | fracture mechanic modeling of fiber reinforced polymer shear-strengthened reinforced concrete beam |
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