Investigations into the Shear Load-Capacity of Strengthened Reinforced Concrete Structures with Carbon-Reinforced Concrete

As part of the experiments, 4-point-bending tests to investigate the shear capacity of strengthened T-beams were carried out. Thereby, 5 reference beams and 25 T-beams with carbon reinforced concrete strengthening were tested. Two different impregnated carbon grids in various strengthening configura...

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Main Authors: Sebastian May, Alexander Schumann
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/11/2765
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description As part of the experiments, 4-point-bending tests to investigate the shear capacity of strengthened T-beams were carried out. Thereby, 5 reference beams and 25 T-beams with carbon reinforced concrete strengthening were tested. Two different impregnated carbon grids in various strengthening configurations at the beams’ webs were checked. The number of strengthening layers was varied as well as the orientation of the grid in the strengthening layer. Furthermore, the influence of pre-damage of the RC beam before strengthening and two different shear slendernesses were investigated. A load increase of 25% to 42% compared to the unstrengthened reference specimens demonstrates the capability of carbon concrete for shear strengthening. In addition to the presentation of tested large-scale specimens, a test analysis will also be conducted, along with the derivation of a limit value for the maximum possible strengthening ratio using carbon-reinforced concrete based on the observed failure modes.
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spelling doaj.art-4e1f87426a114b92869e548ded2152c62023-11-24T14:33:17ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092023-11-011311276510.3390/buildings13112765Investigations into the Shear Load-Capacity of Strengthened Reinforced Concrete Structures with Carbon-Reinforced ConcreteSebastian May0Alexander Schumann1CARBOCON GMBH, Mohorner Straße 13, 01159 Dresden, GermanyCARBOCON GMBH, Mohorner Straße 13, 01159 Dresden, GermanyAs part of the experiments, 4-point-bending tests to investigate the shear capacity of strengthened T-beams were carried out. Thereby, 5 reference beams and 25 T-beams with carbon reinforced concrete strengthening were tested. Two different impregnated carbon grids in various strengthening configurations at the beams’ webs were checked. The number of strengthening layers was varied as well as the orientation of the grid in the strengthening layer. Furthermore, the influence of pre-damage of the RC beam before strengthening and two different shear slendernesses were investigated. A load increase of 25% to 42% compared to the unstrengthened reference specimens demonstrates the capability of carbon concrete for shear strengthening. In addition to the presentation of tested large-scale specimens, a test analysis will also be conducted, along with the derivation of a limit value for the maximum possible strengthening ratio using carbon-reinforced concrete based on the observed failure modes.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/11/2765shear strengtheningcarbon-reinforced concreteexperimental investigations
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Investigations into the Shear Load-Capacity of Strengthened Reinforced Concrete Structures with Carbon-Reinforced Concrete
Buildings
shear strengthening
carbon-reinforced concrete
experimental investigations
title Investigations into the Shear Load-Capacity of Strengthened Reinforced Concrete Structures with Carbon-Reinforced Concrete
title_full Investigations into the Shear Load-Capacity of Strengthened Reinforced Concrete Structures with Carbon-Reinforced Concrete
title_fullStr Investigations into the Shear Load-Capacity of Strengthened Reinforced Concrete Structures with Carbon-Reinforced Concrete
title_full_unstemmed Investigations into the Shear Load-Capacity of Strengthened Reinforced Concrete Structures with Carbon-Reinforced Concrete
title_short Investigations into the Shear Load-Capacity of Strengthened Reinforced Concrete Structures with Carbon-Reinforced Concrete
title_sort investigations into the shear load capacity of strengthened reinforced concrete structures with carbon reinforced concrete
topic shear strengthening
carbon-reinforced concrete
experimental investigations
url https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/11/2765
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