Flexural strengthening of RC slabs with CRC and the influence of the positional accuracy

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Abstract

Carbon Reinforced Concrete (CRC) can be used for new structures and to strengthen existing components. Carbon fibre rods and fabrics are used as reinforcement for new components. Besides CFRP-lamellas, grid-like carbon reinforcements and shotcrete are very suitable for strengthening. Due to the low concrete cover, thin strengthening layers can be realised, which minimise the additional dead load. Depending on the chosen fibre material and impregnation, different failure mechanisms can be observed. The fibre strand should preferably be able to reach the maximum stress under load, but at this stage, the bond behaviour has to be thoroughly considered to prevent failure due to pull-out or delamination. Two carbon reinforcement fabrics are currently being investigated in the research programme C3- Carbon Concrete Composite.This paper presents the results of large-scale tests on reinforced concrete slabs strengthened with CRC. In addition to the strengthening procedure and the large-scale component tests that have been carried out, this paper deals mainly with the recalculation of the test results and the positional accuracy of the carbon reinforcement and its influence on the flexural strength.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMaterials, Analysis, Structural Design and Applications of Textile Reinforced Concrete/Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Matrix
EditorsBarzin Mobasher, Flavio de Andrade Silva
PublisherAmerican Concrete Institute
Pages243-257
Number of pages15
ISBN (electronic)9781641951333
Publication statusPublished - 19 Feb 2021
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

Series ACI structural journal
Number19
VolumeSP-345
ISSN0889-3241

Conference

TitleMaterials, Analysis, Structural Design and Applications of Textile Reinforced Concrete/Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Matrix at the Concrete Convention and Exposition - Fall 2019
Duration20 - 24 October 2019
CityCincinnati
CountryUnited States of America

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-1596-7164/work/142255611

Keywords

Keywords

  • Calculation model, Carbon Reinforced Concrete (CRC), Experimental tests, Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM), Flexural strengthening of RC slabs, Positional accuracy, Textile Reinforced Concrete (TRC)