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Flexural Strengthening Of Reinforced Concrete Beams With Basalt Fibre Reinforced Polymers, Eric William Hughs
Flexural Strengthening Of Reinforced Concrete Beams With Basalt Fibre Reinforced Polymers, Eric William Hughs
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This thesis presents the experimental results of laboratory testing conducted on full-scale concrete beams which were strengthened with Basalt Fibre Reinforced Polymer (BFRP) fabrics.The goal was to determine the viability of using external BFRP fabric reinforcement to strengthen flexurally controlled concrete members in-situ. The use of BFRP as an external strengthening material is compared to other materials such as glass (GFRP) and carbon (CFRP) fabrics which are currently widely accepted strengthening materials. Two parameters were varied during the research: the internal steel reinforcement ratio, and the external BFRP layers, to study the interaction between the two. Using BFRP showed excellent …
Tension And Compression Behavior Of Corroded Steel Beams Rehabilitated With Bfrp, Soham Mitra
Tension And Compression Behavior Of Corroded Steel Beams Rehabilitated With Bfrp, Soham Mitra
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The deterioration in structural integrity of North America’s aging infrastructure, and the global initiative towards the use of sustainable materials in construction necessitates the use of cost-effective and eco-friendly methods for infrastructure rehabilitation. Previous studies have concluded that carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) and glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) are effective in rehabilitating steel and concrete structures. However, there are limited reports on the use of eco-friendly basalt fibre reinforced polymer (BFRP). This research presents the feasibility of BFRP composites in rehabilitating steel I-beams with corrosion defects on the bottom flange as well as on the top flange through experimental …