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- Title
Fatigue strength of fibre-reinforced-polymer-repaired beams subjected to mild corrosion.
- Authors
Soudki, Khaled A.; Rteil, Ahmad A.; Al-Hammoud, Rania; Topper, Timothy H.
- Abstract
Infrastructure corrosion is an expensive problem worldwide. In the case of reinforced concrete (RC) structures, corrosion reduces the steel cross sectional area and thus decreases the capacity of the corroded RC members. The expansion of the corroded steel also induces tensile stresses in the concrete causing the concrete cover to crack and spall, thus reducing the bond capacity between concrete and steel. This paper reports on a research program conducted at the University of Waterloo that studied the effect of corrosion on flexural and bond fatigue strength. The effect of the addition of fibre-reinforced-polymer (FRP) sheets on the fatigue life of corroded RC beams was also assessed. Eighteen beams (152 mm × 254 mm × 2000 mm) were tested in two groups, with each group consisting of three sets of tests. Group F was designed to study the fatigue flexural behaviour; the repaired beams in this group were strengthened with a flexural FRP sheet along their tension side and confined by intermittent U-shaped FRP sheets along their length. Group B was designed to study the fatigue bond behaviour; hence, the repaired beams in this group were confined with U-shaped FRP sheets in the anchorage zone. The variables in each group were the percentage of corrosion (0% and 5% theoretical mass loss), the load range, and the use or omission of a FRP repair method. Results showed that a mild level of corrosion (5% theoretical mass loss) caused on average 10% and 20% reductions in flexural and bond fatigue strength, respectively. Strengthening the corroded beams with FRP sheets enhanced the fatigue behaviour of the beams. In both groups, the fatigue strength was on average 15% higher than that of the corroded unrepaired beams.
- Subjects
REINFORCED concrete corrosion; STRAINS &; stresses (Mechanics); STEEL; CONCRETE beam fatigue; CONCRETE fatigue
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2007, Vol 34, Issue 3, p414
- ISSN
0315-1468
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1139/L06-153