shear strengthening of rc beams using sprayed glass fiber reinforced polymer抗剪加固rc梁的使用喷玻璃纤维增强聚合物.pdf

Hindawi Publishing Corporation Advances in Civil Engineering Volume 2012, Article ID 635176, 20 pages doi:10.1155/2012/635176 Research Article Shear Strengthening of RC Beams Using Sprayed Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Sayed Mohamad Soleimani1 and Nemkumar Banthia2 1 Department of Civil Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Ahar Branch, Ahar 5451116714, Iran 2 Department of Civil Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4 Correspondence should be addressed to Nemkumar Banthia, banthia@civil.ubc.ca Received 11 December 2011; Accepted 5 February 2012 Academic Editor: Dawn E. Lehman Copyright © 2012 S. M. Soleimani and N. Banthia. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The effectiveness of externally bonded sprayed glass fiber reinforced polymer (Sprayed GFRP) in shear strengthening of RC beams under quasi-static loading is investigated. Different techniques were utilized to enhance the bond between concrete and Sprayed GFRP, involving the use of through bolts and nuts paired with concrete surface preparation through sandblasting and through the use of a pneumatic chisel prior to Sprayed GFRP application. It was found that roughening the concrete surface using a pneumatic chisel and using through bolts and nuts were the most effective techniques. Also, Sprayed GFRP applied on 3 sides (U-shaped) was found to be more effective than 2-sided Sprayed GFRP in shear strengthening. Sprayed GFRP increased the shear load-carrying capacity and energy absorption capacities of RC beams. It was found that the load-carrying capacity of strengthened RC beams was