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Table 2 Material properties used in the FE modeling.

From: Behavior of FRP-Strengthened RC Beams with Large Rectangular Web Openings in Flexure Zones: Experimental and Numerical Study

Concrete

Material model

Type 159 (MAT_CSCM_CONCRETE)

Density (kg/m3)

2320

Uniaxial compressive strength (MPa)

50

Max aggregate size (mm)

10

Steel rebars, threaded rods and plates

Ñ„8

Ñ„10

Ñ„16

Threaded rods

Plates

Material model

Type 24 (MAT_PIECEWISE_LINEAR_PLASTICITY)

Density (kg/m3)

7850

Young’s modulus (GPa)

200

Poisson’s ratio

0.3

Yield stress (MPa)

570

575

575

350

250

Tangent modulus (MPa)

0

982

982

0

0

Plastic strain to failure (%)

11.7

11.7

11.7

19.8

19.9

FRP material

CFRP system

GFRP system

Material model

Type 54-55 (MAT_ENHANCED_COMPOSITE_DAMAGE)

Density (kg/m3)

1740

2550

Thickness per layer (mm)

1.0

1.3

Young’s modulus in long. dir. (GPa)

82

20.9

Young’s modulus in transverse dir. (GPa)

3.6

0.9

Longitudinal tensile strength (MPa)

834

460

Transverse tensile strength (MPa)

83.4

46