Table 6 Test results.
From: An Anchorage Technique for Shear Strengthening of RC T-Beams Using NSM-BFRP Bars and BFRP Sheet
Beam | Cracking | Ultimate | Ultimate | Deflection | Increase over reference beam (%) | Increase in shear force (%) due to | Max. BFRP | Failure | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Specimen | Load kN | Load (Pu) kN | Shear kN | At Pu (mm) | Ultimate load | Deflection (at Pu) | Anchorage kN | Spacing | Strain (με) | Modea |
TBC | 80 | 227 | 150.7 | 3.37 | – | – | – | – | – | SF |
TBS200-ii | 72 | 246 | 163.3 | 4.4 | 8.3 | 30.6 | – | – | 4470 | DE |
TBS200-[] | 77 | 317 | 210.5 | 5.9 | 39.6 | 75.1 | 29 | – | 4519 | SF |
TBS100-ii | 110 | 332 | 220.5 | 5.08 | 46.3 | 50.74 | – | 35 | 3450 | CCS |
TBS100-U | 90 | 412 | 273.6 | 9.5 | 82 | 181.9 | 24 | 30 | 7612 | FF |
TBS100-[] | 94 | 342 | 227.1 | 6.01 | 50.7 | 78.3 | 3 | 8 | 6308 | SF& CCZ |