From: Structural Behaviour of Polystyrene Foam Lightweight Concrete Beams Strengthened with FRP Laminates
Group | Specimen | Failure load (kN) | First shear cracking load (kN) | First flexural cracking load (kN) | Percentage Load carried from first crack to failure (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | CBS | 173 | 70 | 50 | 71 | |
CBF | 44.2 | 19 | 14.5 | 67.2 | ||
Shear groups | Group 1 | BGS1 | 196.7 | 110 | 95 | 51.7 |
BGS2 | 217.4 | 140 | 105 | 51.7 | ||
BGS3 | 237.3 | 165 | 120 | 49.4 | ||
Group 2 | BCS1 | 207 | 127 | 110 | 46.9 | |
BCS2 | 223.2 | 160 | 125 | 44 | ||
BCS3 | 259.6 | 190 | 150 | 42.2 | ||
Flexural groups | Group 3 | BGF1 | 49.3 | 20 | 14.6 | 70.4 |
BGF2 | 56.1 | 24 | 17.3 | 69.1 | ||
BGF3 | 66.1 | 31 | 21.5 | 67.5 | ||
Group 4 | BCF1 | 55.8 | 21 | 15.5 | 72.2 | |
BCF2 | 66.5 | 26 | 19.5 | 70.7 | ||
BCF3 | 75.8 | 39 | 27 | 64.4 |