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Oct 13, 2021

Flexural Response of Marble Panels Strengthened with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Laminates

Publication: Journal of Composites for Construction
Volume 25, Issue 6

Abstract

This paper discusses the flexural response of thin marble panels strengthened with carbon and glass fiber–reinforced polymer (FRP) laminates when subjected to out-of-plane loading. Two types of panels were investigated, including 20 mm-thick single panels used for facades exposed to load from one direction, thus reinforced from the tension side, and 40 mm-thick composite panels used for balcony decking consisting of two 20 mm-thick single panels sandwiching the FRP laminate. The composite panels resist incident blast pressures from above and underneath and protect the laminate from fire damage. Load-deflection curves were developed experimentally from three-point bending tests. The results for ultimate loads and deflections for either reinforced panel type were in the range of 9 kN and 12 mm compared with typical values of 1.37 kN and 1 mm or 5 kN and 0.6 mm for 20 mm- or 40 mm-thick unreinforced marble panels, respectively. Analytical models for the load-deflection curves were obtained from moment-curvature diagrams using equilibrium and strain compatibility based on a compressive stress–strain model of marble that best fits the experimental data. The analytical model incorporated the effect of crack width opening and crack depth of the marble. The benefits of the reinforcement were to preserve durability, bowing, warping, and structural integrity of the stone panels. In addition, ductility will be improved, thus preventing brittle failures that cause personal injury due to fragmentation when subjected to blast pressures or thermal stresses.

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All data, models, and code generated or used during the study appear in the published article.

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to acknowledge the contribution and help of all staff, technicians, and graduate students at Notre Dame University, Lebanon. Finally, our gratitude goes to ESIB-CHEBAP/Fibrwrap Lebanon for the supply and installation of FRP. Thanks goes to CARRARA supplier representative for supply of the marble panels.

Notation

The following symbols are used in this paper:
b
width of stone panel;
Ef
modulus of elasticity of FRP;
Es
modulus of elasticity of stone;
Ey
modulus of elasticity of system at yield;
Fftu
ultimate tensile force of FRP;
Ffty
yield tensile force of FRP;
Fsccr1
first crack compressive force of stone;
Fsccr2
second crack compressive force of stone;
Fscu
ultimate compressive force of stone;
Fscy
yield compressive force of stone;
Fstcr1
first crack tensile force of stone;
Fstcr2
second crack tensile force of stone;
h
depth of one stone panel;
hcr2
depth of stone at second crack;
Is
moment of inertia of stone;
Iy
moment of inertia of system at yield;
Ks
stiffness of stone;
Ky
stiffness of system at yield;
L
span (length) of stone panel;
Ld
delamination length;
Lp
plastification length;
Mcr1
moment at first crack;
Mcr2
moment at second crack;
Mp
moment at plastification;
Mr
moment at rupture;
Mu
moment at ultimate;
My
moment at yield;
Pcr1
load at first crack;
Pcr2
load at second crack;
Pp
load at plastification;
Pr
load at rupture;
Pu
load at ultimate;
Py
load at yield;
tf
thickness of FRP reinforcement;
wy
crack width opening at yield;
x
distance from neutral axis to stone compression fiber;
xr
depth of neutral axis at rupture;
xu
depth of neutral axis at ultimate;
xy
depth of neutral axis at yield;
Δcr1
deformation at first crack;
Δcr2
deformation at second crack;
ΔPy
increase in load at yield due to crack width opening;
Δp
deformation at start of plastification;
Δpo
deformation at end of plastification;
Δr
deformation at rupture for full delamination;
Δro
deformation at rupture for partial delamination;
Δu
deformation at ultimate;
Δy
deformation at yield;
ɛfd
delamination strain of FRP;
ɛftu
ultimate strain at FRP tension fiber;
ɛfty
yield strain at FRP tension fiber;
ɛfu
ultimate strain of FRP;
ɛsc
generalized strain at stone compression fiber;
ɛsccr1
first crack strain at stone compression fiber;
ɛsccr2
second crack strain at stone compression fiber;
ɛscr
rupture strain at stone compression fiber;
ɛscu
ultimate strain at stone compression fiber;
ɛscy
yield strain at stone compression fiber;
ɛsr
rupture strain of stone;
ɛstcr1
first crack strain at stone tension fiber;
ɛstcr2
second crack strain at stone tension fiber;
ɛsu
ultimate strain of stone;
σftu
ultimate stress at FRP tension fiber;
σfty
yield stress at FRP tension fiber;
σfu
ultimate stress of FRP;
σsc
generalized stress at stone compression fiber;
σsccr1
first crack stress at stone compression fiber;
σsccr2
second crack stress at stone compression fiber;
σscu
ultimate stress at stone compression fiber;
σscy
yield stress at stone compression fiber;
σsr
compressive rupture stress of stone;
σstcr1
first crack stress at stone tension fiber;
σstcr2
second crack stress at stone tension fiber;
σsu
compressive ultimate Stress of stone;
ϕcr1
curvature at first crack;
ϕcr2
curvature at second crack;
ϕpo
curvature at end of plastification;
ϕp
curvature at start of plastification;
ϕr
curvature at rupture for full delamination;
ϕro
curvature at rupture for partial delamination;
ϕu
curvature at ultimate; and
ϕy
curvature at yield.

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Received: Apr 21, 2021
Accepted: Aug 26, 2021
Published online: Oct 13, 2021
Published in print: Dec 1, 2021
Discussion open until: Mar 13, 2022

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Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Notre Dame Univ., Louaize, Zouk Michael, P.O. Box 72, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon (corresponding author). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0114-4781. Email: [email protected]
Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Saint Joseph Univ. of Beirut (ESIB), P.O. Box 60-214, Mar Roukoz, Lebanon. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7989-5094. Email: [email protected]

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