Analytical Solution of Interface Shear Stresses in Externally Bonded FRP-Strengthened Concrete Beams
Publication: Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 139, Issue 1
Abstract
The fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) plate or sheet debonding or cover delamination (concrete cover separation) failure mode in externally strengthened reinforced concrete beams has attracted a lot of attention. In this paper, a closed-form analytical solution is developed to determine the nonlinear shear stress distribution along the laminate interface and cover area for any load stage assuming a perfect bond. Trilinear moment-curvature and moment-extreme compression fiber strain is assumed to realize the analytical results. By differentiating the FRP axial tension force with respect to position along the beam, closed-form derivatives in terms of curvature and extreme compressive fiber strain are obtained. The results show three distinct regions of constant or stepwise linear shear distribution in each. These correspond to the uncracked, postcracked, and postyielded zones of the shear span. The results are shown to yield an exact match to those numerically obtained by dividing the shear spans into a large number of small segments and applying nonlinear sectional analysis in the middle of each segment. The analytical solution also compares well with the finite-element results using ABAQUS. The analysis of a number of strengthened beams at experimental debonding or cover delamination failure load show that the interface shear stress distribution varies from cases having no cracking at the plate tip (three regions) to those encountering two regions only (postcracked and postyielded) when the FRP plates or sheets extend close to the supports. It also shows that this distribution, at failure, consists of two regions in most of the cases and may only have a postcracked region in beams with relatively shorter plates or sheets.
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to acknowledge the support provided by the Department of Civil Engineering at Kansas State University.
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Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 139 • Issue 1 • January 2013
Pages: 18 - 28
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Received: Apr 18, 2010
Accepted: Sep 29, 2011
Published online: Oct 3, 2011
Published in print: Jan 1, 2013
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