Title:
Shear Strengthening of T-Beams with Corroded Stirrups Using Composites
Author(s):
Tamer El-Maaddawy and Yousef Chekfeh
Publication:
Structural Journal
Volume:
110
Issue:
5
Appears on pages(s):
779-790
Keywords:
corrosion; fiber-reinforced polymer composites; shear; stirrups; strengthening
DOI:
10.14359/51685831
Date:
9/1/2013
Abstract:
The test results of 12 concrete T-beams with corroded stirrups strengthened in shear with externally bonded carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (EB-FRP) sheets and near-surface-mounted (NSM) glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) reinforcing bars are reported in this paper. The test parameters included the level of corrosion damage in the stirrups, shear-strengthening system, and fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) shear reinforcement ratio. The reduction in shear capacity caused by corrosion of the stirrups was proportional to the reduction in the stirrups’ cross-sectional area. For the beams with a corrosion damage state of 8% cross-sectional loss in the stirrups, both shear-strengthening systems restored the shear capacity. For the beams with a corrosion damage state of 15% cross-sectional loss in the stirrups, only the higher amounts of FRP shear reinforcement in both systems could restore the shear capacity. The interaction between the level of corrosion in the stirrups, amount of FRP, failure mode, and shear strength gain was elucidated. The experimental results were compared with the predictions of published analytical models.