Research Article
Flexural Behaviour of RC Beams Strengthened with Prestressed CFRP NSM Tendon Using New Prestressing System
Table 1
Summary of material properties.
| Material | Properties |
| | Compressive strength (MPa) | 27 |
| Tension steel reinforcement | Yield strength (MPa) | 426 | Tensile strength (MPa) | 562 | Diameter (mm) | 9.53 | Area (cm2) | 0.7133 |
| Compression steel reinforcement | Yield strength (MPa) | 481 | Tensile strength (MPa) | 608 | Diameter (mm) | 12.7 | Area (cm2) | 1.267 |
| | Bond strength (MPa) | 3.61 | Compressive strength (MPa) | 112 | Flexural strength (MPa) | 63.7 |
| CFRP tendon | Diameter (mm) | 9.5 | Tensile strength (MPa) | 2500 | Elastic modulus (GPa) | 135 |
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(): from tests carried out by the authors; (): provided by supplier.
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