Advances in Civil Engineering

Research Article

Shear Strengthening of RC Beams Using Sprayed Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer

Table 2

RC beams designations and details.
Number of sides with GFRP and GFRP dimensions Epoxy glue (Putty) was used to increase bond strength Concrete surface was sandblasted Concrete surface was hammered to increase bond strength
Beam designationNumber of stirrups No sides (control) 2 Sides 3 Sides, thickness (mm) Through bolts and nuts as mechanical fasteners
No StirrupsΦ4.75 mm at 160 mm3Φ4.75 mm at 50 mmThickness (mm)Width (mm)4 bolts6 bolts
C-NS√√
C-S-1√√
C-S-2√√
C-SS√√
C-S-6H√√
C-NS-6B√√√
B2-NS-SB√3100√
B2-NS-EP√2.2100√√
B2-S-EP√6150√√
B2-NS√4100√
B2-S-1√3.5150√
B2-S-2√4.5150√
B2-S-3√5.6150√
B2-S-4√6150√
B2-S-5√7150√
B2-4B-NS-1√1.8100√√
B2-4B-NS-2√2.5100√√
B2-4B-NS-3√4100√√
B2-4B-S-1√3.5150√√
B2-4B-S-2√4.2150√√
B2-4B-S-3√4.5150√√
B2-6B-NS-1√3.5100√√
B2-6B-NS-2√4100√√
B2-6B-NS-3√4.5100√√
B2-6B-S-1√4100√√
B3-S-1√3.2√
B3-S-2√4√
B3-S-3√7√
B3-S-4√8√