Flexural Response of Prestressed FRP Strengthened Reinforced Concrete Beam under Static Load

Table 1

Study matrix of finite-element test models.

NO	FEA model designation	FRP type	Prestressing level (%)	Thickness of FRP (mm)	Width of FRP (mm)	Length of FRP (mm)	Bond	Remark
1	SP-CON	–	–	–	–	–	–	Controlled beam
2	SP-EBR-B-2/50/5000–C	BFRP	0	2	50	5,000	Cohesive	Investigating the influence of prestressing level
3	SP-P15-B-2/50/5000–C	BFRP	15	2	50	5,000	Cohesive
4	SP-P35-B-2/50/5000–C	BFRP	35	2	50	5,000	Cohesive
5	SP-P45-B-2/50/5000–C	BFRP	45	2	50	5,000	Cohesive
6	SP-P35-B-2/50/5000–C	BFRP	35	2	50	5,000	Cohesive	Investigating the influence of BFRP thickness
7	SP-P35-B-3/50/5000–C	BFRP	35	3	50	5,000	Cohesive
8	SP-P35-B-4/50/5000–C	BFRP	35	4	50	5,000	Cohesive
9	SP-P35-B-2/30/5000–C	BFRP	35	2	30	5,000	Cohesive	Investigating the influence of BFRP width
10	SP-P35-B-2/50/5000–C	BFRP	35	2	50	5,000	Cohesive
11	SP-P35-B-2/100/5000–C	BFRP	35	2	100	5,000	Cohesive
12	SP-P35-B-2/50/1100–C	BFRP	35	2	50	1,100	Cohesive	Investigating the influence of BFRP length
13	SP-P35-B-2/50/3900–C	BFRP	35	2	50	3,900	Cohesive
14	SP-P35-B-2/50/5000–C	BFRP	35	2	50	5,000	Cohesive
15	SP-P35-B-2/50/5000–C	BFRP	35	2	50	5,000	Cohesive	Investigating the influence of FRP Type
16	SP-P35-C-2/50/5000–C	CFRP	35	2	50	5,000	Cohesive
17	SP-P45-C-2/50/5000–C	BFRP	45	2	50	5,000	Cohesive	Investigating the influence of bond

FEA, Finite-element analysis; BFRP, basalt fiber-reinforced polymer; CFRP, carbon fiber-reinforced polymer.