Research Article

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

Table 3

Comparison of ductility of the specimens for different strengthened models.

FEA model designationΔy (mm)Δu (mm)Ductility index

SP-EBR-B-2/50/5000–C33.18129.43.89
SP-P15-B-2/50/5000–C39.54132.93.36
SP-P35-B-2/50/5000–C38.88126.43.25
SP-P45-B-2/50/5000–C36.06115.573.20

FEA, Finite-element analysis.