Research Article

Efficacy of Thermally Conditioned Sisal FRP Composite on the Shear Characteristics of Reinforced Concrete Beams

Table 2

Summary of test beams.

Beam groupWrapping configurationStrengthening materialBeam designationType of strengtheningStrengthening scheme

Group ANil
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Nil Control specimen
ConS1, ConS2
No strengtheningNil

Group BFull wrapping 90°, single layer
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Sisal FRPSS1, SS2Shear strengthening throughout using woven sisal FRPU-Wrap, three sided wrap

Group CStrip wrapping 90°, single layer
62 mm strips at 124 mm C/C (at a clear gap of 62 mm) so as to achieve 50% of total area strengthening, with end clear gaps of 49 mm.
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Sisal FRPSS3, SS4Flexural strengthening in strips, throughout using woven sisal FRPU-Wrap, three sided wrap