Research Article
Finite Element Modeling of FRP-Strengthened RC Beam under Sustained Load
Table 5
Properties of selected specimens for numerical simulation.
| | Source | Sobuz et al. [42] | Tan and Saha [43] | | Beam name | CBC | FBC-1L | FBC-2L | FBC-3L | GB3-40 | GB3-49 | GB3-59 |
| | Beam dimensions | Span L (mm) | 1900 | 1800 | | Height hc/width bc (mm) | 200/150 | 125/100 | | Concrete | 28-day cylinder compressive strength fc (MPa) | 36.0 | 30.4 | | Modulus of elasticity Ec (GPa) | 28.6 | 27.2 | | Steel | Tension reinforcement area (mm2)/yield strength fyt (MPa)/elastic modulus Est (GPa) | 157/482/195 | 157/520/194 | | Compression reinforcement area (mm2)/yield strength fyc (MPa)/elastic modulus Esc (GPa) | 57/470/186 | 57/525/183 | | FRP reinforcement | Nominal thickness ( × ply thickness tr)/width bfrp (mm) | — | 1.2 × 1/100 | 1.2 × 2/100 | 1.2 × 3/100 | | 0.8 × 3/100 | | | Ultimate strength fr (MPa)/elastic modulus Er (GPa) | — | | 1685/165 | | | 1700/39 | | | Applied moment at midspan (kN·m) | 7.144 | 4.740 | 5.640 | 6.840 |
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