Research Article

An Experimental Investigation on the Failure Behavior of a Notched Concrete Beam Strengthened with Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer

Table 5

The statistics of failure modes for the tested specimens.

The failure modeStatistics for the corresponding specimens

Brittle fractureTotally 9 specimens, all for concrete beams without CFRP reinforcement

Shear failure ITotally 12 specimens: 3 for 10-100, 2 for 20-100, 3 for 30-100, 2 for 20-100b, and 2 for 30-350 specimens

Shear failure IITotally 14 specimens: 1 for 20-100, 3 for 10-200, 3 for 20-200, 3 for 30-200, 2 for 20-100s, 1 for 20-200s, and 1 for 20-200b specimens

Delamination failureTotally 19 specimens: 3 for 10-350, 3 for 20-350, 1 for 30-350, 1 for 20-100s, 2 for 20-200s, 3 for 20-350s, 1 for 20-100b, 2 for 20-200b, and 3 for 20-350b specimens

Note. The description for failure modes can refer to the subsequent section, and the details for the specimen can refer to Table 4.