Effect of prestressing force on flexural behavior of unbonded prestressed concrete beams strengthened by CFRP sheets

  • Dang Dang Tung Office for International Study Programs, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), 268 Ly Thuong Kiet street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
  • Chu Van Tu Faculty of Civil Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), 268 Ly Thuong Kiet street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
  • Huynh Thi Kim Phung Faculty of Civil Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), 268 Ly Thuong Kiet street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
  • Nguyen Minh Long Faculty of Civil Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), 268 Ly Thuong Kiet street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
Keywords: flexural strength, unbonded prestressed concrete (UPC) beams, prestressing force, CFRP sheets, strengthening effectiveness, interaction between CFRP sheets and tendons, number of strengthening layer

Abstract

This paper presents an experimental study on the effect of prestressing force on the flexural behavior of unbonded prestressed concrete (UPC) strengthened by Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) sheets. The testing program was carried out on nine large-scale UPC rectangular beams. The investigated parameters included the reduction of prestressing force (0%, 15%, and 30%) and the number of CFRP layers (0, 2, and 4 layers). Experimental results showed that the strengthening effectiveness of CFRP sheets, controlling cracking, and the energy absorption capacity tended to increase with the decrease of prestressing force and decrease with the increase of the CFRP sheets ratio. The effective performance of the CFRP sheets was shown by the increase in the strain of the CFRP sheets which was proportional to the decrease in the prestressing force. The CFRP sheets strongly interacted with tendons, significantly decreased the tendon strain, and delayed the point where nominal yield strain in tendons occurred; this reduction was significant when the prestressing force was small. Besides, the reduction in prestressing force considerably increased the displacement of beams and the additional strain of the tendons (up to 164%), but this increase became smaller as the number of CFRP layers increased.

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Published
26-01-2022
How to Cite
Tung, D. D., Tu, C. V., Phung, H. T. K., & Long, N. M. (2022). Effect of prestressing force on flexural behavior of unbonded prestressed concrete beams strengthened by CFRP sheets. Journal of Science and Technology in Civil Engineering (JSTCE) - HUCE, 16(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.31814/stce.huce(nuce)2022-16(1)-01
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Research Papers