List of Publications by Department for the Academic Year Repair of Damaged Prestressed Concrete Beams Using CFRP Fabric and Stitching Techniques
Abstract
Since the early 1950’s, prestressed concrete has been used in the construction
concrete structures. Using prestressed concrete offers many advantages such as
larger span and thinner elements size compared to the conventional reinforced
concrete. Repairs of prestressed concrete structures are necessary when existing
tendons are damaged (e.g. corroded, cut, or broken...).
The objective of current paper is to focus on repairing of damaged prestressed
concrete beams using carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) fabric technique, and
to explore a new technique for the strengthening by stitching the structural elements
using external post-tension strands. This work was conducted in order to investigate
the suitability of such techniques through laboratory experiments by testing simply
supported prestressed beams subjected to bending load. The repaired beams are
compared with the control undamaged beam for evaluation purpose.
The outcome of this paper will lead to a set of guidelines for optimal repair
technique to be used for the repair of damaged presterssed beams.
Key words: Prestressed concrete, CFRP, Stitching, Concrete repair, Load Capacity.
Author(s)
Mona Sabra
Coauthor(s)
Oussama Baalbaki, Zaher Abou Saleh, Yehya Temsah
Journal/Conference Information
International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology (IJCIET),DOI: DOI, ISSN: 0976-6308, Volume: 9, Issue: 10, Pages Range: 427-440,