Abstract
This paper investigates the stress-strain relationship of a rectangular cross-section concrete element reinforced with Carbon fiber Sheet (CFS). In order to verify the confinement effect of the carbon fiber sheet over the concrete, an experiment was conducted using concrete elements with CFS by changing the ratio of side length of the cross section, the ratio of the height to the short side and the amount of CFS layers. In total, 16 concrete specimens were tested under compressive monotonic loading. In the experiment, the compressive strength decreases, and the ultimate strain increases as the ratio of side length increases. Furthermore, we proposed an evaluation formula for a rectangular cross-section concrete element reinforced with CFS. The proposed formula corresponds well to the experimental results.
Publisher
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,General Materials Science
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