Fiber Reinforced Plastics/Composites ›› 2016, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (8): 53-56.

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NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF ANTI-EXPLOSION PERFORMANCES OF RC BEAM WITH INITIAL CRACKS STRENGTHENED WITH CFRP SHEETS

QU Yan-dong, LI Xin, LIU Wan-li, ZHANG Wen-jiao   

  1. School of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Liaoning University of Technology, Jinzhou 121001, China
  • Received:2016-03-25 Online:2016-08-28 Published:2016-08-28

Abstract: Building structures strengthened with CFRP is a kind of new technology. Only limited research has been developed to study anti-explosion performances of simply supported RC beams with initial cracks (pre-cracked RC beam). Based on the large nonlinear dynamics analysis software LS-DYNA, nonlinear finite element analysis of the anti-explosion behavior of pre-cracked RC beams locally strengthened with CFRP in the form of full package were conducted from two aspects of strengthening layers and lengths of CFRP. The results show that, when the pre-cracked RC beam locally was strengthened by CFRP, the overall stiffness of the pre-cracked RC beam is improved, and that the damage and deformation under blasting load is reduced. When four layers of 300 mm wide CFRP sheets in the form of full package were locally bonded to the surface of pre-cracked RC beam, where the initial cracks located, the anti-explosion properties of the pre-cracked RC beam could be effectively improved to some extent. The obtained results are of great significance to the anti-explosion design and reinforcements of RC structures.

Key words: RC beam, initial cracks, anti-explosion behavior, blasting load, CFRP

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