Digital image correlation and cracked hinge model applied to notched beams reinforced with GFRP bars
Mohammod Minhajur Rahman, Xudong Zhao, Tommaso D’Antino, Francesco Focacci, Christian Carloni
Abstract
In this study, three-point bending fracture tests of notched beams reinforced with a glass fiber-reinforced polymer bar are conducted. Plain concrete beams are also tested for comparison. Two different widths are considered for the beams. Digital image correlation (DIC) is used on the lateral surface of the beam to study the fracture process zone (FPZ) and neutral axis depths at different load stages. A non-linear analytical model named cracked hinge model and cross-sectional analysis are used to obtain the force in the bar and the interfacial slip between bar and concrete, which are compared to the results from pull-out tests.
Topics & Concepts
Digital image correlationFibre-reinforced plasticMaterials scienceHingeStructural engineeringBar (unit)Beam (structure)BendingReinforced concreteComposite materialSlip (aerodynamics)Fracture (geology)GeologyEngineeringOceanographyAerospace engineeringStructural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteNumerical methods in engineeringGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures