Prediction of FRP debonding Using the global-energy-balance approach
Prediction of FRP debonding Using the global-energy-balance approach
A major research program was carried out to analyze the mechanism of FRP debonding from concrete beams using global-energy-balance approach (GEBA). The key findings are that the fracture process zone is small so there is no R-curve to consider, failure is dominated by Mode I behavior, and the theory agrees well with tests. The analyses developed in the study provide an essential tool that will enable fracture mechanics to be used to determine the load at which FRP plates will debond from concrete beams. This obviates the need for finite element (FE) analyses in
situations where reliable details of the interface geometry and crack-tip stress fields are not attainable for an accurate analysis. This paper presents an overview of the GEBA analyses that is described in detail elsewhere, and explains the slightly unconventional assumptions made in the analyses, such as the revised moment-curvature model, the location of an effective centroid, the separate consideration of the FRP and the RC beam for the purposes of the analysis, the use of Mode I fracture energies and the absence of an R-curve in the fracture mechanics analysis.
Burgoyne, C.
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Achintha, M.
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Guan, G.
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18 March 2012
Burgoyne, C.
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Achintha, M.
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Guan, G.
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Burgoyne, C., Achintha, M. and Guan, G.
(2012)
Prediction of FRP debonding Using the global-energy-balance approach.
Special Session at ACI 2012 Spring Convention on Fracture Mechanics Applied to FRP Debonding, Dallas, United States.
18 - 22 Mar 2012.
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A major research program was carried out to analyze the mechanism of FRP debonding from concrete beams using global-energy-balance approach (GEBA). The key findings are that the fracture process zone is small so there is no R-curve to consider, failure is dominated by Mode I behavior, and the theory agrees well with tests. The analyses developed in the study provide an essential tool that will enable fracture mechanics to be used to determine the load at which FRP plates will debond from concrete beams. This obviates the need for finite element (FE) analyses in
situations where reliable details of the interface geometry and crack-tip stress fields are not attainable for an accurate analysis. This paper presents an overview of the GEBA analyses that is described in detail elsewhere, and explains the slightly unconventional assumptions made in the analyses, such as the revised moment-curvature model, the location of an effective centroid, the separate consideration of the FRP and the RC beam for the purposes of the analysis, the use of Mode I fracture energies and the absence of an R-curve in the fracture mechanics analysis.
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Published date: 18 March 2012
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Special Session at ACI 2012 Spring Convention on Fracture Mechanics Applied to FRP Debonding, Dallas, United States, 2012-03-18 - 2012-03-22
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