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BEHAVIOR OF TIMBER BEAMS PROVIDED WITH FLEXURAL AS WELL
AS SHEAR REINFORCEMENT IN THE FORM OF CFRP STRIPS
Javaid Ahmad1, Dr. Javed Ahmad Bhat2, Umer Salam3
1

2

Graduate Student, National Institute of Technology, Srinagar
Associate Professor, National Institute of Technology, Srinagar
3
Graduate Student, National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

ABSTRACT
The aim of current study is to investigate the effect of tensile and shear reinforcement in the
form of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) composites on flexural behavior of timber beams.
Five beams with cross section of 70mm x 120mm were tested, where one served as control beams
(without CFRP strengthening). Timber species used in this study was Cedrus Deodara (Deodar). An
experimental investigation was conducted on the behavior of FRP-reinforced wood section. The
strength of timber beams was significantly improved upon combined flexural and shear
strengthening with maximum percentage increase being 71.43%for Deodar beams. This study, in
turn, led to an empirical procedure based on modification factors, suitable for application in the
design of FRP reinforcement of existing timber beams under different configuration of strengthening
materials applied.
Keywords: Retrofitting, Fiber Reinforced Polymers, Flexural Strengthening, Timber Failures, Shear
Strengthening, Ductility Index, Flexural Rigidity.
1. INTRODUCTION
Rehabilitation of deteriorated civil engineering infrastructure such as buildings, bridge decks,
beams, girders, marine structures, roads etc. has been a major issue in last decade. The deterioration
of these structures might be due to aging, poor maintenance, corrosion due to unfavorable
environmental conditions, poor initial design or construction and accidental situations like
earthquakes. The need to upgrade the deteriorated civil engineering infrastructure is necessitated due
to the ever increasing demand e.g. unprecedented loads on buildings which have not been considered
in design and likewise.
New technology options in rehabilitation are being developed from polymers, metals,
ceramics and composites of these materials and some of these high performance materials are
already being utilized in construction. While the concept of composites has been in existence for
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several millennia, the incorporation of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) is less than a century old.
These composites combine the strength of fibers with the stability of polymer resins.
Market penetration of timber and fiber composites within the construction industry will
ultimately be determined by final cost. CFRP is more expensive. However, material cost alone is not
the prime consideration for many applications using these materials. It is important to consider the
total built cost rather than just comparing the material component costs with traditional materials but
the costs of design, manufacture, fabrication and erection need to be considered as well. Building
owners, when looking at new construction, have not given a great deal of consideration to long term
rehabilitation methods, costs or effects on projected service. Although research has been done to
strengthen timber using FRP, but the comprehensive analysis and design are not established in detail.
This is one of the reasons why the application of FRP to timber is very limited.
In the plate bonding or externally bonded technique, the FRP is situated on the external
tensile surfaces of the concrete beam to improve the flexural strength or on the vertical surfaces of
the beam to increase its shear capacity (Allbones, 1999)[3]. Arduini and Nanni (1997) have
investigated plates in the form of flexible carbon FRP sheets, to be externally bonded to the concrete
surfaces. The strengthening technology consisting of externally bonded CFRP sheets to concrete is
easy to perform and significant improvement was found for ultimate load capacity and to a lesser
extent in flexural stiffness.[5]
Plevris and Triantafillou (1992) provided an analytical study of the short-term flexural
behavior of timber beams and beam-columns reinforced on the tension face only with epoxy-bonded
unidirectional CFRP sheets. This work demonstrated that even a small amount of fibers, as low as
1% of the cross-sectional area, of thin carbon FRP bonded to timber beams could result in a strength
increase on the order of 60%.[18]
There was another research done by Fiorelli and Antonio (2002) to evaluate the structural
behavior of timber beams strengthened with FRP. The research was focused on the experimental and
theoretical analysis of timber beams of the species Pinus Caribea Hondurensis which were reinforced
with GFRP and CFRP fabrics. The results of this research showed that the flexural stiffness (EI)
determined experimentally was greater than the theoretical values. These values are in favor of
structural safety. It shows that the increase of stiffness varied from 15% to 29% for beams
strengthened with glass and carbon fabric. The use of FRP provides better results in load capacity
and in the vertical displacement of the beam.[9]
Gentile et al. (2002) have investigated creosote-treated sawn Douglas Fir timber beams
strengthened with GFRP bars. The beams were obtained from a dismantled bridge that was in service
for over 30 years and were tested to obtain initial stiffness before strengthening. The percentage
reinforcement ratios were between 0.27 and 0.82%. The results have shown that the failure mode has
changed from brittle tension to compression failure. The flexural strength increased by 18 to 46%.[10]
Buell and Saadatmanesh (2005) have conducted research on creosote-treated solid-sawn
Douglas Fir strengthened with bidirectional CFRP fabric. The results show that applying carbon
fabric to the timber beams provides significant increase in the bending and shear capacity, and
nominal increase in the stiffness of the beams. The ultimate bending strength was increased between
40 to 53% and the horizontal shear strength was increased between 36 to 68%.[6]
The present study focuses on application of pre-fab CFRP strips for flexural and shear
strengthening of timber beams. The strips or plates are attached to beams by means of specified
adhesive. The flexural tests are carried out on timber beams strengthened with CFRP in varying
proportion with an object of studying the improvement in load carrying capacity, modulus of rupture,
flexural rigidity and ductility of these beams. However, the scope of this study is limited to seasoned
dry timber only which infers the applicability of research findings to beams used in dry condition or
in the interior of structure.

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The timber species used in this research is Cedrus Deodara commonly known as Deodar. It
is being widely used in upper northern region (primarily Jammu and Kashmir) of India for structural
purposes due to its prime availability in this region. Besides, this it is having good mechanical
properties as compared to other timber species found in northern region of India. Having been widely
used in structures constructed decades ago, it has become necessary to rehabilitate the timber
structures which have suffered damage. Leaving the application of conventional rehabilitation
techniques aside, we are left with application of fiber composites as best alternatives for
rehabilitation of these structures. So, research has been conducted at National Institute of
Technology, Srinagar (NIT Srinagar) to study the feasibility of utilizing CFRP for rehabilitation or
design of new structures using Deodar.
2. METHODOLOGY
This section describes features of beam specimens, beam designation, loading equipment,
instrumentation and testing schemes. In the present study, ten timber beams were prepared for testing
among which eight beams were strengthened using CFRP Plates of different widths. The beams
without strengthening served as control beams and used as reference level for checking improvement
in properties of strengthened timber beams. As already mentioned timber species utilized for beams
is Cedrus Deodara. The ultimate tensile strength and modulus of elasticity of specimens of Deodar
were observed to be 35 MPa and 10 GPa respectively. The typical geometry and testing
arrangement is shown in Fig1.

480mm

P

P

480mm

70mm
120mm

1524mm

Shear Reinforcement

CFRP Strip

Fig 1: Flexural Test – Loading Arrangement
The properties of materials used are summarized in Table 1 whereas beam designations are
shown in Table 2.
Table 1: Material Properties
Property
Deodar
35
Ultimate tensile strength,
N/mm2
0.40
Ultimate tensile strain, %
10
Tensile modulus of
elasticity, KN/mm2

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CFRP
2000
1.65
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Table 2: Beam Designation
Flexural Reinforcement
Width,
Thickness,
Area of
mm
mm
CFRP,
%
0
30
1
0.36
1
0.47
40
50
1
0.59
70
1
0.83

Beam Designation
Control Beam - D
FPD-S-30-1
FPD-S-40-1
FPD-S-50-1
FPD-S-70-1

Bf = 30mm
ACFRP = 0.36%

Bf = 40mm
ACFRP = 0.47%

Shear Reinforcement
Depth,
Thickness,
mm
mm
120
120
120
120

1
1
1
1

Bf = 50mm
ACFRP = 0.59%

Span of
Beam,
m
1.524
1.524
1.524
1.524
1.524

Bf = 70mm
ACFRP = 0.83%

Fig 2: Graphical representation of Beam cross
:
cross-sections
Reinforcement was used in the form of CFRP strips of varying widths applied on the bottom
face and sides of the beams using adhesive
adhesive(Fig 2). The CFRP sheets were supplied by GSP Superb
.
Technology (India), a New Delhi based supplier who imports it from Korea. The mechanical
properties of CFRP are shown in Table 1. Strengthened beams were provided with a single strip of
CFRP of thickness 1mm and different widths in all specimens varying from 30mm to 70mm.
The tests were carried on beam models in a loading frame of capacity 500KN. Prior to testing dial
gauges were set up at mid span and two alternate points. The loading was applied by means o
of
hydraulic jack till failure and deflections were noted every 4KN interval load. The failure pattern was
studied for each beam discussion regarding which is given afterwards. Fig 3 shows schematics of
flexural testing.

(a) Front View

(b) Side View
Fig 3: Testing Arrangement
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3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
The results from laboratory testing for the strengthened beams are compared with control
beam (un-strengthened) in order to study the behavior of strengthened timber beams in terms of load
carrying capacity, bending strength, stiffness and ductility. In addition, the modes of failure for all
beams have been studied and discussed.
3.1 Unstrengthened Beam
An unstrengthened timber beam (Deodar) was tested under two point loading. This is to
determine the initial bending stiffness whilst in the elastic zone. The Deodar Control beam started to
behave non-linearly when the load was 16.6 kN and the corresponding deflection was 10.5 mm. The
failure load was 29.05KN for Deodar Control Beam. Any non-linearity in the behavior of timber
beam was due to plasticity in the compression zone and the level of plasticity will determines
whether the beam fails in compression or otherwise.
Fig 4shows load versus deflection at mid-span of control beam for every 4 kN load interval.
It is clear that all beams exhibited linear elastic as expected. The gradients of the lines were
determined from which the stiffness of the beams can be calculated. This was done so that the
uniformity of initial stiffness could be judged. Table 3 contains other properties of control beams.
Moreover, Fig 5 shows failure pattern of control beam.
35
30

Load, KN

25
20
15

Control Beam Deodar

10
5
0
0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Midspan Deflection, mm

Fig 4: Load Deflection Curve for Control Beams
Table 3: Control beam test results
Failure Load, Pu, KN
Maximum Midspan Deflection, δu, mm
2

Deodar Control Beam
29.05
23
76.40
41.5

Flexural Rigidity, EI, KNm
Modulus of Rupture, N/mm2

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Fig 5: Failure Pattern of Control Beam
3.2 Strengthened Beams
The beams were tested under two point loading until failure. For comparison purposes, the
results of load-deflection curves for all beams are plotted. Main discussion from curves focuses on
load carrying capacity, bending strength, stiffness and ductility of the strengthened beams relative to
the un-strengthened beams (control beams). In addition deflection, crack patterns and failure
behavior are also discussed.
In general, all control beams and strengthened beams behaved linearly elastic initially and as
the load increased, the flexural cracks increased in number, width, and depth, and the beams tend to
behave non-linearly until failure. There are some slight drops observed in some of the curves as a
result of internal cracking of the beam, which is hardly recognized through the observation with eyes
and ears. All figures clearly indicate that all the strengthened beams have higher ultimate load
carrying capacity than control beam. When there is significant failure, the corresponding load will be
taken as ultimate load carrying capacity. Besides that, the strengthening beams with FRP also
enhance the flexural stiffness. In other words, the strengthened beams experienced lower deflection
than the un-strengthened control beam at the same load level. This low deflection phenomenon is
desirable in the aspect of serviceability limit state in design to ensure comfortability of timber
structures. In timber design, generally the deflection will govern the design.
Beams were strengthened using CFRP plates with of thicknesses 1mm and four different
widths i.e. 30, 40, 50 and 70 mm. The span of Deodar beams was 1.524m. In this study, the same
control beam was used for comparison. The beams were tested and the graphs of load versus midspan deflection were plotted in Fig 6.
60
50

Load, KN

40
Control Beam Deodar
30

FPD-S-30-1

20

FPD-S-40-1
FPD-S-50-1

10

FPD-S-70-1

0
0

10

20

30

40

50

Midspan Deflection, mm

Fig 6: Load Deflection curves for Deodar beams strengthened using CFRP
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The behavior exhibited by beams under combined flexure-shear tests is similar to that of
beams provided with only tension reinforcement but these differ in the level of improvement in terms
of strength stiffness and ductility. It is observed that providing flexural and shear reinforcement does
not improve the behavior to the desired level as observed in earlier tests.
Beam FPD-S-30-1 starts to behave non-linearly when the load was 14.11KN and
corresponding mid span deflection was 8.78mm. This point was the limit for proportionality and then
beam shows non-linear behavior where from the stiffness decreased gradually. When the load was
increased to 39.01 kN, the mid span deflection was 18.74 mm, beam stopped to take any extra load,
however no de-bonding occurred. Beyond 39.01KN, the load decreased abruptly. A tensile crack
occurred with impressions on CFRP strip acting as shear reinforcement. Shear cracks were restrained
by virtue of shear reinforcement. In fact, this beam failed in tension. The CFRP plate was not
ruptured indicating that the yield or ultimate stress was not reached.
For beam FPD-S-40-1 the proportionality limit was 16.6 kN which was slightly higher
compared to beam FPD-S-30-1. This beam has shown good performance at the beginning of the
testing where the slope of the curve was greater than the slope for beam FPD-S-301. When the load
was increased to 45.65 kN, there was large deflection of 29.1mm in the beam and failure took place.
It is very common to timber beams that when the beam fails in tension, the compression fiber fails
too and vice versa due to large deflection. Thus, by increasing the CFRP area, it helps the beam to
reduce the serious crack but the strengthened area was not sufficient to prevent the beam from
tension failure. When compared to FPD-40-1 the failure load was 41.5KN. The increase in load
capacity in FPD-S-40-1 was due to presence of shear reinforcement which prevented the shear cracks
and thus increased the load capacity. In this case the main function of CFRP plate as shear
reinforcement was to prevent shear cracks and that of CFRP plate as tension reinforcement was to
share the stress at the tension fiber and reduced the deflection and to delays the formation of tensile
crack. In this test, the beam failed in tension. There was no de-bonding of the plates.
When the beam was strengthened with more area of CFRP plate such as beam FPD-S-50-1,
the load-carrying capacity was increased to 49.8KN. The cracks occurred at the beam corner at
midspan where the maximum bending stress occurred. Corners or edges are weak zone for timber
beams. Hence, the cracks were considered not serious because the main timber fibers were not
cracked. The beam failed at the ultimate load 49.8KN. At failure, de-bonding occurred between
CFRP plate and the beam surface. It seems that the maximum tensile and compressive capacity of
timber was fully utilized. The tensile strength of CFRP plate was too high relative to the tensile
timber capacity, hence the CFRP plate was not fully utilized.
Beam FPD-S-70-1 was strengthened using wider and thicker section where the cross section
dimension was 70 mm by 1 mm. The proportionality limit was 14.11 kN. The beam started to crack
when the load reached at 33.2 KN, however the cracks were prevented to propagate to wider area by
the help of CFRP plate and shear reinforcement. The tensile cracks were small and only the bottom
layer at midspan was affected. The total failure occurred at the ultimate load of 41.5 KN. It very
obvious that the compression zone has reached it ultimate capacity. Any CFRP area of more than
0.59% of beam cross section will not give enhancement to the ultimate capacity unless the
compression zone is strengthened. Thus, when the beam was strengthened using more area or wider
plate, the ultimate load as well as the slope of load-deflection curve was increased and the failure
mode was changed from tension to compression.
The application of CFRP plate as shear reinforcement in addition to tension reinforcement
gives advantage where failure occurs due to shear cracks. Besides, the presence of shear
reinforcement increases the load carrying capacity relative to beams with tension reinforcement
alone.

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3.2.1 Effects on Load Carrying Capacity
The load carrying capacity of all beams is shown in Table 4. The strengthened beams have
greater load carrying capacity when compared to control beam only up to a limit beyond which it
decreases. Generally, the ultimate and service load carrying capacity was increased as the percentage
of CFRP increased up to CFRP area of 0.59%. The ultimate load was increased significantly when
the percentage of CFRP plate was 0.36%. This percentage was considered small when compared to
beam cross section but the strength achievement was very encouraging where the increase in ultimate
load was 34.28%. The highest increment for ultimate load among these beams was 71.43% i.e. when
the beams were strengthened using 0.59% of CFRP.
Table 4: Load carrying capacity of Deodar beams provided with flexural and shear reinforcement
Ultimate
Midspan
Increase in
Area of
Load
Deflection,
Load
Beam
CFRP
Pu
δu
Capacity
(%)
(KN)
(mm)
(%)
0
29.05
23
0
Control Beam- D
0.36
39.01
18.74
34.286
FPD-S-30-1
0.47
45.65
29.1
57.143
FPD-S-40-1
0.59
49.8
40.32
71.430
FPD-S-50-1
0.83
41.5
38.22
42.85
FPD-S-70-1
To get a better and clearer understanding regarding this relationship, ultimate loads were
plotted against percentage area (tensile reinforcement) of CFRP as shown in Fig 7. The relationship
is not linear. When the beam was strengthened using more than 0.59% CFRP, it would not enhance
the load carrying capacity as the compression zone has achieved maximum capacity. Thus, it can be
concluded that the beam experiences over-reinforced if the percentage of CFRP is greater than
0.59%. This is clearly shown by the curve in Fig 7.
60
50

Load, KN

40
30
Load Vs CFRP Area

20
10
0
0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

Tensile Reinforcement Area, %

Fig 7: Load Vs Area of tension reinforcement
These results indicate that beams were over reinforced beyond FPD-S-50-1. The increases the
load carrying capacity for this beam was 71.43%. In summary, the load carrying capacity of the
strengthened Deodar beams increases between 34.28 % to 71.43%, when the CFRP area is between

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0.36% to 0.59%. Beyond CFRP area of 0.59% the beams showed decrease in load carrying capacity
owing to compression failure of over reinforced section.
3.2.2 Effects on Flexural Rigidity (EI)
The flexural rigidity of beams strengthened using CFRP plate are tabulated in Table 5.
Generally, the flexural rigidity was increased as the percentage of CFRP plate increased up to a limit.
It seems that strengthening using wider plate was efficient to enhance the stiffness. The effect of
plate width can be confirmed by comparing beams FPD-S-30-1, FPD-S-40-1, FPD-S-50-1 and FPDS-70-1. Wider plate is more effective to prevent the initial crack at bottom layer because most of the
tensile cracks started at the unstiffened portion. The flexural rigidity of the beams could be increased
to 65% for Deodar, when the timber beams were strengthened using CFRP plate of area of 0.36%.
Table 5: Effect of CFRP area on flexural rigidity of Deodar beams provided with flexural and shear
reinforcement
Flexural
Percentage of
Increase in
Rigidity,
Modification
Beam
CFRP Area,
EI,
EI,
Factor
%
%
2
KNm
Control Beam-D
76.36
1
FPD-S-30-1
0.36
126
65
1.65
FPD-S-40-1
0.47
94.85
24.21
1.24
FPD-S-50-1
0.59
74.68
-2.20
0.98
FPD-S-70-1
0.83
65.65
-14.02
0.87
Fig 8 shows the relationship between the flexural rigidity and the area of CFRP plates. The
graph shows that there is decrease in flexural rigidity of beam when the area of CFRP exceeds
0.36%. It is observed that there is a limiting value for the elasticity after certain area of CFRP which
pertains to optimum value for CFRP area.
140

Flexural Rigidity, EI, KNm2

120
100
80
60

Flexural Rigidity Vs
Tensile Reinforcement

40
20
0
0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

Tensile Reinforcement, %

Fig 8: Flexural Rigidity Versus CFRP Area

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3.2.3 Effects on Ductility
Beam FPD-S-50-1 was taken as a typical example for discussion of ductility. The Loaddeflection curve for the beam is shown in Fig 9. From the curve, the maximum elastic load and
ultimate load, and the corresponding deflections were determined.
60

y = -3E-07x6 + 4E-05x5 - 0.001x4 + 0.032x3 - 0.294x2 + 2.342x 0.195
R² = 0.994

50

Load, KN

40
30
FPD-S-50-1
20

Poly. (FPD-S-50-1)

10
0
0

10

20

30

40

50

Midspan Deflection, mm

Fig 9: Load Deflection Curve for the beam FPD-S-50-1
In this study none of the CFRP plate has yielded because the yield strain for CFRP is higher
than the yield strain of the timber. Hence the compressive zone of the timber will reach its yield
point before CFRP. From the curve, the elastic deflection, and the ultimate deflection were
∆e = 13.23 mm, and ∆u = 42.32 mm, respectively. The curve was very smooth exhibiting no sudden
crack or crush occurred. The total failure occurred when the deflection at mid-span was 42.32 mm
which is considered high. This value provides good performance in the ductility point of view where
the people will have ample time to escape from the building before collapse.
Using the same procedures mentioned earlier, the ductility indices were calculated based on
energy methods and the summary of the results is shown in Table 6.
Table 6: Ductility Index for Deodar beams provided with flexural and shear reinforcement
Beam
CFRP
Energy
Ductility index
Area, %
Elastic
Ultimate
Based on Energy
ܹ௧௢௧
We
Wtot
ߤா ൌ 0.5 ൬
൅ 1൰
Nm or J
Nm or J
ܹ
௘
Control Beam - D
FPD-S-30-1
FPD-S-40-1
FPD-S-50-1
FPD-S-70-1

0
0.36
0.47
0.59
0.83

96.30
64.52
68.32
110.60
138.61

392.28
380.98
418.61
1099.44
858.91

2.53
3.45
3.56
5.47
3.60

The polynomial regression equations for the other beams are shown in Table 7. There was
significant increase in ductility when the timber beams are strengthened using CFRP plates. Even
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after ultimate failure, the beams still held together. By taking control beam as a reference, the highest
ductility index based on energy method was 5.47 where the percentage increase was 116.20%.
From these results, there is a relationship between the CFRP area and the ductility index. The
relationship is shown graphically in Fig 10. The curves indicate that ductility index increases
nonlinearly as the area of CFRP plates increased. When the area of CFRP is about 0.59%, we get
maximum value for the ductility index and any increases in CFRP area beyond this value will not
improve the ductility.
6

Ductility Index

5
4
3
Ductility Index

2
1
0
0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

Tension Reinforcement, %

Fig 10: Ductility index Vs Tension reinforcement
Table 7: Polynomial Regression Equations of load deflection Curves of Beams
Deodar Beams
Control Beam-D y = -0.0007x3 - 0.0096x2 + 1.7841x + 0.3608;
[R² = 0.9959]
FPD-S-30-1
y = -9E-05x6 + 0.0049x5 - 0.0989x4 + 0.9152x3 - 3.7661x2 + 6.8676x - 0.0591;
[R² = 0.9971]
FPD-S -40-1
y = -5E-06x5 + 0.0004x4 - 0.0132x3 + 0.1421x2 + 1.0356x + 0.5485;
[R² = 0.9915]
FPD-S -50-1
y = -5E-07x6 + 6E-05x5 - 0.0024x4 + 0.0481x3 - 0.4583x2 + 3.1226x - 0.0458;
[R² = 0.9948]
FPD-S -70-1
y = -7E-07x6 + 8E-05x5 - 0.0036x4 + 0.0719x3 - 0.672x2 + 3.2474x - 0.2069;
[R² = 0.9968]

4. CONCLUSIONS
I.
II.
III.

In general, the percentage increase in load carrying capacity in all these beams was found to
be more than that in beams provided with flexural reinforcement only.
The maximum increase in load carrying capacity was 71.43% when area of tensile
reinforcement was 0.59%.
The balanced reinforced occurred when the CFRP was about 0.59%.
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IV.
V.
VI.
VII.

VIII.

IX.

Ductility index obtained from energy method was observed to vary in the range 2.53 – 5.47
for Deodar beams.
The failure mode was debonding of CFRP plate in some cases.
Combined flexure-shear reinforcement is effective as compared to flexural reinforcement
alone.
All beams in this study did not fail due to peel off and also no de-bonding occurred between
CFRP plate and the bonding agent and between bonding agent and timber substrate because
the bonding length for all beams (1.5 m) was sufficient.
When FRPs were bonded to the timber, randomization of defects (e.g., timber knots and
drying cracks) reduces the variability of properties and consequently increases the tensile
strength. Other effect was that the "bridging effect" exerted by the FRP composite skin on
the bonded timber also increases the tensile strength.
Although steel bars or plates are still used for strengthening works, but if high strength,
modulus and ductility of FRP are used, the FRP could be the right choice provided the
overall price is considered.

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  • 1. International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering and Technology (IJARET), ISSN IN – INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED RESEARCH 0976 6480(Print), ISSN 0976 – 6499(Online) Volume 4, Issue 6, September – October (2013), © IAEME ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (IJARET) ISSN 0976 - 6480 (Print) ISSN 0976 - 6499 (Online) Volume 4, Issue 6, September – October 2013, pp. 153-165 © IAEME: www.iaeme.com/ijaret.asp Journal Impact Factor (2013): 5.8376 (Calculated by GISI) www.jifactor.com IJARET ©IAEME BEHAVIOR OF TIMBER BEAMS PROVIDED WITH FLEXURAL AS WELL AS SHEAR REINFORCEMENT IN THE FORM OF CFRP STRIPS Javaid Ahmad1, Dr. Javed Ahmad Bhat2, Umer Salam3 1 2 Graduate Student, National Institute of Technology, Srinagar Associate Professor, National Institute of Technology, Srinagar 3 Graduate Student, National Institute of Technology, Srinagar ABSTRACT The aim of current study is to investigate the effect of tensile and shear reinforcement in the form of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) composites on flexural behavior of timber beams. Five beams with cross section of 70mm x 120mm were tested, where one served as control beams (without CFRP strengthening). Timber species used in this study was Cedrus Deodara (Deodar). An experimental investigation was conducted on the behavior of FRP-reinforced wood section. The strength of timber beams was significantly improved upon combined flexural and shear strengthening with maximum percentage increase being 71.43%for Deodar beams. This study, in turn, led to an empirical procedure based on modification factors, suitable for application in the design of FRP reinforcement of existing timber beams under different configuration of strengthening materials applied. Keywords: Retrofitting, Fiber Reinforced Polymers, Flexural Strengthening, Timber Failures, Shear Strengthening, Ductility Index, Flexural Rigidity. 1. INTRODUCTION Rehabilitation of deteriorated civil engineering infrastructure such as buildings, bridge decks, beams, girders, marine structures, roads etc. has been a major issue in last decade. The deterioration of these structures might be due to aging, poor maintenance, corrosion due to unfavorable environmental conditions, poor initial design or construction and accidental situations like earthquakes. The need to upgrade the deteriorated civil engineering infrastructure is necessitated due to the ever increasing demand e.g. unprecedented loads on buildings which have not been considered in design and likewise. New technology options in rehabilitation are being developed from polymers, metals, ceramics and composites of these materials and some of these high performance materials are already being utilized in construction. While the concept of composites has been in existence for 153
  • 2. International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering and Technology (IJARET), ISSN 0976 – 6480(Print), ISSN 0976 – 6499(Online) Volume 4, Issue 6, September – October (2013), © IAEME several millennia, the incorporation of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) is less than a century old. These composites combine the strength of fibers with the stability of polymer resins. Market penetration of timber and fiber composites within the construction industry will ultimately be determined by final cost. CFRP is more expensive. However, material cost alone is not the prime consideration for many applications using these materials. It is important to consider the total built cost rather than just comparing the material component costs with traditional materials but the costs of design, manufacture, fabrication and erection need to be considered as well. Building owners, when looking at new construction, have not given a great deal of consideration to long term rehabilitation methods, costs or effects on projected service. Although research has been done to strengthen timber using FRP, but the comprehensive analysis and design are not established in detail. This is one of the reasons why the application of FRP to timber is very limited. In the plate bonding or externally bonded technique, the FRP is situated on the external tensile surfaces of the concrete beam to improve the flexural strength or on the vertical surfaces of the beam to increase its shear capacity (Allbones, 1999)[3]. Arduini and Nanni (1997) have investigated plates in the form of flexible carbon FRP sheets, to be externally bonded to the concrete surfaces. The strengthening technology consisting of externally bonded CFRP sheets to concrete is easy to perform and significant improvement was found for ultimate load capacity and to a lesser extent in flexural stiffness.[5] Plevris and Triantafillou (1992) provided an analytical study of the short-term flexural behavior of timber beams and beam-columns reinforced on the tension face only with epoxy-bonded unidirectional CFRP sheets. This work demonstrated that even a small amount of fibers, as low as 1% of the cross-sectional area, of thin carbon FRP bonded to timber beams could result in a strength increase on the order of 60%.[18] There was another research done by Fiorelli and Antonio (2002) to evaluate the structural behavior of timber beams strengthened with FRP. The research was focused on the experimental and theoretical analysis of timber beams of the species Pinus Caribea Hondurensis which were reinforced with GFRP and CFRP fabrics. The results of this research showed that the flexural stiffness (EI) determined experimentally was greater than the theoretical values. These values are in favor of structural safety. It shows that the increase of stiffness varied from 15% to 29% for beams strengthened with glass and carbon fabric. The use of FRP provides better results in load capacity and in the vertical displacement of the beam.[9] Gentile et al. (2002) have investigated creosote-treated sawn Douglas Fir timber beams strengthened with GFRP bars. The beams were obtained from a dismantled bridge that was in service for over 30 years and were tested to obtain initial stiffness before strengthening. The percentage reinforcement ratios were between 0.27 and 0.82%. The results have shown that the failure mode has changed from brittle tension to compression failure. The flexural strength increased by 18 to 46%.[10] Buell and Saadatmanesh (2005) have conducted research on creosote-treated solid-sawn Douglas Fir strengthened with bidirectional CFRP fabric. The results show that applying carbon fabric to the timber beams provides significant increase in the bending and shear capacity, and nominal increase in the stiffness of the beams. The ultimate bending strength was increased between 40 to 53% and the horizontal shear strength was increased between 36 to 68%.[6] The present study focuses on application of pre-fab CFRP strips for flexural and shear strengthening of timber beams. The strips or plates are attached to beams by means of specified adhesive. The flexural tests are carried out on timber beams strengthened with CFRP in varying proportion with an object of studying the improvement in load carrying capacity, modulus of rupture, flexural rigidity and ductility of these beams. However, the scope of this study is limited to seasoned dry timber only which infers the applicability of research findings to beams used in dry condition or in the interior of structure. 154
  • 3. International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering and Technology (IJARET), ISSN 0976 – 6480(Print), ISSN 0976 – 6499(Online) Volume 4, Issue 6, September – October (2013), © IAEME The timber species used in this research is Cedrus Deodara commonly known as Deodar. It is being widely used in upper northern region (primarily Jammu and Kashmir) of India for structural purposes due to its prime availability in this region. Besides, this it is having good mechanical properties as compared to other timber species found in northern region of India. Having been widely used in structures constructed decades ago, it has become necessary to rehabilitate the timber structures which have suffered damage. Leaving the application of conventional rehabilitation techniques aside, we are left with application of fiber composites as best alternatives for rehabilitation of these structures. So, research has been conducted at National Institute of Technology, Srinagar (NIT Srinagar) to study the feasibility of utilizing CFRP for rehabilitation or design of new structures using Deodar. 2. METHODOLOGY This section describes features of beam specimens, beam designation, loading equipment, instrumentation and testing schemes. In the present study, ten timber beams were prepared for testing among which eight beams were strengthened using CFRP Plates of different widths. The beams without strengthening served as control beams and used as reference level for checking improvement in properties of strengthened timber beams. As already mentioned timber species utilized for beams is Cedrus Deodara. The ultimate tensile strength and modulus of elasticity of specimens of Deodar were observed to be 35 MPa and 10 GPa respectively. The typical geometry and testing arrangement is shown in Fig1. 480mm P P 480mm 70mm 120mm 1524mm Shear Reinforcement CFRP Strip Fig 1: Flexural Test – Loading Arrangement The properties of materials used are summarized in Table 1 whereas beam designations are shown in Table 2. Table 1: Material Properties Property Deodar 35 Ultimate tensile strength, N/mm2 0.40 Ultimate tensile strain, % 10 Tensile modulus of elasticity, KN/mm2 155 CFRP 2000 1.65 175
  • 4. International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering and Technology (IJARET), ISSN 0976 – 6480(Print), ISSN 0976 – 6499(Online) Volume 4, Issue 6, September – October (2013), © IAEME Table 2: Beam Designation Flexural Reinforcement Width, Thickness, Area of mm mm CFRP, % 0 30 1 0.36 1 0.47 40 50 1 0.59 70 1 0.83 Beam Designation Control Beam - D FPD-S-30-1 FPD-S-40-1 FPD-S-50-1 FPD-S-70-1 Bf = 30mm ACFRP = 0.36% Bf = 40mm ACFRP = 0.47% Shear Reinforcement Depth, Thickness, mm mm 120 120 120 120 1 1 1 1 Bf = 50mm ACFRP = 0.59% Span of Beam, m 1.524 1.524 1.524 1.524 1.524 Bf = 70mm ACFRP = 0.83% Fig 2: Graphical representation of Beam cross : cross-sections Reinforcement was used in the form of CFRP strips of varying widths applied on the bottom face and sides of the beams using adhesive adhesive(Fig 2). The CFRP sheets were supplied by GSP Superb . Technology (India), a New Delhi based supplier who imports it from Korea. The mechanical properties of CFRP are shown in Table 1. Strengthened beams were provided with a single strip of CFRP of thickness 1mm and different widths in all specimens varying from 30mm to 70mm. The tests were carried on beam models in a loading frame of capacity 500KN. Prior to testing dial gauges were set up at mid span and two alternate points. The loading was applied by means o of hydraulic jack till failure and deflections were noted every 4KN interval load. The failure pattern was studied for each beam discussion regarding which is given afterwards. Fig 3 shows schematics of flexural testing. (a) Front View (b) Side View Fig 3: Testing Arrangement 156
  • 5. International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering and Technology (IJARET), ISSN 0976 – 6480(Print), ISSN 0976 – 6499(Online) Volume 4, Issue 6, September – October (2013), © IAEME 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS The results from laboratory testing for the strengthened beams are compared with control beam (un-strengthened) in order to study the behavior of strengthened timber beams in terms of load carrying capacity, bending strength, stiffness and ductility. In addition, the modes of failure for all beams have been studied and discussed. 3.1 Unstrengthened Beam An unstrengthened timber beam (Deodar) was tested under two point loading. This is to determine the initial bending stiffness whilst in the elastic zone. The Deodar Control beam started to behave non-linearly when the load was 16.6 kN and the corresponding deflection was 10.5 mm. The failure load was 29.05KN for Deodar Control Beam. Any non-linearity in the behavior of timber beam was due to plasticity in the compression zone and the level of plasticity will determines whether the beam fails in compression or otherwise. Fig 4shows load versus deflection at mid-span of control beam for every 4 kN load interval. It is clear that all beams exhibited linear elastic as expected. The gradients of the lines were determined from which the stiffness of the beams can be calculated. This was done so that the uniformity of initial stiffness could be judged. Table 3 contains other properties of control beams. Moreover, Fig 5 shows failure pattern of control beam. 35 30 Load, KN 25 20 15 Control Beam Deodar 10 5 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Midspan Deflection, mm Fig 4: Load Deflection Curve for Control Beams Table 3: Control beam test results Failure Load, Pu, KN Maximum Midspan Deflection, δu, mm 2 Deodar Control Beam 29.05 23 76.40 41.5 Flexural Rigidity, EI, KNm Modulus of Rupture, N/mm2 157
  • 6. International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering and Technology (IJARET), ISSN 0976 – 6480(Print), ISSN 0976 – 6499(Online) Volume 4, Issue 6, September – October (2013), © IAEME Fig 5: Failure Pattern of Control Beam 3.2 Strengthened Beams The beams were tested under two point loading until failure. For comparison purposes, the results of load-deflection curves for all beams are plotted. Main discussion from curves focuses on load carrying capacity, bending strength, stiffness and ductility of the strengthened beams relative to the un-strengthened beams (control beams). In addition deflection, crack patterns and failure behavior are also discussed. In general, all control beams and strengthened beams behaved linearly elastic initially and as the load increased, the flexural cracks increased in number, width, and depth, and the beams tend to behave non-linearly until failure. There are some slight drops observed in some of the curves as a result of internal cracking of the beam, which is hardly recognized through the observation with eyes and ears. All figures clearly indicate that all the strengthened beams have higher ultimate load carrying capacity than control beam. When there is significant failure, the corresponding load will be taken as ultimate load carrying capacity. Besides that, the strengthening beams with FRP also enhance the flexural stiffness. In other words, the strengthened beams experienced lower deflection than the un-strengthened control beam at the same load level. This low deflection phenomenon is desirable in the aspect of serviceability limit state in design to ensure comfortability of timber structures. In timber design, generally the deflection will govern the design. Beams were strengthened using CFRP plates with of thicknesses 1mm and four different widths i.e. 30, 40, 50 and 70 mm. The span of Deodar beams was 1.524m. In this study, the same control beam was used for comparison. The beams were tested and the graphs of load versus midspan deflection were plotted in Fig 6. 60 50 Load, KN 40 Control Beam Deodar 30 FPD-S-30-1 20 FPD-S-40-1 FPD-S-50-1 10 FPD-S-70-1 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 Midspan Deflection, mm Fig 6: Load Deflection curves for Deodar beams strengthened using CFRP 158
  • 7. International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering and Technology (IJARET), ISSN 0976 – 6480(Print), ISSN 0976 – 6499(Online) Volume 4, Issue 6, September – October (2013), © IAEME The behavior exhibited by beams under combined flexure-shear tests is similar to that of beams provided with only tension reinforcement but these differ in the level of improvement in terms of strength stiffness and ductility. It is observed that providing flexural and shear reinforcement does not improve the behavior to the desired level as observed in earlier tests. Beam FPD-S-30-1 starts to behave non-linearly when the load was 14.11KN and corresponding mid span deflection was 8.78mm. This point was the limit for proportionality and then beam shows non-linear behavior where from the stiffness decreased gradually. When the load was increased to 39.01 kN, the mid span deflection was 18.74 mm, beam stopped to take any extra load, however no de-bonding occurred. Beyond 39.01KN, the load decreased abruptly. A tensile crack occurred with impressions on CFRP strip acting as shear reinforcement. Shear cracks were restrained by virtue of shear reinforcement. In fact, this beam failed in tension. The CFRP plate was not ruptured indicating that the yield or ultimate stress was not reached. For beam FPD-S-40-1 the proportionality limit was 16.6 kN which was slightly higher compared to beam FPD-S-30-1. This beam has shown good performance at the beginning of the testing where the slope of the curve was greater than the slope for beam FPD-S-301. When the load was increased to 45.65 kN, there was large deflection of 29.1mm in the beam and failure took place. It is very common to timber beams that when the beam fails in tension, the compression fiber fails too and vice versa due to large deflection. Thus, by increasing the CFRP area, it helps the beam to reduce the serious crack but the strengthened area was not sufficient to prevent the beam from tension failure. When compared to FPD-40-1 the failure load was 41.5KN. The increase in load capacity in FPD-S-40-1 was due to presence of shear reinforcement which prevented the shear cracks and thus increased the load capacity. In this case the main function of CFRP plate as shear reinforcement was to prevent shear cracks and that of CFRP plate as tension reinforcement was to share the stress at the tension fiber and reduced the deflection and to delays the formation of tensile crack. In this test, the beam failed in tension. There was no de-bonding of the plates. When the beam was strengthened with more area of CFRP plate such as beam FPD-S-50-1, the load-carrying capacity was increased to 49.8KN. The cracks occurred at the beam corner at midspan where the maximum bending stress occurred. Corners or edges are weak zone for timber beams. Hence, the cracks were considered not serious because the main timber fibers were not cracked. The beam failed at the ultimate load 49.8KN. At failure, de-bonding occurred between CFRP plate and the beam surface. It seems that the maximum tensile and compressive capacity of timber was fully utilized. The tensile strength of CFRP plate was too high relative to the tensile timber capacity, hence the CFRP plate was not fully utilized. Beam FPD-S-70-1 was strengthened using wider and thicker section where the cross section dimension was 70 mm by 1 mm. The proportionality limit was 14.11 kN. The beam started to crack when the load reached at 33.2 KN, however the cracks were prevented to propagate to wider area by the help of CFRP plate and shear reinforcement. The tensile cracks were small and only the bottom layer at midspan was affected. The total failure occurred at the ultimate load of 41.5 KN. It very obvious that the compression zone has reached it ultimate capacity. Any CFRP area of more than 0.59% of beam cross section will not give enhancement to the ultimate capacity unless the compression zone is strengthened. Thus, when the beam was strengthened using more area or wider plate, the ultimate load as well as the slope of load-deflection curve was increased and the failure mode was changed from tension to compression. The application of CFRP plate as shear reinforcement in addition to tension reinforcement gives advantage where failure occurs due to shear cracks. Besides, the presence of shear reinforcement increases the load carrying capacity relative to beams with tension reinforcement alone. 159
  • 8. International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering and Technology (IJARET), ISSN 0976 – 6480(Print), ISSN 0976 – 6499(Online) Volume 4, Issue 6, September – October (2013), © IAEME 3.2.1 Effects on Load Carrying Capacity The load carrying capacity of all beams is shown in Table 4. The strengthened beams have greater load carrying capacity when compared to control beam only up to a limit beyond which it decreases. Generally, the ultimate and service load carrying capacity was increased as the percentage of CFRP increased up to CFRP area of 0.59%. The ultimate load was increased significantly when the percentage of CFRP plate was 0.36%. This percentage was considered small when compared to beam cross section but the strength achievement was very encouraging where the increase in ultimate load was 34.28%. The highest increment for ultimate load among these beams was 71.43% i.e. when the beams were strengthened using 0.59% of CFRP. Table 4: Load carrying capacity of Deodar beams provided with flexural and shear reinforcement Ultimate Midspan Increase in Area of Load Deflection, Load Beam CFRP Pu δu Capacity (%) (KN) (mm) (%) 0 29.05 23 0 Control Beam- D 0.36 39.01 18.74 34.286 FPD-S-30-1 0.47 45.65 29.1 57.143 FPD-S-40-1 0.59 49.8 40.32 71.430 FPD-S-50-1 0.83 41.5 38.22 42.85 FPD-S-70-1 To get a better and clearer understanding regarding this relationship, ultimate loads were plotted against percentage area (tensile reinforcement) of CFRP as shown in Fig 7. The relationship is not linear. When the beam was strengthened using more than 0.59% CFRP, it would not enhance the load carrying capacity as the compression zone has achieved maximum capacity. Thus, it can be concluded that the beam experiences over-reinforced if the percentage of CFRP is greater than 0.59%. This is clearly shown by the curve in Fig 7. 60 50 Load, KN 40 30 Load Vs CFRP Area 20 10 0 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 Tensile Reinforcement Area, % Fig 7: Load Vs Area of tension reinforcement These results indicate that beams were over reinforced beyond FPD-S-50-1. The increases the load carrying capacity for this beam was 71.43%. In summary, the load carrying capacity of the strengthened Deodar beams increases between 34.28 % to 71.43%, when the CFRP area is between 160
  • 9. International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering and Technology (IJARET), ISSN 0976 – 6480(Print), ISSN 0976 – 6499(Online) Volume 4, Issue 6, September – October (2013), © IAEME 0.36% to 0.59%. Beyond CFRP area of 0.59% the beams showed decrease in load carrying capacity owing to compression failure of over reinforced section. 3.2.2 Effects on Flexural Rigidity (EI) The flexural rigidity of beams strengthened using CFRP plate are tabulated in Table 5. Generally, the flexural rigidity was increased as the percentage of CFRP plate increased up to a limit. It seems that strengthening using wider plate was efficient to enhance the stiffness. The effect of plate width can be confirmed by comparing beams FPD-S-30-1, FPD-S-40-1, FPD-S-50-1 and FPDS-70-1. Wider plate is more effective to prevent the initial crack at bottom layer because most of the tensile cracks started at the unstiffened portion. The flexural rigidity of the beams could be increased to 65% for Deodar, when the timber beams were strengthened using CFRP plate of area of 0.36%. Table 5: Effect of CFRP area on flexural rigidity of Deodar beams provided with flexural and shear reinforcement Flexural Percentage of Increase in Rigidity, Modification Beam CFRP Area, EI, EI, Factor % % 2 KNm Control Beam-D 76.36 1 FPD-S-30-1 0.36 126 65 1.65 FPD-S-40-1 0.47 94.85 24.21 1.24 FPD-S-50-1 0.59 74.68 -2.20 0.98 FPD-S-70-1 0.83 65.65 -14.02 0.87 Fig 8 shows the relationship between the flexural rigidity and the area of CFRP plates. The graph shows that there is decrease in flexural rigidity of beam when the area of CFRP exceeds 0.36%. It is observed that there is a limiting value for the elasticity after certain area of CFRP which pertains to optimum value for CFRP area. 140 Flexural Rigidity, EI, KNm2 120 100 80 60 Flexural Rigidity Vs Tensile Reinforcement 40 20 0 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 Tensile Reinforcement, % Fig 8: Flexural Rigidity Versus CFRP Area 161
  • 10. International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering and Technology (IJARET), ISSN 0976 – 6480(Print), ISSN 0976 – 6499(Online) Volume 4, Issue 6, September – October (2013), © IAEME 3.2.3 Effects on Ductility Beam FPD-S-50-1 was taken as a typical example for discussion of ductility. The Loaddeflection curve for the beam is shown in Fig 9. From the curve, the maximum elastic load and ultimate load, and the corresponding deflections were determined. 60 y = -3E-07x6 + 4E-05x5 - 0.001x4 + 0.032x3 - 0.294x2 + 2.342x 0.195 R² = 0.994 50 Load, KN 40 30 FPD-S-50-1 20 Poly. (FPD-S-50-1) 10 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 Midspan Deflection, mm Fig 9: Load Deflection Curve for the beam FPD-S-50-1 In this study none of the CFRP plate has yielded because the yield strain for CFRP is higher than the yield strain of the timber. Hence the compressive zone of the timber will reach its yield point before CFRP. From the curve, the elastic deflection, and the ultimate deflection were ∆e = 13.23 mm, and ∆u = 42.32 mm, respectively. The curve was very smooth exhibiting no sudden crack or crush occurred. The total failure occurred when the deflection at mid-span was 42.32 mm which is considered high. This value provides good performance in the ductility point of view where the people will have ample time to escape from the building before collapse. Using the same procedures mentioned earlier, the ductility indices were calculated based on energy methods and the summary of the results is shown in Table 6. Table 6: Ductility Index for Deodar beams provided with flexural and shear reinforcement Beam CFRP Energy Ductility index Area, % Elastic Ultimate Based on Energy ܹ௧௢௧ We Wtot ߤா ൌ 0.5 ൬ ൅ 1൰ Nm or J Nm or J ܹ ௘ Control Beam - D FPD-S-30-1 FPD-S-40-1 FPD-S-50-1 FPD-S-70-1 0 0.36 0.47 0.59 0.83 96.30 64.52 68.32 110.60 138.61 392.28 380.98 418.61 1099.44 858.91 2.53 3.45 3.56 5.47 3.60 The polynomial regression equations for the other beams are shown in Table 7. There was significant increase in ductility when the timber beams are strengthened using CFRP plates. Even 162
  • 11. International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering and Technology (IJARET), ISSN 0976 – 6480(Print), ISSN 0976 – 6499(Online) Volume 4, Issue 6, September – October (2013), © IAEME after ultimate failure, the beams still held together. By taking control beam as a reference, the highest ductility index based on energy method was 5.47 where the percentage increase was 116.20%. From these results, there is a relationship between the CFRP area and the ductility index. The relationship is shown graphically in Fig 10. The curves indicate that ductility index increases nonlinearly as the area of CFRP plates increased. When the area of CFRP is about 0.59%, we get maximum value for the ductility index and any increases in CFRP area beyond this value will not improve the ductility. 6 Ductility Index 5 4 3 Ductility Index 2 1 0 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 Tension Reinforcement, % Fig 10: Ductility index Vs Tension reinforcement Table 7: Polynomial Regression Equations of load deflection Curves of Beams Deodar Beams Control Beam-D y = -0.0007x3 - 0.0096x2 + 1.7841x + 0.3608; [R² = 0.9959] FPD-S-30-1 y = -9E-05x6 + 0.0049x5 - 0.0989x4 + 0.9152x3 - 3.7661x2 + 6.8676x - 0.0591; [R² = 0.9971] FPD-S -40-1 y = -5E-06x5 + 0.0004x4 - 0.0132x3 + 0.1421x2 + 1.0356x + 0.5485; [R² = 0.9915] FPD-S -50-1 y = -5E-07x6 + 6E-05x5 - 0.0024x4 + 0.0481x3 - 0.4583x2 + 3.1226x - 0.0458; [R² = 0.9948] FPD-S -70-1 y = -7E-07x6 + 8E-05x5 - 0.0036x4 + 0.0719x3 - 0.672x2 + 3.2474x - 0.2069; [R² = 0.9968] 4. CONCLUSIONS I. II. III. In general, the percentage increase in load carrying capacity in all these beams was found to be more than that in beams provided with flexural reinforcement only. The maximum increase in load carrying capacity was 71.43% when area of tensile reinforcement was 0.59%. The balanced reinforced occurred when the CFRP was about 0.59%. 163
  • 12. International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering and Technology (IJARET), ISSN 0976 – 6480(Print), ISSN 0976 – 6499(Online) Volume 4, Issue 6, September – October (2013), © IAEME IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. Ductility index obtained from energy method was observed to vary in the range 2.53 – 5.47 for Deodar beams. The failure mode was debonding of CFRP plate in some cases. Combined flexure-shear reinforcement is effective as compared to flexural reinforcement alone. All beams in this study did not fail due to peel off and also no de-bonding occurred between CFRP plate and the bonding agent and between bonding agent and timber substrate because the bonding length for all beams (1.5 m) was sufficient. When FRPs were bonded to the timber, randomization of defects (e.g., timber knots and drying cracks) reduces the variability of properties and consequently increases the tensile strength. Other effect was that the "bridging effect" exerted by the FRP composite skin on the bonded timber also increases the tensile strength. Although steel bars or plates are still used for strengthening works, but if high strength, modulus and ductility of FRP are used, the FRP could be the right choice provided the overall price is considered. 5. REFERENCES [1] A Borri, Dr M Corradi, Andrea Grazini (2003), FRP Reinforcement of Wood Elements Under Bending Loads. [2] Alann André and Robert Kliger, (2009), Strengthening Of Timber Beams Using Frp, With Emphasis On Compression Strength: A State Of The Art Review. The second international conference of International Institute for FRP in construction for Asia-Pacific Region. [3] Allbones, C. (1999). The Use of Pultruded Composites in the Civil Engineering and Construction Industry.Proceedings of Composites and Plastics in Construction. 16-18 Nov. Watford, UK, pp (5) 1-3. [4] A Yusof and A. L. Saleh, (2010), Flexural Strengthening Of Timber Beams Using Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering [5] Arduini, M. and Nanni, A. (1997).Behaviour of Precracked RC beams Strengthened with Carbon FRP Sheets. Journal of Composites for Construction. Vol. 1, pp 39-80. [6] Buell, T. W. and Saadatmanesh, H. (2005). Strengthening Timber Bridge Beams Using Carbon Fiber. Journal of Structural Engineering. [7] Chaallal, O, Nollet, M. J. and Perraton, D. (1998). Shear Strengthening of RC Beams by Externally Bonded Side CFRP Strips. Journal of Composites for Construction. Vol. 2, pp 69-114. [8] Dagher, H. J. and Altimore, F. M. (2005).Use of Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Tendons for Stress-Laminating Timber Bridge Decks.Journal of Bridge Engineering.Vol 10, pp 21-27. [9] Fiorelli, J. and Dias, A. A. (2002). Evaluation of the Structural Behaviour of Wood Beams Reinforced With FRP. The 7th World Conference on Timber Engineering, WCTE Broughton, J. G. and Hutchinson, A. R. (2001).Effect of timber moisture content on bondedin rods.Journal of Constr. and Building Materials. [10] Gentile, C., Svecova, D. and Rizkalla, S. H. (2002). Timber Beams Strengthened with GFRP Bars: Development and Applications. Journal of Composites for Construction. [11] Grace, N. F., Soliman, A. K., Abdel-Sayed, G.And Sale, K. R. (1998). Behaviour and Ductility of Simple and Continuous FRP Reinforced Beams. Journal of Composites for Construction. Vol. 2, pp 149-203. [12] Halliwell, S. M. and Moss, R. (1999).Polymer Composites in Construction the Way Ahead.Proceedings of Composites and Plastics in Construction. 16-18 Nov. Watford, UK, pp (30) 1-5. 164
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