ANALYSIS OF ARMED CONCRETE BEAMS REINFORCED WITH CARBON FIBER
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers (CFRP); Near Surface Mounted (NSM); Experimental research; Finite elements; Simulation computational
The present work was elaborated in the field of strengthening shear in reinforced Concrete beam Adopting Near Surface Mounted Insertion Technique (NSM), CFRP composite laminates were introduced to reinforce the shear. The experimental data produced in this dissertation made possible perform an analysis using the finite element software implementing the Concrete Damage Plasticity (CDP) model in reinforced concrete beams. Still, the experimentally tested investigation was carried out using the methods of proposed laminate insertion, evaluating the performance of the structures with the structural reinforcement. From this it was possible to observe the efficiency of the fibers in the control of cracking, measured by experimental, analytical and numerical modeling using Abaqus and Ram Element software. The reinforcement of structures using this technique proved to be efficient in view of new modes insert for the laminate application and the efficiency gain that these feature for the structure.