SHEAR REINFORCING EFFECT RC BEAM SPECIMENS WITH CFRP MESH EMBEDDED

Abstract

In this study, in order to verify the shear reinforcing effect of RC beam specimens with CFRP mesh embedded experimental and analytical investigations were conducted. As a result, the following conclusions were derived. 1）Large increase in shear capacity of the RC beam was provided by CFRP meshes embedded into the beam, 2）The experimental load-displacement relationship of the RC beam was reproduced with proper accuracy by the present finite element analysis, 3）Shear capacity of the RC beam by means of the finite element analysis is lower than the experimental result by applying uniaxial tensile testing results to a constitutive law of CFRP mesh.