2023 Volume 79 Issue 15 Article ID: 22-15042
In order to investigate the dynamic response characteristics and failure behavior of the RC beams strengthened in flexure with Aramid FRP sheet when the cushion rubber is set on the impacted area, energy gradually-increased consecutive impact loading tests of the beams were conducted varying the sheet volume. The results obtained from this study are as follows: the primary peak impact force can be decreased by less than approximately one-fourth that without the rubber; however, the dynamic response behavior and failure mode of the beams may be similar irrespective of with/without the rubber and sheet volume.
