This paper is published in Volume-5, Issue-3, 2019
Area
Civl Engineering
Author
Rachel J.
Org/Univ
New Prince Shri Bhavani College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Pub. Date
20 May, 2019
Paper ID
V5I3-1506
Publisher
Keywords
Geopolymer, Ferrocemnet laminates, RC Beam

Citationsacebook

IEEE
Rachel J.. Flexural retrofitting of geopolymer RC beam with ferrocement laminates, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.

APA
Rachel J. (2019). Flexural retrofitting of geopolymer RC beam with ferrocement laminates. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 5(3) www.IJARIIT.com.

MLA
Rachel J.. "Flexural retrofitting of geopolymer RC beam with ferrocement laminates." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 5.3 (2019). www.IJARIIT.com.

Abstract

The present paper deals with the experimental investigation carried out to study the effect of Ferrocement laminates on the strengthening of Geopolymer reinforced concrete rectangular beams. Various rehabilitation techniques have been proposed yet but among these techniques, external strengthening provides a practical and cost-effective solution when compared to other repair methods. Reinforced concrete components are formed to exhibit distress and get deteoriated due to various factors and hence need strengthening. Ferro cement is most commonly used as retrofitting material due to their easy availability durability and their property of being cast to any shape without needing significant formwork. In this investigation, we examined the performance of R.C. beam strengthened by Ferro cement, 15 beams of the rectangular cross-section were cast using m20 grade concrete and were tested for collapse load. Further beams were stressed up to 70%, 80% &90% respectively. The investigation shows that up to 80% of the pre-damaged beams can be strengthened using Ferro cement. The need for the construction industry to look for a reliable and cheaper strengthening component for reinforced concrete structure has led to the usage of Ferrocement which proves to be a promising solution. In this paper, reinforced concrete beams strengthened with Ferrocement laminates attached to the soffit of the beams and control beam are observed through experimental study. Experimental results show that the strengthened beams and control beam are observed through experimental study. Experimental results show that the strengthened beams have increased ultimate moment capacity and also, it shows better serviceability performances in terms crack control and deflection.