1 Punching shear of two-way textile composite concrete slab

reinforced with GFRB bars

2 Flexural behavior of two-way textile composite concrete slab
reinforced with GFRB bars
3 Structural behavior of GFRB reinforced circular textile composite
concrete columns under concentric and eccentric loading
4 Dynamic response and behavior of two-way textile composite
concrete slabs reinforced with CFRB bars subjected to repeated
impact loads
5 Shear strengthening of pre-stressed girder with partially
damaged strands using EB CFRB laminate with end sheets
wrapping
6 Effect of pile cap connection on moments and deflections caused
by lateral loading
7 Experimental and numerical investigation of ultra-high
performance reinforced concrete (or RC filled steel tubular)
columns subjected to transverse impact load
8 Tubular column behavior of two-way hybrid fibrous steel shells
under impact loading
9 Strengthening of pre-stressed concrete girders using different
external strengthening techniques
Strengthening of pre-stressed concrete girders using different external stressing
techniques

Introduction:

Many factors may lead to the need of strengthening of concrete structures,

such as change of function, increase of loads, decay accidents or errors in design.
Strengthening techniques vary based on the nature of the structure. This research will
focus on the topic of prestressed concrete girders with the aid of external stressing
techniques.
The researcher will conduct laboratory tests for multiple techniques for the
prestressing practices for concrete girders using 3 meters long T section beam
samples. The research will follow two leads as to present a comparative analysis for
the different techniques. At first, different positions for the external tendons support
will be examined using simple prestressed steel tendons as follows: (1) support at
mid-span, (2) two supports at specified intervals, (3) tendons extended straight at the
sides of the body of the beam with no in-span supports, (4) using the NSMR (near
surface mounted reinforcement) technique. (as demonstrated below). After conducting
the tests and determining the best external tendons positioning technique. The
researcher will proceed to examine different material for the production of the
prestressing tendons and these will include: (a) CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced
Polymer), (b) GFRP (Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer), (c) AFRP (Aramid Fiber
Reinforced Polymer).

(1)

(2)
 (3)

(4)

A total of eight samples will be produced for this research and these are as follows:

# Sample designation Prestressing position Tendon material

1 Ref No prestressing -
2 P1 Mid-span support Steel tendons
3 P2 Two in-span supports Steel tendons
4 P3 Straight to the sides of Steel tendons
the beam's body
5 P4 NSMR Steel tendons
6 M1 TBD* CFRP
7 M2 TBD* GFRP
8 M3 TBD* AFRP
* to be determined based on the results of the different positioning tests.