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The benefits of fiber reinforced concrete (FRC) have been thoroughly investigated. Much of this work has focused on polypropylene FRC notched beams. Data on the bending behavior of beams with side notch is scarce. A pilot investigation on the compressive behavior of macro-synthetic FRC and on the splitting tensile strength of FRC was carried out. Twenty beam specimens with two different strength of 35 and 60 MPa was tested. The beams dimensions were 15*15*55 centimeter and they were notched at the bottom at mid and side span. Two different notch depth of 5 and 7.5 centimeter was implemented. At the end it was found out addition of fiber decreases compressive strength of 35 Mega Pascal... 

High performance concrete has a compressive strength of more than one hundred and twenty MPa. The effect of steel fibers on the flexural fracture of this type of concrete has been studied, but the mechanical behavior of fracture of this material has not been fully studied yet. In this research, the effect of different percentages of propylene fibers on the mechanical properties of reinforced concrete will be investigated experimentaly. For this purpose, beam samples with dimensions of 40*10*10 cm, which had an initial notch with a depth of 3 cm in the lower middle of it, have been tested to investigate the effect of fiber percentage on how the crack propegate and the sample breaks. It is... 

The flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams through application of FRP is studied, considering FRP-concrete bonding. Moreover, the nonlinear behavior of concrete (generation of crack and crush) is taken into consideration. Different parameters such as the number of layers of CFRP sheets, the effect of tensile reinforcing bars, the effect of using glass fibers, and modeling resin layer between the concrete and FRP are investigated. The results are compared with the existing experimental tests and those obtained from analytical method, ACI 440.2R-08 and ISIS Canada. The results show that by adding CFRP sheet to the control beam, the stiffness and flexural strength of the beam improves... 

This study investigates the effect of adding hydroxyapatite nanoparticles and multi-walled carbon nanotubes in pure and modified form on the flexural properties and hardness of denture base Polymethyl Methacrylate. Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) is still the most common denture base material. In fact, the mechanical properties of this resin have played a significant role in expanding its use in dentistry. But in the long-term use of resins, defects such as low resistance to crack growth, low flexural strength and brittleness can be seen. In fact, flexural fatigue occurs as a result of repeated flexural stresses, and it can be described as the main reason for crack growth and propagation in... 

The strengthening of reinforced concrete structures with externally bonded fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) laminates has shown excellent performance, so this technology is rapidly replacing externally bonded steel plates, steel or concrete jackets, and many traditional techniques available. In this study strengthening of reinforced concrete beams by GFRP to reduce creep deflection is investigated by mathematical method using available relations. Five RC beams with different dimensions, with and without strengthening with GFRP laminate, were investigated for their creep deflection. The creep coefficient of beams selected from experimental result that were mentioned in RILEM DATA BANK. In this... 

Retrofitting of reinforced concrete and steel structures is a very important issue in Structural Engineering due to the reasons such as drawbacks in previous codes, revision of application of structures , destructive environmental factors and deficiencies in construction process.
Strengthening of structures with FRP composites is one of the methods that have been welcomed by researchers due to its unique properties including high tensile strength, light weight, simple application and resistance to corrosive environment. Although the main purpose of retrofitting is to increase the overall load carrying capacity of the structures, the failure mechanism of the strengthened member is also... 

Retrofitting and strengthening existing structures is one of the most important concepts of structural and earthquake engineering. Strengthening of structures could be due to changes in application and applied load, errors in calculation, mistakes in construction, weakness of old codes, structural height increases and changes in environmental conditions. Different methods for increasing the flexural strength and ductility of reinforced concrete beams, as one of the major structural components, have been presented. This research presents an experimental study on the strengthening of reinforced concrete beams by reinforced concrete jackets (classical method) and Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP)... 

Due to the diameter and size of nanoparticles, they have been applied in various fields to make materials with better properties. In this thesis, the purpose has been to investigate the influence of nano alumina and nano alumina incorporating nano silica particles on mechanical properties of cement mortars. Different portions of nano alumina that include 1, 3, and 5% have been used. Nano silica with 1 and 2% has been used. At first, nano particles were dispersed by sonication with water, and then the cement mortars with various percent of nano additives with the same workability have been made. After different curing periods (7, 28 days), the specimens have been tested for bending and... 

The daily development of societies and the advancement of various industries have led civil engineering to save on and use of environmentally friendly materials. Urban development and population concentration In some areas, Encourages engineers To use materials with more efficiency to design High-rise structures that have more lifetime or maintain them using modern methods. Concrete in most structures has a significant percentage of consumable materials, but it has limited tensile strength and flexibility. Fiber can be used to control the growth of cracks, prolonging useful life, controlling permeability and corrosion. Different types of fibers are used in concrete.In this study, we have... 

The daily development of societies and the advancement of various industries have led civil engineering to save on and use of environmentally friendly materials. Urban development and population concentration In some areas, Encourages engineers To use materials with more efficiency to design High-rise structures that have more lifetime or maintain them using modern methods. Concrete in most structures has a significant percentage of consumable materials, but it has limited tensile strength and flexibility. Fiber can be used to control the growth of cracks, prolonging useful life, controlling permeability and corrosion. Different types of fibers are used in concrete. In this study, we have... 

In evaluating the damage observed in the structures can be seen that the beam to the wall connection in the walls with openings has severe damage and repair and reconstruction of the beams at the connection is very expensive and difficult. One way to improve seismic behavior and reduce damage in the beams are using steel fibers. Hence in the present study the effect of different fibers in seismic behavior of coupling beams with different length to depth ratio are investigated. The concrete used in the beams of high strength concrete (C60). Therefore, nine model with length to depth ratio of 1.75, 2.25 and 2.75 first without fiber and then with 1.5 and 3 percent made in ABAQUS software. This...