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Self-diagnosis of structures strengthened with hybrid carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer sheets

Z S Wu1, C Q Yang1,3, T Harada1 and L P Ye2

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The correlation of mechanical and electrical properties of concrete beams strengthened with hybrid carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (HCFRP) sheets is studied in this paper. Two types of concrete beams, with and without reinforcing bars, are strengthened with externally bonded HCFRP sheets, which have a self-structural health monitoring function due to the electrical conduction and piezoresistivity of carbon fibers. Parameters investigated include the volume fractions and types of carbon fibers. According to the investigation, it is found that the hybridization of uniaxial HCFRP sheets with several different types of carbon fibers is a viable method for enhancing the mechanical properties and obtaining a built-in damage detection function for concrete structures. The changes in electrical resistance during low strain ranges before the rupture of carbon fibers are generally smaller than 1%. Nevertheless, after the gradual ruptures of carbon fibers, the electrical resistance increases remarkably with the strain in a step-wise manner. For the specimens without reinforcing bars, the electrical behaviors are not stable, especially during the low strain ranges. However, the electrical behaviors of the specimens with reinforcing bars are relatively stable, and the whole range of self-sensing function of the HCFRP-strengthened RC structures has realized the conceptual design of the HCFRP sensing models and is confirmed by the experimental investigations. The relationships between the strain/load and the change in electrical resistance show the potential self-monitoring capacity of HCFRP reinforcements used for strengthening concrete structures.


PACS

89.20.Kk Engineering

72.80.Le Polymers; organic compounds (including organic semiconductors)

46.70.De Beams, plates and shells

81.40.Np Fatigue, corrosion fatigue, embrittlement, cracking, fracture, and failure

81.05.Qk Reinforced polymers and polymer-based composites

Subjects

Soft matter, liquids and polymers

Condensed matter: electrical, magnetic and optical

Condensed matter: structural, mechanical & thermal

Dates

Issue 3 (June 2005)

Received 2 April 2004, in final form 28 February 2005

Published 26 May 2005



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