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The flexural capacity of laminated veneer lumber beams strengthened with AFRP and GFRP sheets

Publication date: 27.02.2019

Technical Transactions, 2019, Volume 2 Year 2019 (116), pp. 85 - 96

https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.19.023.10159

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Michał Bakalarz
Kielce University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Department of the Strength of Materials, Concrete Structures and Bridges, Kielce, Poland
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Paweł Kossakowski
Kielce University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Department of the Strength of Materials, Concrete Structures and Bridges, Kielce, Poland
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The flexural capacity of laminated veneer lumber beams strengthened with AFRP and GFRP sheets

Abstract

This paper presents the results of preliminary tests focused on the strengthening of laminated veneer lumber (LVL) beams with aramid fibre-reinforced polymer (AFRP) and glass fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP) sheets. Edgewise bending tests were performed on elements throught 4-point loading. The following two types of strengthening arrangements were investigated: sheets bonded to the bottom face along the entire length of the element, and a U-shaped half-wrapped type of reinforcement. The reinforcement ratios of the beams strengthened with GFRP sheets were 0.3% and 1.0% for the first and second strengthening arrangements, respectively; for the beams strengthened with AFRP sheets, these ratios were 0.2% and 0.64%, respectively. The experimental data revealed an increase in both the bending strength and the stiffness in bending of the strengthened elements. The failure mode was dependent upon the type of the strengthening configuration.

Streszczenie

W artykule przedstawione zostały rezultaty badań belek z forniru klejonego warstwowo wzmocnionych tkaninami zbrojonymi włóknem aramidowym (AFRP) i szklanym (GFRP). Badania przeprowadzono na próbkach w układzie krawędziowym poddanych 4-punktowemu zginaniu. W badaniach wstępnych przyjęto dwie konfiguracje wzmocnienia: maty przyklejone do dolnej powierzchni elementów na całej długości i tzw. zbrojenie typu U doprowadzone do połowy wysokości przekroju poprzecznego. Stopień zbrojenia elementów wynosił 0.3% i 1.0% dla elementów zbrojonych matami GFRP oraz 0.2% i 0.64% dla belek zbrojonych matami aramidowymi. Wyniki badań wykazały wzrost wytrzymałości na  zginanie i sztywności przy zginaniu. Postać zniszczenia zależna była od przyjętej konfiguracji wzmocnienia.

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Information: Technical Transactions, 2019, Volume 2 Year 2019 (116), pp. 85 - 96

Article type: Original article

Titles:

Polish:

The flexural capacity of laminated veneer lumber beams strengthened with AFRP and GFRP sheets

English:

The flexural capacity of laminated veneer lumber beams strengthened with AFRP and GFRP sheets

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1906-2175

Michał Bakalarz
Kielce University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Department of the Strength of Materials, Concrete Structures and Bridges, Kielce, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1906-2175 Orcid
All publications →

Kielce University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Department of the Strength of Materials, Concrete Structures and Bridges, Kielce, Poland

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7827-4955

Paweł Kossakowski
Kielce University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Department of the Strength of Materials, Concrete Structures and Bridges, Kielce, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7827-4955 Orcid
All publications →

Kielce University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Department of the Strength of Materials, Concrete Structures and Bridges, Kielce, Poland

Published at: 27.02.2019

Article status: Open

Licence: None

Percentage share of authors:

Michał Bakalarz (Author) - 50%
Paweł Kossakowski (Author) - 50%

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