Af
|
area of FRP tension reinforcement (mm2) |
h1
|
Distance from neutral axis to center of tensile reinforcement (mm) |
h2
|
distance from neutral axis to extreme tension fiber (mm) |
a
|
shear span (mm) |
Icr
|
moment of inertia of transformed cracked section (mm4) |
BS
|
bending stiffness of beam |
Ie
|
effective moment of inertia (mm4) |
b
|
effective beam width (mm) |
Ig
|
gross moment of inertia of uncracked section (mm4) |
C
|
spacing or cover dimension. (mm) |
kb
|
bond-dependent coefficient |
d
|
distance from the extreme compression fiber to the centroid of tension force (mm) |
Lg
|
length of the uncracked section (mm) |
Mcr
|
cracking moment (kN·m) |
db
|
bar diameter (mm) |
Mn
|
nominal moment capacity (mm) |
dc
|
Thickness of concrete cover measured from extreme tension fiber to center of bar or wire location closest thereto (mm) |
p
|
applied load (kN) |
pu
|
ultimate load (kN) |
s
|
spacing between the longitudinal reinforcement bars (mm) |
Ec
|
modulus of elasticity of longitudinal reinforcement (MPa) |
w
|
maximum crack width (mm) |
Ef
|
modulus of elasticity of longitudinal reinforcement (MPa) |
wcr
|
Load of test beam when cracking (mm) |
fc
|
cubic compression strength of concrete (MPa) |
wmean
|
Average crack width (mm) |
fck
|
cylindric compressive strength of concrete (MPa) |
|
coefficient of strain inhomogeneity of longitudinal bar |
ft
|
tensile splitting strength of concrete (MPa) |
|
stress in longitudinal reinforcement bar under specified loads (MPa) |
ffu
|
Design tensile strength of FRP (MPa) |
hh
|
rib height of the bar (mm) |
|
bonding strength of steel and carbon fiber |
hs
|
rib spacing of the bar (mm) |
pcr
|
Load of test beam when cracking (kN) |
|
mid-span deflection (mm) |
ρ
|
Longitudinal reinforcement ratio |