| Afib |
Area of fibers |
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Experimental contribution of the FRCMs to the ultimate flexural capacity of the strengthened specimen |
| β |
Coefficient to compensate the slipping effect of the fabric inside the matrix |
|
Secant modulus of deformation |
|
Fabric ultimate deformation |
|
Deformation of the concrete is taken |
| εs,u |
Ultimate strain of the steel reinforcement |
|
Elastic limit |
| Fy,exp |
Experimental yielding flexural force |
|
fb0/fc0 |
Relationship between the maximum uniaxial and biaxial compression stress at the beginning of the loading process |
|
Characteristic tensile strength |
|
Medium tensile strength |
| fc |
Concrete compression strength |
| fs,u |
Tensile stress supported by tensile steel |
| fs,uk |
Tensile stress supported by skin steel |
| ff,u |
Tensile stress supported by fabric when the strengthened beam reaches the maximum experimental moment |
| Ky,exp |
Experimental stiffness coefficient |
| K |
Form parameter of the plasticizing surface |
| k |
Theoretical contribution of fibers to the ultimate bending capacity of concrete beams |
| Mmax,exp |
Experimental maximum flexural moment |
| My,exp |
Experimental yielding flexural moment |
| Mmax,an |
Analytical predictions of the maximum flexural moment |
|
Analytical ultimate moment of control beams |
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Flexural contributions of concrete (control and strengthened beams) |
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Flexural contributions of tensile steel reinforcement (control and strengthened beams) |
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Flexural contributions of skin steel reinforcement (control and strengthened beams) |
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Flexural contributions of compressive steel reinforcement (control and strengthened beams) |
|
Analytical ultimate maximum strength of strengthened beams |
| δmax,exp |
Experimental deflections recorded at the mid-span of specimens at the maximum flexural moment |
| δy,exp |
Experimental deflections recorded at the mid-span of specimens when the yielding flexural moment is reached |
| x |
Neutral axis depth |