Análise experimental do reforço híbrido de vigas “T” de concreto armado com colagem externa de compósitos de fibras de carbono e de vidro

In this work it was studied and evaluated the structural behavior of flexural hybrid strengthening of reinforced concrete beams with "T" cross section with the technique of externally bonded composite materials on the surface of concrete under static loading up to failure. The experimental program consisted of 5 simply supported "T" beam tested under two concentrated loads applied to1,50 m from the support and with a span of 4,00 m and with 0.63% of flexural reinforcement ratio. One unstrengthened beam was tested as reference and 4 beams were reinforced with two layers of carbon and glass fiber reinforced polymers in different sequences on the surface of the concrete. The analysis was performed with the results of ultimate load, failure modes, vertical deflection, strain in flexure and shear steel, strain in the concrete, strain in the composite and cracking pattern. In addition, adaptations were made in the codes ACI 440.2R:2008 and Bulletin 14 FIB:2001, for calculate the ultimate load of strengthened beams and make comparisons with the experimental results. The increase in the ultimate load of the beams strengthened in relation to the reference beam varied between 15,3 % and 20,3 %. The beam that showed the best result was the reinforced beam with a first layer of GFRP and then with a layer of CFRP. The failure modes presented in the strengthened beams were PRF debonding (first layer of CFRP) and cover delamination (first layer of GFRP). These results show the influence of the sequence of bonding of the PRF in the behavior of beams.