Preliminary Study on the Bending Behavior of Solid Timber Beams Reinforced with Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Bars
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Abstract
The purpose of this work is to test the effectiveness of strengthening timber structures by means of composite bars. This article presents the results of preliminary tests carried out on solid beams made of fir wood. The test specimens, which are classified as strength class C24, had dimensions of 7 × 17 × 330 cm. Beams were reinforced with 8 mm diameter basalt fiber-reinforced polymer (BFRP) bars. The bars were glued into grooved channels along the bottom surface. Epoxy resin was used as an adhesive. The strength tests were conducted in accordance with the requirements of EN 408+A1:2012. The four-point bending scheme was adopted. The tests were conducted in the following two series: unreinforced beams (A) and beams reinforced with composites (B). Five elements were tested in each series. The reinforcement resulted in an average increase in the bending moment value of 8.41%. The deflection value at failure increased by 19.77%. The work also includes an analysis of the failure mode and a ductility analysis. Further tests should be carried out using a higher reinforcement ratio. A higher reinforcement ratio should make the presented reinforcement configuration more effective.
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OpenAlex topics: Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete · Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites · Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis
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Department of Theory of Structures and Building Information Modeling (BIM), Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Kielce University of Technology, Al. Tysiaclecia Panstwa Polskiego 7, 25-314 Kielce, Poland
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Kielce University of Technology
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