CONTENTS

SL. NO TITLES PAGE

NO
ACKNOWLEDMENT
CONTENTS i
LIST OF FIGURES ii
LIST OF TABLES iii

1 INTRODUCTION 1

2 FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER (FRP) 1

3 ADVANTAGES OF FRP 6

4 DISADVANTAGES OF FRP 7

5 APPLICATIONS OF FRP STRENGTHENING 7

6 STRENGTHENING USING FRP COMPOSITES 9

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION 9
7
a Materials for Casting 9
b Form Work 10
c Mixing of Concrete 11
d Compaction 12
e Curing of Concrete 12
f Strengthing of Beams 12
g Geometric and Material properties of FRP Beams 15
h Experimental Setup 15
i Results and Discussion 17
j Load Deflection History 18
k Load at Initial Cracks 26
l Ultimate Load Carrying Capacity 27
m Conclusions 28
REFERENCES 31

i
 List of Figures

Sl.no Titles Pg.no

1 Formation of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite 2

2 Discontinuous Glass Fibers 4
3 Structure of aramid fiber 6
4 Application of epoxy and hardener of beam 13
5 Fixing of GFPR sheet on the beam 14
6 Roller used for removal of air bubbles 14
7 Two point loading experimental setup 16
8 Shear strengthening zone and flexure strengthening zone of beam. 16
9 Shear force and bending moment diagram for two point loading 17
10 Load vs Deflection Curve for Beam F1 19
11 Load vs Deflection Curve for Beam F2 20
12 Load vs Deflection Curve for Beam F3 21
13 Load vs Deflection Curves for Beams F1,F2 and F3 22
14 Load vs Deflection Curve for Beam S1 23
15 Load vs Deflection Curve for Beam S2 23
16 Load vs Deflection Curve for Beam S3 24
17 Load vs Deflection Curve for Beams S1,S2 and S3 25
18 Load at initial crack of beam F1, F2 and F3 26
19 Load at initial crack of beam S1, S2 and S3 27
20 Ultimate load of beams F1,F2 and F3 27
21 Ultimate load of beams S1,S2andS3 28

ii
 List of Tables

Sl. no Titles Pg.no

1 Typical composition of fiberglass (% in weight) 3
2 properties of different fibers 4
3 Typical properties of carbon fibers 5
4 Material properties of FRP beams 15
5 Ultimate load and nature of failure for SET I and SET II beams 18

iii