Flexural and Shear Strengthening of High-Strength Concrete Beams Using near Surface Basalt Fiber Bars

Flexural and Shear Strengthening of High-Strength Concrete Beams Using near Surface Basalt Fiber Bars

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Strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) structures has become a primary challenge in civil engineering.Different materials and procedures have been used in order to repair or strengthen RC structures.In this research, the NSM-Basalt Bar (NSM-BFRP) technique was used to strengthen high-strength reinforced concrete beams in flexure and shear.Twelve beams were designed, constructed, and tested under four-point loads.Six of them were designed to have insufficient longitudinal steel reinforcement to make sure that the failure would be a flexural failure in the control beam.

Whereas, the other six specimens were designed to have insufficient transverse steel reinforcement to make sure that the read more failure will be a shear failure in the control beam.All RC beams were strengthened using NSM-BFRP with different configurations except verona wig control specimens.The load deflection curve, the cracking pattern and the failure mode were evaluated.The experimental results reveal that NSM-BFRP bars significantly enhance the ultimate load capacity of high-strength concrete beams, with flexural capacity improvements of up to 33.33% and shear capacity enhancements of up to 63.

5%.However, the use of BFRP bars also led to a shift in failure modes from flexural to shear, particularly in specimens with increased flexural reinforcement.The findings suggest that while NSM-BFRP bars are highly effective in strengthening concrete beams, careful consideration of the reinforcement configuration is necessary to avoid premature shear failure and ensure balanced structural performance.