Investigations of reinforced concrete members strengthened by laminatesunder explosive loading. Part 3, Experimental results for reinforced concrete beams and columns

Abstract

W pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań doświadczalnych płyt żelbetowych. Badania przeprowadzono dla elementów żelbetowych, zwykłych bez dodatkowego wzmocnienia oraz dla elementów wzmocnionych wysokowytrzymałościowymi powłokowymi laminatami z włókien aramidowych, szklanych i węglowych. Zasadniczą częścią pracy jest prezentacja wyników badań, na które składają się schematy mechanizmów zniszczenia oraz trwałe przemieszczenia płyt.The results of experimental investigations of reinforced concrete plates were introduced in the present part of the paper. Investigations were carried out for two kinds of reinforced concrete elements, i.e., plain elements without additional strengthening and for elements strengthened by high-strength coating laminates made from aramide, glass, and carbon fibres. The schemes of failure mechanisms and the permanent displacements of plates were presented as the principal results of the investigations. It was stated in the result of investigations, that reinforced concrete structural elements strengthened by high-strength laminates show, under the explosive loading enlargement the carrying capacity, decrease in displacements, the limitation of the destruction areas of the concrete, enlarged ability to absorption of the energy. The respective parameters of effort and deformation depend on the kind of material strengthening and the configuration of the strengthening. It was confirmed that the application of coating strengthening generates the new effects of local type in reinforced concrete elements, namely swelling the concrete under laminate, the thread and superficial separation of the laminate, in this on the whole surface, the tearing the laminate and, first of all, decrease in the range of the failure of the element and elimination of the spread of the damaged fragments of the concrete