Issue 60

F. Awad et alii, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 60 (2022) 291-309; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.60.21

C OMPARISON OF EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL RESULTS

Load – Deflection Curve he load-deflection curves obtained for specimens from the experimental results and the FE models are shown in Fig. (22). It is clear that the experimental and numerical load-deflection results were in good agreement. So, the FE models demonstrated the ability to simulate the behavior of reinforced concrete beams strengthened by the NSM technique. The simulation perfectly reflected the bonding between concrete, steel reinforcement, and strengthening by NSM-steel rods. Moreover, the FE models result in confirming to affect the flexural capacity of beams strengthened with alteration of the strengthened cross-section. T

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Beam 05 Figure 22: Comparison between experimental and numerical results.

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