Flexural strengthening of RC beams with sisal fiber composites and sisal fiber rods Proceedings Paper

Qayyum Khan, A, Hussain, Q, Rattanapitikon, W et al. (2016). Flexural strengthening of RC beams with sisal fiber composites and sisal fiber rods . 860 144-147. 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.860.144

cited authors

  • Qayyum Khan, A; Hussain, Q; Rattanapitikon, W; Pimanmas, A

authors

abstract

  • The present study is conducted to examine the effectiveness of sisal fiber in flexural strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) beams. In order to obtain this objective, two different strengthening configurations are adopted (use of sisal fiber composites and use of sisal fiber rods). A total of five flexural strengthened reinforced concrete beams are instrumented and tested using a four point bending setup. The results for strength, stiffness and failure modes are discussed for the both strengthening configurations. The results demonstrate that both sisal fiber composites and sisal fiber rods are effective in enhancing ultimate load carrying capacity of RC beams. The beams strengthened with sisal fiber rods showed higher increase in ultimate load as compared with the beams strengthened with sisal fiber composites layers.

publication date

  • January 1, 2016

start page

  • 144

end page

  • 147

volume

  • 860