Research Article
Flexural Strengthening and Rehabilitation of Reinforced Concrete Beam Using BFRP Composites: Finite Element Approach
| Model mark | Deflection (mm) (numerical) | Ductility index (numerical) | Ductility index (experimental) [11] | Ratio of ductility index (numerical/experimental) | Yield | Ultimate |
| B1 | 6.63 | 61.80 | 9.32 | 9.10 | 1.02 | B2 | 11.27 | 40.72 | 3.61 | 3.80 | 0.95 | B3 | 7.18 | 40.00 | 5.57 | 5.30 | 1.05 | B4 | 12.67 | 39.61 | 3.13 | 3.00 | 1.04 | B5 | 6.26 | 22.54 | 3.61 | NA | NA | B6 | 8.97 | 17.94 | 2.00 | NA | NA | B7 | 10.67 | 50.40 | 4.72 | 4.80 | 0.98 | B8 | 9.66 | 22.67 | 2.35 | 2.80 | 0.84 | | | | | Mean | 0.98 | | | | | Standard deviation | 0.078 | | | | | Variance | 0.006 |
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