Research Article

Flexural Strengthening of Damaged T-Joists with Severe Corrosion Using CFRP Sheets

Table 4

Load at permissible active deflection, Load Factor values, and ACI 318 load test results for simulated specimens.

Specimenā€‰ā€‰Load at permissible active deflection (N/m2)Load Factor (LF)ACI 318 load test

Simply supported joist(A1)Healthy9,9841.33Right
(A2)Corroded without repair5,2160.70Negative
(A3)Corroded with 1 CRRP sheet5,9600.79Negative
(A4)Corroded with 2 CRRP sheets7,0850.94Negative
(A5)Corroded with 3 CRRP sheets8,1071.08Negative
(A6)Corroded with 4 CRRP sheets9,0801.21Negative

Fixed-ended joist(B1)Healthy18,6852.49Right
(B2)Corroded without repair14,5201.93Right
(B3)Corroded with 1 CRRP sheet15,7062.09Right
(B4)Corroded with 2 CRRP sheets16,8742.26Right
(B5)Corroded with 3 CRRP sheets17,5892.33Right
(B6)Corroded with 4 CRRP sheets18,0962.42Right