Análise experimental da influência de ancoragens e taxas de armadura na resistência à flexão de consolos longos reforçados com laminados de fibra de carbono

Abstract

For the repair and strengthening of reinforced concrete corbels, solutions are sought that extend the service life of these structures, increase their load-bearing capacity, reduce deformations, and limit crack propagation. Therefore, this study presents tests on experimental models of corbels strengthened with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) laminates to analyze the strength enhancement in these models. All corbels are chamfered and have the same geometry. Thus, the ratio between the load application point (a) and the effective depth (d) is approximately 1.28, allowing the behavior to be characteristic of either a corbel or a cantilever beam. All specimens have a geometric arrangement with 250 mm width, 400 mm embedded height, 200 mm height at the outer face, and 570 mm length. The main objective of this research is to analyze the behavior of the reinforcement according to the variation in the main reinforcement ratio and the anchorage method, to compare the experimental results with current standards, and to verify whether the proposed anchorage systems prevent premature failure modes. The reinforcement dimensions consist of a (50x1440) mm laminate applied to both faces of the corbel. Two configurations of the anchorage system were analyzed. The first anchorage method involves attaching bolts through plates that do not perforate the laminate, known as Hybrid Bonding (HB). The second method, classified as FT (based on the laminate application approach), uses the reinforcement laminates themselves, with overlapping layers — the final one being applied perpendicular to the reinforcement and previous layers. Regarding the results, it was observed that both anchorage methods are effective in increasing the strength of the specimens, with HB being the most suitable anchorage method. Furthermore, depending on the reinforcement ratio, the strength gains provided by the reinforcement vary, being less effective in corbels with higher main reinforcement ratios. Finally, it was noted that the proposed anchorage methods were not entirely effective in preventing debonding along the laminate. However, it is worth highlighting that in the corbels with HB anchorage, even with reinforcement debonding, the anchorage was able to prevent complete slippage, contributing to increased ductility of the corbel even after debonding.