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Numerical Study on Coupling Beam Retrofitted Using CFRP and GFRP Sheets

Saeideh Hakimi1 and Rahmat Madandoust1
  • 1 University of Guilan, Iran

Abstract

One of the most useful way to resist against earthquake is using coupling beam of steel shear walls. The steel shear wall’s behavior depends on several factors such as stiffness, ductility, strength and so on. But, it has the shear cracks in coupling beam. In this paper, the effect of Carbon Reinforced Fiber Polymer (CFRP) on coupling beams has been evaluated to find out the improvement in ductility, stiffness and its strength. In order to do this research, the commercial edition of ABAQUS software is used. The results show that, using CFRP sheets can improve the load capacity of coupling beams.

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Volume 11 No. 3, 2018, 1125-1129

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajeassp.2018.1125.1129

Submitted On: 2 April 2018 Published On: 6 August 2018

How to Cite: Hakimi, S. & Madandoust, R. (2018). Numerical Study on Coupling Beam Retrofitted Using CFRP and GFRP Sheets. American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 11(3), 1125-1129. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajeassp.2018.1125.1129

Open AccessCopyright: © 2018 Saeideh Hakimi and Rahmat Madandoust. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Keywords

  • Coupling Shear Wall
  • Finite Element Method
  • Diagonal Cracks
  • CFRP Sheets