REPAIR OF FLEXURAL DAMAGED REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS USING EMBEDDED BAMBOO REINFORCED EPOXY COMPOSITE

Authors

  • Samson Olalekan Odeyemi Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5217-3403
  • Rasheed Abdulwahab Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria
  • Sefiu Adekunle Bello Department of Material Science & Engineering, Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State, Nigeria
  • Ahmed Olatunbosun Omoniyi Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria
  • Adewale George Adeniyi Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/mjce.v32.16188

Keywords:

Concrete, Beams, Bamboo, Bamboo Fibre Epoxy Composite, Flexural strength

Abstract

In recent years, repair and retrofit of existing structures such as buildings and bridges have been among the most important challenges in Civil Engineering. Strengthening reinforced concrete (RC) members with steel plates is a conventional method that has been adopted for decades. The corrosive nature of steel plates, its weight and the need for many anchor bolts for attachment makes it inefficient for retrofitting damaged structures. Thus, there is a need to source for an alternative material which does not corrode and still be used in the strengthening of reinforced concrete. Bamboo Reinforced Epoxy Composite (BREC) was used to repair five (5) damaged reinforced concrete beams in this research. Two of the beams were preloaded to 40 % and 60 % of the ultimate load before strengthening with BREC and all the beams were loaded to failure. The RC beams implanted with BREC rods experienced a rise in their load carrying capacity when tested. Beams preloaded up to 40 % and 60 % had an increase in flexural strength of 33.7 % and 39.3 % respectively when compared with beams reinforced with steel reinforcements. BREC rods in concrete is an effective method in increasing the flexural strength of RC beams.

Author Biographies

  • Samson Olalekan Odeyemi, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria
    Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Senior Lecturer
  • Rasheed Abdulwahab, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria
    Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lecturer I
  • Sefiu Adekunle Bello, Department of Material Science & Engineering, Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State, Nigeria
    Department of Material Science & Engineering, Lecturer I
  • Ahmed Olatunbosun Omoniyi, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria
    Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Student
  • Adewale George Adeniyi, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
    Adewale

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Published

2020-02-12

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Vol. 32 No. 1: April 2020

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Articles

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REPAIR OF FLEXURAL DAMAGED REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS USING EMBEDDED BAMBOO REINFORCED EPOXY COMPOSITE. (2020). Malaysian Journal of Civil Engineering, 32(1). https://doi.org/10.11113/mjce.v32.16188