[PDF][PDF] Repair of Torsionally Inadequate Concrete Beams by Use of Adhesively Bonded Plates
MR Toensmeyer, JP Cook - Trans. Res. Rec, 1981 - onlinepubs.trb.org
MR Toensmeyer, JP Cook
Trans. Res. Rec, 1981•onlinepubs.trb.orgOBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM The objective of this study was to propose a method of
repair for torsionally inadequate reinforced concrete spandrel beams. The proposed solution
was to adhesively bond steel plates to the vertical faces of the beams in the high-shear and
high-torsion regions by using an epoxy adhesive. The intent was to entirely control the
torsional cracking of the member and shift the mode of failure from sudden torsional failure
to a more conventional flexural failure with a forewarning of collapse.
repair for torsionally inadequate reinforced concrete spandrel beams. The proposed solution
was to adhesively bond steel plates to the vertical faces of the beams in the high-shear and
high-torsion regions by using an epoxy adhesive. The intent was to entirely control the
torsional cracking of the member and shift the mode of failure from sudden torsional failure
to a more conventional flexural failure with a forewarning of collapse.
OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM
The objective of this study was to propose a method of repair for torsionally inadequate reinforced concrete spandrel beams. The proposed solution was to adhesively bond steel plates to the vertical faces of the beams in the high-shear and high-torsion regions by using an epoxy adhesive. The intent was to entirely control the torsional cracking of the member and shift the mode of failure from sudden torsional failure to a more conventional flexural failure with a forewarning of collapse.
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