Strengthening of Concrete Structures by the Use of Mineral-Based Composites
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ISSN: 1402-1544 ISBN 978-91-86233-XX-X Se i listan och fyll i siffror där kryssen är DOCTORAL T H E SIS Thomas Blanksvärd Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Division of Structural Engineering Strengthening of concrete structures ISSN: 1402-1544 ISBN 978-91-86233-23-5 by the use of mineral-based composites Luleå University of Technology 2009 System and design models for flexure and shear Strengthening of concrete structures by the use of mineral-based composites System and design models for flexure and shear Thomas Blanksvärd Luleå University of Technology DOCTORAL THESIS Strengthening of concrete structures by the use of mineral- based composites System and design models for flexure and shear Thomas Blanksvärd Luleå University of Technology Department of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering Division of Structural Engineering SE - 971 87 Luleå Sweden www.ltu.se/shb “The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet” ȡȚıIJȠIJȑȜȘȢں // Strengthening of concrete structures by the use of mineral-based composites Strengthening of concrete structures using mineral-based composites THOMAS BLANKSVÄRD Avdelningen för byggkonstruktion Institutionen för Samhällsbyggnad Luleå Tekniska Universitet Akademisk avhandling som med vederbörligt tillstånd av Tekniska fakultetsnämnden vid Luleå tekniska universitet för avläggande av teknologie doktorsexamen, kommer att offentligt försvaras i universitetssal F1031, fredagen den 24 april 2009, klockan 10.00 Fakultetsopponent: Professor Thanasis C. Triantafillou, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Patras, Patras Greece Betygsnämnd: Professor Henrik Stang, Department of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby Denmark. Professor Timo Aho, Department of Construction Technology, Oulu University, Oulu, Finland. Professor emeritus Ralejs Tepfers, Avdelningen för konstruktionsteknik, Chalmers tekniska högskola, Göteborg Sverige. Docent Kjell Eriksson, Avdelningen för hållfasthetslära, Luleå tekniska universitet, Luleå Sverige. Tekn. Dr. Anders Wiberg, Anläggningsunderhåll, Grontmij, Stockholm Sverige. Tryck: Universitetstryckeriet, Luleå ISBN: 978-91-86233-23-5 ISSN 1402-1544 Luleå 2009 www.ltu.se Front page: The illustration shows concrete members strengthened in shear and bending. The member strengthened in shear is in the front since more time was spent on exploring the aspects of shear strengthening using mineral-based composites (MBC). The filmstrip at the bottom shows applications of the MBC system starting from the inside of a silo to strengthening of balconies. Preface Preface Every expedition has to have a purpose and a defined finishing line. My exploration journey as a PhD student started in September 2004. The official purpose with this mission was to investigate the suitability of using mineral-based composites for strengthening of existing concrete structures. During the last four and a half years I have learned that the unofficial purpose with this expedition was to explore my own suitability as a researcher and how to strengthen myself as an individual. The outcome of all expeditions is highly dependent on the surrounding environment, people and finances. I would therefore like to extend my personal gratitude to the following: For the financial support I am grateful to the Swedish Road Administration, the Development Fund of the Swedish Construction Industry (SBUF), Skanska Sverige AB, the European Integrated Project “Sustainable Bridges” and Sto Scandinavia AB. Elsa and Sven Thysell’s foundation, Maj and Hidling Brosénius Foundation, Wallenberg Fundation and Ångpanneföreningen are appreciated for scholarships enabling me to travel outside Sweden to present my research and make new friends. Prof. Björn Täljsten, I have travelled the world under your wings and gathered knowledge not possible elsewhere. Thanks for being both a friend and firm supervisor, I hope to work with you in the future. Dr Anders Carolin, the deputy supervisor, for all on and off topic conversations and being a great mentor. The laboratory investigations would not have been possible without the helpful members in the lab, Mr. Håkan Johansson, Civ Eng. Georg Danielsson, Mr. Lars Åström, Mr. Thomas Forsberg and Dr. Claes Fahlesson The staff at the division of Structural Engineering with its head Prof. Mats Emborg, for bringing me diversity in conversations and festivities. I would also like to send a special thought to my colleagues and friends in the research group “Innovative Materials and Structures” Gabbe, Mackan and Bennitz for all the help and support. I mentioned that my expedition started in 2004, this was not entirely true. I have followed my father in the laboratory ever since I learned to walk. During my early missions in the division of Structural Engineering I met Prof. Lennart Elfgren who has given me insightful comments during my entire visit at the university. So thank you Dad for giving me confidence, showing me that the university was not a scary place and for all the useful and endless discussions regarding civil engineering I would also like to extend my gratitude to my mom, brother and sister for always being there, believing in me and defining me as a person. I Strengthening of concrete structures by the use of mineral-based composites When the academic environment became too dull, I took refuge in my band SlideShow. Thank you Poe Deprey, Foxy Black and Nicky Dollars for living the rock n roll life style with me. Saved for last, the most important dynamic factor in my life is my wife. With your everlasting energy you bring colour and shape to the otherwise grey and square subsistence. Thank you for being you and always understanding that sometimes it requires 18h days to finish a PhD. If I need help with notations or to do NSMR strengthening, you are always first in line. - Multiply it by infinity, take it to the depths of forever and you will still only have a glimpse of how much I love you. This concludes my seemingly 30 year long expedition in the jungle called Luleå University of Technology. Now, it is off in to the horizon and beyond. Thomas Blanksvärd April 2009 II Summary Summary A great number of society’s resources are invested in existing concrete structures, such as bridges, tunnels, different kind of buildings etc. All of these structures have both an expected function and an expected life span. However, both the function and the life span can be influenced by external factors, e.g. degradation and altered load situations. Further influencing aspects could be mistakes in design or during the construction phase. Repairing and/or strengthening these structures could maintain or increase the function as well as the life span. To strengthen concrete structures by using adhesively bonded fibres or fibre reinforced polymers (FRP) has been shown to be an excellent way of improving the load bearing capacity. The most common adhesive used for this type of strengthening is epoxies. Unfortunately, there are some drawbacks with the use of epoxy adhesives such as diffusion tightness, poor thermal compatibility with concrete and requirements for a safe working environment which might lead to allergic reactions if proper protective clothing is not used. A further limiting factor is the requirement on the surrounding temperature at application. A commonly recommended minimum temperature at the time for application is 10°C, which makes the preparations regarding application during colder seasons much more complicated. However, some of these drawbacks could be reduced by substituting the epoxy adhesive for a mineral-based bonding agent with similar material properties as concrete. The strengthening system and also the topic of this thesis is termed “mineral-based composites” (MBC). The MBC consists in this context of grids of carbon FRP with high tensile strength that are bonded to an existing concrete surface by the use of a cement based bonding agent. The scientific approach in this thesis includes analytical methods to describe load bearing capacity for the strengthened concrete structure in both flexure and shear. The analytical approaches are then verified against experimental results. Above the theoretical and experimental performance of the MBC system a review of state of the art research has been made in order to collate and map existing mineral-based strengthening systems other than the MBC system. To develop and verify the theoretical models and to compare the performance of the MBC system to other possible designs of mineral-based strengthening systems, six papers are appended in the thesis. III Strengthening of concrete structures by the use of mineral-based composites - The first paper describes the performance of the MBC system when used in flexural strengthening. The experimental program in this paper consists of a concrete slab strengthened with both the MBC system and epoxy based system. In addition, a parametric study was made on small scale beam specimens to evaluate the performance of using different cement-based bonding agents. - The second paper describes the performance of the MBC system when used as shear strengthening. This study consists of experimental results of 23 reinforced concrete beams with different concrete qualities, internal shear reinforcement ratios together with different variations of the CFRP grid design and mineral- based bonding agents. In addition, a comparison is also made to traditional epoxy-based strengthening. This paper also has an analytical approach to estimate the shear resistance. - The third