New solution for damaged porous RC cantilever beams strengthening by composite plate

(1) Civil Engineering Department, University of Tiaret, Algeria; (2) Laboratory of Geomatics and Sustainable Development, University of Tiaret, Algeria.This research presents a careful theoretical investigation on interfacial stresses in damaged porous RC cantilever beams strengthened with externally bonded composite plate (several types of composites have been used). The model is based on equilibrium and deformations compatibility requirements in and all parts of the strengthened cantilever beam, i.e., the damaged porous concrete cantilever beam, the perfect and/or imperfect composite plate and the adhesive layer. The analytical predictions are compared with other existing solutions and which shows a very good agreement of the results. It is shown that both the normal and shear stresses at the interface are influenced by the material and geometry parameters of the composite beam. In the end, I think this research is very useful for understanding the mechanical behavior of the interface and the design of the hybrid structures.