Download or read book Debonding Failure of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforced Concrete Beams and In-situ Monitoring Schemes written by Ryan C. Sieber and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) systems have gained much popularity as a method for reinforcing existing concrete structures. However a variety of sudden failure methods, such as debonding, delamination, and creep rupture have led to the development of code limitations on the strength that an FRP system can be considered to provide. The uncertainty brought on by the failure methods mentioned above has become the topic of much research. Researchers have proposed fracture and strength based methods to predict debonding. However, there are many environmental and durability issues that have not been considered in these prediction. These uncertainties make FRP strengthened concrete beams a good candidate for a health monitoring system. In this a paper a detailed look at current methods of predicting debonding is presented. Additionally, effects that the environment and durability have on debonding are presented. Finally, monitoring systems for FRP strengthened concrete beams are discussed. Two monitoring schemes are proposed.