Research Article
Performance of Sprayed Fiber Reinforced Polymer Strengthened Timber Beams
Table 2
Summary of results: boracol treated.
| | Ultimate load (kN) | Ultimate displacement (mm) | Energy absorbed (kJ) | Load % increase over A | Energy absorbed % increase over A | FRP rupture |
| | Beam A | 184.7 | 20.1 | 2.4 | — | — | — | | Beam B | 210.1 | 22 | 2.1 | 13.8% | −12.5% | No | | Beam C* | 181.4 | — | — | −1.8% | — | No | | Beam D | 215.2 | 31.6 | 4.8 | 16.5% | 100.0% | Yes | | Beam E | 215.4 | 30.1 | 4.4 | 16.6% | 83.3% | Yes |
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*Due to a data acquisition failure, displacements, and strain gauge readings from Beam C were not properly recorded.
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