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Deep beams are the members that their behavior is different from conventional beams due to their special geometry and loading condition. Due to the low thickness compared with the height of the beams, the flexural reinforcement’s ratio is usually high and need to be placed in several layers. One of the most effective ways to reduce the ratio of the flexural reinforcement is to use of the prestressed reinforcement instead of conventional reinforcement which more conventional reinforcement can be replaced by a prestressed reinforcement. If that happens, there will be discussion of prestressed deep beams. In recent decades, along with the serious discussion of prestressed deep beams, reinforced concrete members retrofitted with FRP are also considered and in the last years the similar studies have also done on deep beams. The girders are usually prestressed deep beams in the structures such as reinforced concrete bridges, and if the retrofitting of them is considered, it will encounter with prestressed deep beams and it is necessary to have knowledge of the behavior of such members. However, the simultaneous effect of prestressing together with retrofitting has not been studied. For this, the experimental study was carried out in this paper for a better understanding of their behavior and comparing of their behavior with other deep beams. This paper study the behavior of simply supported deep beams experimentally by different conditions and has been examined their behavior compared to conventional deep beams, prestressed deep beams, and deep beams strengthened with CFRP. For this purpose, 10 deep beams with span to depth ratio of 2 are constructed and subjected to single-point failure load. Considering of this span to depth ratio is due to more compatibility with existing codes. The concrete cylindrical strength is considered greater than 400 kg/cm2 because of prestressed specimens. The test indicates that the idea of replacing of the prestressing cable instead of conventional reinforcements is appropriate and can increase the shear strength and initial stiffness of deep beams in addition to their bending strength. The analysis of experimental results shows that the effects of prestressing and strengthening are not the sum of prestressing and strengthening individually. Moreover, if two conventional and prestressed deep beams with equal shear capacity strengthen with the appropriate arrangements of CFRP, ultimate strength of prestressed deep beam will be 7% higher than conventional deep beam. The energy absorption and ductility of prestressed deep beams strengthened with CFRP are higher than strengthened conventional deep beams. Furthermore, the comparison of experimental results with existing codes and relations in the literature shows that none of the relations have the ability to predict the behavior of deep beams tested in this paper. It is necessary to generalize the existing relations to obtain to the accurate prediction.

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In, this research, the effects of adding silica and multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) nano particles on the low velocity impact response are experimentally studied. Vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) method has been used to manufacture nano composite with 11 layers of plain weave carbon fibers 200 g⁄m^2 , resin R510 and hardener H515 with 66% fiber volume fraction. Samples made of nano silica and MWCNT particles have been dispersed with 1 wt. %. The prepared CARALL is made of two Aluminum 2024 facing sheets. Low velocity impact tests have been conducted using by drop weight device at the impact energy of 20, 40 and 60 j with velocity of 2.6, 3.68 and 4.5 m⁄s . The results of the low velocity impact experiments indicates that the MWCNT improves performance of fiber metal composite material and the effects of MWCNT in improving the impact properties of fiber metal laminate composite is better than of nano silica. Better adhering and dispersion of MWCNT and strong interfacial creation are some other effect factors of impact response sample reinforced with multiwall carbon nanotubes in comparison to nano silica.

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In the design process of a moment resisting frame (MRF), the principle of weak–beam and strong–column should been considered because the plastic hinge occurs in the beams. This mechanism is caused that the frame has capable of dissipating significant energy and remain stable in the inelastic region. Hence, the stability is defined as the ability of the frame to maintain its elastic level of resistance throughout the entire inelastic range of response. Using this principle, plastic hinges can be develop in the beams adjacent to the connections and usually very close to the column face. This mechanism allow cracks caused by the plastic hinging. The cracks can also propagate into the connection core region, and initiate a brittle failure mechanism. Furthermore, the mechanism has been not established in many existing MRFs designed based on the previous codes. Hence, the methods have been proposed and developed in order to relocate the plastic hinge away from the column face. Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) has been used as a strengthening solution of beam–column connections and successfully reported for retrofitting existing structures. In fact, the use of a web–bonded FRP retrofitting system can control the mechanism of plastic hing and provide the strong–column weak–beam concept. Due to the many advantages, such as high strength, low weight, endurance and convenience, Carbon Fiber–Reinforced Polimers (CFRPs) have been widely used in strengthening concrete structures.
However, the strength and stiffness of CFRP are severely reduced at elevated temperatures, which will affect the strengthening effect seriously.
In this study, six schemes of strengthened concrete beam–column connection using CFRP are proposed and the seismic performance of the strengthened connection is investigated. In order to achieve this purpose, seven scaled–down RC exterior joint of a typical ordinary MRF are chosen and modeling this strengthened connection is implemented in the general finite element program, ABAQUS software. In the finite element model of strengthened concrete beam–column connection, the concrete is modeled using the damaged plastic model. The sheets of CFRP are also considered as the elastic and orthotropic model. These schemes of strengthened concrete beam–column connection are tested under moderately monotonic/cyclic loads. In order to verify the finite element model of the connection, the analysis results of this model is compared with the experimental investigation on the external beam–column connection repaired strengthened using CFRP. The results demonstrates the verification of the finite element model. The selection of the best scheme of strengthened concrete beam–column connection using CFRP is based on the improvement of the seismic performance of connection such as the load–carrying capacity, the energy absorption, the initial stiffness and changing failure mechanism of connection. The nonlinear results show that the proper layout of CFRP sheets can increase the load–carrying capacity, the energy absorption and the initial stiffness of connections. Furthermore, the proposed schemes of strengthened concrete beam–column connection are caused that the failure is relocated from the column face and located in beam. Therefore, the proposed best scheme of strengthened concrete beam–column connection using CFRP can be recommended and utilized in the practical projects of concrete structures.

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In the case of presence of deep micro-cracks within the composite structures, they must be replaced. The self-healing phenomenon which is inspired from the biological systems such as vascular networks in plants or capillary networks in animals, is an appropriate strategy to control the defects and micro-cracks. In the present research, by taking accounts the advantages of self-healing concept, an attempt has been made to control the micro-cracks and damages which were created in composite structures. To do so, series of micro glass tubes were employed to provide a self-healing system. These micro-tubes were filled with epoxy resin/anhydride hardener as a healing agent. When the structure is subjected to loading conditions, some damages or micro-cracks are created. In this situation, the micro glass tubes will rupture and the healing agent flows in the damage area, leading to the elimination of the defects over a time span. The aim of this study is to find out the appropriate self-healing material volume fraction and healing time to obtain an efficient healing. For this purpose, glass micro-tubes containing various healing agent loadings of 0.75, 1.65 and 2.5 vol.% were incorporated in epoxy-carbon fibers composites and the tensile behavior of the specimens were assessed during different time span from defect creation. The highest tensile strength recovery of 89% was observed for the specimen with 1.65 vol.% healing agent. Also the results show presence of micro tube decrease the fracture strain and over the time span fracture strain recovered.

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Digital Shearography is one of the new methods of non-destructive testing based on the laser beam which is used to measure the surface displacement derivatives. In this method, relying on the interference of two laser waves reflected from the object surface, the displacement gradient of the deformed sample can be measured directly. So that it is possible to evaluate the industrial parts in a non-contact and full-field way with a high speed and accuracy. One of the significant advantages of this method is the ability to detect subsurface defects in various materials, including composites. In this paper, samples with subsurface cracks made of composite materials reinforced with glass fibers and carbon fibers have been inspected by Digital Shearography testing. Also, the optimal values ​​of each main parameter such as shear distance and loading size for each material have been obtained using the Taguchi experiment design. The results show that for each type of material there is an optimal amount of loading amount and shear distance, which if applied, the best test results are obtained.

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The proper method for jointing Carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) to aluminum, which causes uniform stress distribution, more suitable fatigue performance and weight reduction, is adhesive bonded joint. In adhesive bonding, the interface of adhesives and adherent are sensitive areas for the initiation and propagation of failure. In order to eliminate surface contamination, adherents must be surface treated. In this research, the effect of the functional pattern of laser surface treatment on the strength of aluminum/composite adhesive bonded joint in the mode I fracture has been investigated. At first, laser surface treatments were performed throughout the specimen in order to find the parameters of the laser device that increase the strength of the adhesive bonding by creating a suitable surface quality. After that, the functional pattern of laser surface treatment with the appropriate parameters for ablation and cleaning of the adhesive surface is done. The results show a 15.5% increase in the critical strain energy release rate of the mode I for the all-over laser surface treatment specimen compared to the sanding method. Meanwhile, with the functional pattern of laser surface treatment, the critical strain energy release rate of the mode I has increased by 5.9% and 22.4% compared to all-over laser surface treatment and sanding, respectively. Examining the fracture surface of the specimen shows the delay in crack growth in the specimen of the functional pattern with changes from the adhesive failure to the fiber tearing, which has improved the strength of the adhesive bonding.
 

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Composites reinforced with carbon fibers have various applications in different industries, due to their physical and mechanical properties. In this regard, multi-walled carbon nanotubes are used to strengthen the epoxy resin base, which is one of the emerging and important materials. Since machining is required to repair reinforced composite parts, in this research, the damages caused during the process should also be investigated and solutions should be provided. In this study, the delamination damage in the machining of composite parts of epoxy reinforced with carbon fibers and multi-walled carbon nanotubes has been discussed. In this regard, experiments have been conducted with a carbide end-mill at different cutting speeds and feed speeds. Then the delaminations created in these tests are studied. In the analysis of the results, by increasing the rotational speed from 500 to 2500, the amount of delamination increased by 25% and the force decreased by 87%. Also, solutions that include reducing the feed speed will have a significant effect on improving the final quality of the machined part.

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This paper deals with drilling of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite filled with carbon nanotube (CNT) using response surface method (RSM) based utility function. In the drilling of CFRP composites with a hybrid metal base, the additional advance force and pleat height reduce the performance of the composite. Therefore, to improve the performance of the hybrid metal matrix composite, the advancing force and the pleat height of the composite are minimized. Hence, the advancing force and pleat height are the factors considered in the present research and are the main responses that are minimized using the RSM-based utility function. Four important input factors such as drilling speed, feed rate, CNT percentage and drill helix angle are considered to analyze the performance of the drilling process. The results showed that the advance rate is a very influential parameter that affects the advance force and pleat height in hybrid metal matrix composites. During the drilling operation, due to the mutual rubbing of the CNT abrasive particles, it causes extensive surface damage such as holes, cracks, and fibers coming out. The ANOVA results show that the experimental data are well correlated at the 95% confidence interval, and this technique can be very useful and reliable for predicting drilling parameters of CFRP metal matrix composites.