ABSTRACT
This paper presents a study on the fatigue behaviour of corroded reinforced concrete beams after repair using carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP). The study involves an experimental program to investigate the feasibility of using CFRP to repair reinforced concrete beams damaged by accelerated chloride corrosion of the tensile reinforcement. The specimens will be tested under a constant amplitude fatigue loading until failure. Three beam sizes of spans 1.5 m, 3 m and 6 m are to be tested and the results used to verify a numerical model to be developed for predicting the fatigue behaviour of such structures. At the present stage of the study the specimens have been fabricated, cracked and are undergoing accelerated corrosion. In this paper, a literature review and detailed experimental procedures are presented.
