Abstract
In order to explore the flexural behavior of CFRP reinforced pre-stressed concrete (PC) beams with initial cracks, 6 pre-tensioned beams were manufactured. Then the beams were pre-loaded to crack with 40% and 60% ultimate load respectively, and the beams were strengthened by CFRP under the conditions of load holding and fully unloaded. After that, the four-points bending tests were performed, and beam section strains, flexural capacities and cracks were analyzed. The results demonstrate that the ultimate load of CFRP reinforced beams increased by 10%~18%, and the ultimate loads of CFRP reinforced load holding beams were 3% and 6% lower than that of CFRP reinforced non-destructive beam, and the inhibiting effect of CFRP on cracks was weakened, the hysteresis strains should be considered for them. In this paper, the fiber hysteresis strains were calculated by the method of full section decompression moment, and the flexural capacities of CFRP reinforced PC beams were calculated, which are in good agreement with the test results.
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