EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON REHABILITATION OF CORRODED CONCRETE BEAM SPECIMENS

Corrosion of steel support is one of the primary solidness issues confronting fortified solid frameworks around the world. This proposition a bridge the consequences of trials to explore the feasibility of utilizing remotely fortified glass fiber strengthened polymer (GFRP) laminates to rehabilitate corrosion-damaged reinforced concrete beams. Twelve beams were casted with an admixture of rice husk ash and coating of Nitro-Zinc primer over the surface of the rebars. The beams were strengthened externally by applying I so- Resin bonding GFRP laminates to the concrete surface the results showed that the use of GFRP sheets for strengthening corroded reinforced concrete beam specimens is an efficient technique that can maintain structural integrity and enhance the behavior of such beams