STRENGTHENING OF CONCRETE BEAM BY REINFORCING WITH GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS
Keywords:
Cement concrete Reinforced Beam, Geocell, Geogrid, Flexural StrengthAbstract
In the polymeric products Geosynthetics play a wide range of applications and presently used for solving
the civil engineering problems. This research reveals that the use of Geocells and Geogrids in concrete beam. Geocells
are three dimensional fabricated material of ultrasonically‐welded High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) strips and easy to
transport. Geogrid has notable application in constructions due to good in tension and has a higher capacity to transfer
load over a large area. The Flexural test were carried out up to failure of concrete beams. An experimental program was
performed and compared with analytical solution to predict the Flexural strength of concrete beam reinforced with
Geocells and Geogrids. A total of 18 beams, with (120mm × 150mm) rectangular cross section and of span 1200 mm
were cast and tested. In the first case, R.C.C under reinforced beams were strengthened with Geocells ,the beam is
subjected to static loading and tested. In second case, R.C.C under reinforced beams were strengthened with Geogrid.
