| Author | Anwar, Ahmad Waheed |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. ST-89-24 |
| Subject(s) | Ferrocement
|
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for
the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | This study aims to investigate the use of ferrocement in the
rehabilitation of structural beam elements and to assess the
effect of parameters such as amount of wire-mesh and geometrical
configuration of the ferrocement encasing, at different degrees
of distress, on the behavior of the beams after rehabilitation.
An experimental program was carried out by taking up two degrees
of distress (70% and 90% of the ultimate load), two different
amounts of wire-mesh (4 layers and 8 layers) and two geometrical
configurations (at bottom only and on three sides) of the
ferrocement encasing.
Used on The results obtained in the study, it is found that
the proposed method of rehabilitation of beams using ferrocement
is satisfactory and can be adopted practically. The test results
show that the ferrocement encasing on three sides of the beam is
more effective than the one at bottom only even for a lesser
amount of wire-mesh. However the performance of the ferrocement
encasing at bottom only can be improved by increasing the amount
of wire-mesh . The amount of wire-mesh has less significance for
crack width and does not always affect the appearance of the
first crack. |
| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Structural Engineering (STE) /Former Name = Structural Engineering and Construction (ST) |
| Chairperson(s) | Pichai Nimityongskul |
| Examination Committee(s) | Pama, Ricardo P. ;Ueda, Tamon
|
| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Government of Norway |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1989 |