Experimental Study on RC Beams Strengthened by a Novel Large Diameter Pre-stressed Stainless Steel Wire Mesh – Mortar Structure

The pre-stressed stainless steel wire mesh (SSWM) –mortar (M) is a pre-stressed laminate structure for structural strengthening and rehabilitation. Pre-stressing the stainless steel wire mesh is the key technology for engineering practice. A jogged anchor is proposed for anchoring large diameter SSWM conveniently. The flexural performances of 5 damaged RC beams strengthened by pre-stressed SSWM-M and one referential RC beam were tested. The experimental results indicates that the large diameter pre-stressed SSWM-M has a better performance in controlling the crack growth, restoring the flexural capacity and stiffness than the small diameter pre-stressed SSWM-M.