Experimental Investigation of Tensile Properties of Stainless-Steel Mesh as a Cost-Effective Strengthening Material
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https://doi.org/10.63746/njtd.v22i1.2944Keywords:
Composite specimens, Disaster risk reduction, Economic strengthening, Material properties, Stainless steel mesh.Abstract
Decreased performance of structural members can be caused by several factors, including design errors, modification of building functions, and natural disasters such as earthquakes. In such cases, repairing or strengthening techniques are required to ensure the safety of the structure. Thus, this study experimentally investigated the tensile properties of stainless-steel mesh (SSM) as a cost-effective material for strengthening purposes. A total of twelve SSM composite specimens of stainless low density (SLD) and stainless high density (SHD) were tested under tensile loading using a Universal Testing Machine (UTM). The experimental test results show that the SLD2 (stainless low density with two layers) specimen can be used as a promising strengthening material alternative for structural members since it has the highest tensile strength and strain at failure compared to other specimens, i.e. 33.1 N/mm2 and 33.5%, respectively. However, the SLD1 (stainless low density with one layer) specimen might be an option as an economical/cost-effective strengthening material since its material properties are almost similar to SLD2 by applying only one layer of SSM. All composite specimens exhibited the cup-cone failure mode, indicating that SSM has superior ductility performance. The Tyfo® S epoxy resin provided good adhesion to the SSM.
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