Tests of glass fibre reinforced polymer rectangular concrete columns subjected to concentric and eccentric axial loading

2017 ◽  
Vol 151 ◽  
pp. 93-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Elchalakani ◽  
Guowei Ma
2007 ◽  
Vol 34 (11) ◽  
pp. 1495-1505 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Shaheen ◽  
N. G. Shrive

Strengthening masonry columns by spraying them with glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) was investigated experimentally. The study was aimed at assessing the strength and strain increases imparted by the technique under both concentric and eccentric axial loading. Plain and steel-reinforced columns were tested. Twenty-four columns were constructed from Type S mortar and straight and bullnose clay masonry units. The columns were 1 m high and either 290 mm × 290 mm or 390 mm × 390 mm in cross section. Two thicknesses of sprayed GFRP (SGFRP) were attempted, but it was found to be difficult to maintain uniform thickness. Nevertheless, with only minor increases in strength, large increases in strain capacity were achieved with both the plain and reinforced columns under concentric axial compression. Eccentric loading reduced the effect of the SGFRP laminate on the strength of masonry columns. Failure of SGFRP included both mode I and mode III fractures.


Structures ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 813-821 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minhao Dong ◽  
Weena Lokuge ◽  
Mohamed Elchalakani ◽  
Ali Karrech

Author(s):  
Afaq Ahmad ◽  
Mohamed Elchalakani ◽  
Muhammad Iqbal ◽  
Yimou Huang ◽  
Guowei Ma

An investigation was carried out into the structural performance of concrete columns reinforced with various shapes of glass-fibre-reinforced polymer bars and stainless-steel stirrups under concentric loading at ultimate limit state. Six square-section columns were cast to investigate the effects of different reinforcement types. The results showed failure modes depended on reinforcement material, shape and stirrup spacing. Across all specimens, steel-reinforced columns had higher loading capacity and better ductile performance, followed by L-shape and then round polymer bars. Smaller spiral spacing increased confinement efficiency and ductility and provided sufficient restraint against longitudinal polymer bar buckling. Finite-element models were also calibrated, and the results were in close agreement with experimental measurements. Based on the calibrated models, numerical parameters were studied to understand further the behavior of composite columns reinforced with glass-fibre-reinforced polymer.


2014 ◽  
Vol 564 ◽  
pp. 428-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.N.A. Safri ◽  
Mohamed Thariq Hameed Sultan ◽  
N. Razali ◽  
Shahnor Basri ◽  
Noorfaizal Yidris ◽  
...  

The purpose of this work is to study the best number of layer with the higher impact energy using Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP). The number of layers used in this study was 25, 33, 41, and 49. The impact test was performed using Single Stage Gas Gun (SSGG) for each layers given above with different bullets such as blunt, hemispherical and conical bullets. The gas gun pressure was set to 5, 10, 15 and 20 bar. All of the signals captured from the impact test were recorded using a ballistic data acquisition system. The correlation between the impact energy in terms of number of layer and type of bullet from this test are presented and discussed. It can be summarise that as the number of layer increases, impact energy also increases. In addition, from the results, it was observed that by using different types of bullets (blunt, hemispherical, conical), there is only a slight difference in values of energy absorbed by the specimen.


2014 ◽  
Vol 970 ◽  
pp. 317-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Mohd Saiful Azwan ◽  
Yahya Mohd Yazid ◽  
Ayob Amran ◽  
Behzad Abdi

Fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) plates subject to quasi-static indentation loading were studied. The plates were fabricated from three layers of chopped strand mat glass fibre and polyester resin using vacuum infusion process. Indentation tests were conducted on the plates with loading rates of 1 mm/min, 10 mm/min, 100 mm/min and 500 mm/min using a hemispherical tip indenter with diameter 12.5 mm. The plates were clamped in a square fixture with an unsupported space of 100 mm × 100 mm. The loads and deflections at the indented location were measured to give energy absorption-deflection curves. The results showed that the loading rate has a large effect on the indentation behaviour and energy absorbed.


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