Flexural Behavior of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) Bars

10.14359/8806 ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 97 (5) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Concrete Beams ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Flexural Behavior ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Gfrp Bars ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced

Strain Distribution on Reinforcement of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) Bars

2013 ◽  
Vol 594-595 ◽  
pp. 812-817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azlina Abdul Hamid Noor ◽  
Thamrin Rendy ◽  
Ibrahim Azmi ◽  
Hanizah Abdul Hamid
Keyword(s):  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Strain Distribution ◽  
Concrete Beams ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Longitudinal Reinforcement ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Gfrp Bars ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced

This paper presents a part of the results from an experimental study of strain distribution on reinforcement of concrete beams reinforced with glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars. Under static loading conditions, eight concrete beams reinforced with GFRP bars were tested and as comparison eight beams with steel reinforcement were also tested. All of the beams were prepared with varying ratios of longitudinal reinforcement bars and stirrups. The effect of shear span-effective depth ratio on strain distribution of longitudinal reinforcement was also observed. Furthermore, the behavior of strain on stirrups due to different materials of longitudinal reinforcement was also discussed in this report. The test results show that the ratio of longitudinal reinforcement significantly influence the strain distributions on reinforcement where the beams with higher ratio exhibit higher strain. Moreover, it was also obtained that the different types of longitudinal reinforcement considerably influences the strain behavior on stirrups as higher strain was observed in beams reinforced with GFRP bars.

scholarly journals Performance of concrete beams partially/fully reinforced with glass fiber polymer bars

2021 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed S. Moawad ◽  
Ahmed Fawzi
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Concrete Beams ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Concrete Compressive Strength ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Gfrp Bars ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced

AbstractOne of the major advantages of using glass fiber-reinforced polymer bars as a replacement to the traditional steel-reinforced bars is its lightweight and high-resistant to corrosion. This research focuses on the performance of concrete beams partially/fully reinforced with glass fiber-reinforced polymer bars with 50% of GFRP bars were used to reinforce partially concrete beams at flexural zone. While 100% of GFRP bars were used to reinforce fully concrete beams at flexural and compression zones with different concrete compressive strength.This study reported the test results of 6 reinforced concrete beams with dimensions 150 × 200mm and a 1700-mm clear span length subjected to a four-point loading system. The tested beams were divided into three groups; the first one refers to the glass fiber-reinforced polymer bar effect. The second group is referring to the effect of concrete compressive strength, while the third group is referring to the effect of the GFRP bar volume ratio.Using longitudinal GFRP bars as a full or partial replacement of longitudinal steel bar reinforcement led to an increase in the failure load capacity and the average crack width, while a decrease in ductility was reported with a lower number of cracks. Increasing the concrete compressive strength is more compatible with GFRP bar reinforcement and enhanced the failure performance of beams compared with normal compressive strength concrete.

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