Study on Performance of Fiber Reinforced Concrete Composite Beam Structure

2016 ◽  
Vol 723 ◽  
pp. 720-724
Author(s):  
Li Na Zhang ◽  
Ci De Peng ◽  
Ting Shu

FRP (fiber reinforced polymer material) having a high specific strength and specific modulus, good corrosion resistance and other advantages. FRP materials in civil engineering industry has been more and more popular, and gradually become a hot issue in the world. In order to take full advantage of a variety of materials and overcome the problems in the FRP structure, this paper mainly studies the composite structure of FRP and traditional materials, namely FRP-concrete composite beam structure. The mechanical parameters of FRP (mainly including CFRP and GFRP) were selected. And the stress -strain diagram of FRP materials are drawn. Through tensile tests on FRP (including CFRP and GFRP), FRP was found to belong to brittle materials. As well as the mechanical properties of FRP materials, the ultimate load analysis, the decision to use CFRP as a composite beam structural stiffness of the research materials. When considering concrete shrinkage, creep, temperature difference effect, the stiffness of composite beam meets the requirement. The deflection of FRP- concrete composite beam is verified by mechanical formula. The change of the concrete stiffness will affect the change of the structural stiffness of the FRP- concrete composite beam. As well as through an example, it is found that the concrete shrinkage and temperature can affect the change of the stiffness of the composite structure.

Author(s):  
Adam Soto ◽  
Fariborz M. Tehrani

This paper investigates the cracking phenomena of fiber-reinforced concrete in steel and concrete composite beam systems. Various parameters contribute to the crack development and weakening of the composite system, while the concrete slab is bonded to the steel beam. The weakening can result from the longitudinal shear stress that causes cracking from shear connectors, cracking from tensile forces, crushing due to compressive forces and also cracking from concrete shrinkage. These cracks can contribute to premature failure of the composite beam. This paper investigates fiber reinforcement as a solution to decrease the amount of cracking in composite beams. The presented methodology includes experimental studies to evaluate cracking characteristics and strength of fiber-reinforced composite beams. Parameters of the study included spacing between studs, application of welded wire reinforcement, and fiber reinforcement. Results indicate the effectiveness of fiber-reinforcement in reducing crack widths and number of cracks, even though, spacing between studs and presence of welded wire were essential in crack control. Further, fiber-reinforced specimens showed higher compressive and tensile strength by 30% and 70% respectively. The deflection at the peak load also showed a 23% decrease for the specimen with hybrid fiber-wire reinforcement in comparison with the specimen reinforced with welded wire only.


1999 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 217-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinxin Li ◽  
Minhang Bao ◽  
Heng Yang ◽  
Shaoqun Shen ◽  
Deren Lu

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