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http://dx.doi.org/10.4334/JKCI.2013.25.2.137

Flexural Behaviors of GFRP Rebars Reinforced Concrete Beam under Accelerated Aging Environments  

Park, Yeon-Ho (Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington)
Choi, Yeol (School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Kyoungpook National University)
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Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute / v.25, no.2, 2013 , pp. 137-144 More about this Journal
Abstract
The use of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcing bars in concrete structures has been increased as an alternative of steel reinforcement which has shown greater vulnerability to corrosion problem. However, the long-term performance of concrete members with FRP reinforcement is still questioned in comparison to the used of steel reinforcement. This study presents the results of an experimental study on the long-term behaviors of GFRP (glass fiber reinforced polymer) bar reinforced concrete beams after exposed to accelerated aging in an environmental chamber with temperature of $46^{\circ}C$ ($115^{\circ}F$) and 80% of relative humidity up to 300 days. The objectives of this research was to compare strength degradation and change of ductility between GFRP reinforced concrete beams and steel reinforcement beams after accelerated aging. Two types (wrapped and sand-coated surface) of GFRP bars and steel were reinforced. in concrete beams. Test results show that the failure modes of GFRP bar reinforced concrete beams are very similar with traditional RC beams, and the change of load-carrying capacity of steel reinforcing concrete beam is greater than that of GFRP bar reinforcing concrete beam under the accelerated aging. Test result also shows that the use of GFRP reinforcing in concrete could be introduced more brittle failure than that of steel reinforcing for practical application. The deformability factor up to compression failures indicates no significant variation before and after exposure of accelerated aging.
Keywords
long-term behavior; GFRP; rebar; accelaerated aging; deformability;
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