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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2014.15.8.5318

Flexural Behavior of Concrete Beams Reinforced with GFRP Bars  

Eo, Seok-Hong (Department of Civil Engineering, Changwon National University)
Ha, Sang-Hoon (Korea Rural Community Corporation)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.15, no.8, 2014 , pp. 5318-5326 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper presents the results of flexural test of concrete beams reinforced with GFRP and conventional steel reinforcement for comparison. The beams were tested under a static load to examine the effects of the reinforcement ratio and compressive strength of concrete on cracking, deflection, ultimate capacity, and modes of failure. The test results showed that the ultimate capacity of the GFRP-reinforced beams increased with increasing reinforcement ratio and concrete strength, showing a 41.3~51.6% increase compared to steel reinforced beams. The deflections at maximum loads of the GFRP reinforced beams were 4.1~6.3 times higher that of steel reinforced beams. The measured deflections of GFRP reinforced beams decreased approximately 31% compared to the theoretical predictions because the theoretical flexural stiffness was underestimated at the maximum loads. For the GFRP-reinforced beams, the ACI code 440 design method resulted in conservative flexural strength estimates.
Keywords
Concrete strength; Cracking; Flexural failure behavior; GFRP bar; Reinforcement ratio;
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