• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.1-20
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• 2002

Fiber-Reinforced Plastics (FRP) have received significant attention for use in civil infrastructure due to their unique properties, such as the high strength-to-weight ratio and stiffness-to-weight ratio, corrosion and fatigue resistance, and tailorability. It is well known that FRP wraps increase the load-carrying capacity and the ductility of reinforced concrete columns. A number of researchers have explored their use for seismic components. The application of concern in the present research is on the use of FRP for corrosion protection of reinforced concrete columns, which is very important in cold-weather and coastal regions. More specifically, this work is intended to give practicing engineers with a more practical procedure for estimating the strength of a deficient column rehabilitated using FRP wrapped columns than those currently available. To achieve this goal, a stress-strain model for FRP wrapped concrete is proposed, which is subsequently used in the development of the moment-curvature relations for FRP wrapped reinforced concrete column sections. A comparison of the proposed stress-strain model to the test results shows good agreement. It has also been found that based on the moment-curvature relations, the balanced moment is no longer a critical moment in the interaction diagram. Besides, the enhancement in the loading capacity in terms of the interaction diagram due to the confinement provided by FRP wraps is also confirmed in this work.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제88권6호
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• pp.599-608
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• 2023

The present study is focused on instigation of the nonlinear mechanical behavior of reinforced concrete beams considering different types of FRP bars through nonlinear finite element simulations. To explore the impact of the FRP reinforcement type and geometry on the nonlinear mechanical behavior of reinforced beam, intensive parametric studies are carried out and discussed. Twenty models were carried out based on the finite element software (ABAQUS). The concrete damage plasticity model was considered. Four types of fiber polymer bars, CFRP, GFRP, AFRP and BFRP as longitudinal reinforcement for concrete beam were used. The validation of numerical results was confirmed by experimental as well as numerical results, then the parametric study was conducted to evaluate the effect of change in different parameters, such as bar diameter size, type of FRP bars and shear span length. All results were analyzed and discussed through, load-deflection diagram. The results showed that the use of FRP bars in rebar concrete beam improves the beam stiffness and enhance the ultimate load capacity. The load capacity enhanced in the range of (20.44-244.47%) when using different types of FRP bars. The load-carrying capacity of beams reinforced with CFRP is the highest one, beams reinforced with AFRP is higher than that reinforced with BFRP but beams reinforced with GFRP recorded the lowest load of capacity compered with other beams reinforced with FRP Bars.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.499-518
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• 2013

Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) jackets have been widely used as an effective tool for the strengthening and rehabilitation of concrete structures, especially damaged concrete columns. Therefore, a clear understanding of the compressive behavior of FRP-confined concrete is essential. The objective of this paper is to develop a simple efficient method for predicting the compressive strength, the axial strain at the peak stress, and the stress-strain relationship of FRP-confined concrete. In this method, a compressive strength model is established based on Jefferson's failure surface. With the proposed strength model, the strength of FRP-confined concrete can be estimated more precisely. The axial strain at the peak stress is then evaluated using a damage-based formula. Finally, a modified stress-strain relationship is derived based on Lam and Teng's model. The validity of the proposed compressive strength and strain models and the modified stress-strain relationship is verified with a wide range of experimental results collected from the research literature and obtained from the self-conducted test. It can be concluded that, as a competitive alternative, the proposed method can be used to predict the compressive behavior of FRP-confined concrete with reasonable accuracy.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.163-173
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• 2024

Fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) have a proven strength enhancement capability when installed into Reinforced Concrete (RC) beams. The brittle failure of traditional FRP strengthening systems has attracted researchers to develop novel materials with improved strength and ductility properties. One such material is that known as polyethylene terephthalate (PET). This study presents a numerical investigation of the flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams externally strengthened with PET-FRP systems. This material is distinguished by its large rupture strain, leading to an improvement in the ductility of the strengthened structural members compared to conventional FRPs. A three-dimensional (3-D) finite element (FE) model is developed in this study to predict the load-deflection response of a series of experimentally tested beams published in the literature. The numerical model incorporates constitutive material laws and bond-slip behavior between concrete and the strengthening system. Moreover, the validated model was applied in a parametric study to inspect the effect of concrete compressive strength, PET-FRP sheet length, and reinforcing steel bar diameter on the overall performance of concrete beams externally strengthened with PET-FRP.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.645-652
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• 2002

본 논문은 탄소 FRP 판을 이용한 철근 콘크리트 보의 휨 보강효과와 거동에 대한 연구이다. 본 연구에서의 실험인자로는 휨보강 탄소 FRP 판의 부착길이와 탄소 FRP 쉬트의 복부정착 길이이다. 시험보는 탄소 FRP 판으로 인장면에 부착하여 휨 보강하고 FRP 판을 탄소 FRP 쉬트로 복부에 정착하였다. 일반적으로 복부정착이 없는 휨 보강된 보들의 파괴형태는 횡방향 주철 근을 따라 발생한 콘크리트 덮개 박리파괴를 나타내었다. 반면, 탄소 FRP 쉬트로 복부 정착된 휨 보강 보들은 CFRP 파단파괴 후 콘크리트 경계면 전단 박리파괴를 나타내었다. 보강된 보들의 극한하중과 극한처짐은 FRP 판의 휨 부착길이의 증가에 따라 증가하였다. 또한, 휨 보강된 보들은 FRP 쉬트의 복부정착 길이의 증가에 따라 극한하중과 극한처짐 값이 증가하였다. 특히, 복부 정착한 보들은 최대 극한하중에 도달한 후에도 상당한 극한하중 지지능력을 상당한 극한 처짐 시까지 유지하였다. 시험보의 길이에 걸친 FRP 판의 변형률 분포는 휨 모멘트도의 모양과 거의 유사하여 전단지간에서 일정한 전단응력 분포를 가정할 수 있었다. 전지간을 휨 보강한 보에 있어서는 콘크리트와 FRP 쉬트에 의한 경계면에서의 극한전단 저항강도는 복부정착 길이가 늘어남에 따라 증가하였다. 전단 저항강도 중에서 본 실험에서 사용한 복부 정착 FRP 쉬트도 일부의 전단 저항강도를 부담하였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.347-360
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• 2018

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of the available bond-slip laws which are being used for the numerical modeling of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP)/concrete interfaces. For this purpose, a set of Reinforced Concrete (RC) beams retrofitted with external FRP were modeled using the 3D nonlinear Finite Element (FE) approach. All considered RC beams have been previously tested and the corresponding experimental data are available in the literature. The failure modes of these beams are concrete crushing, steel yielding and FRP debonding. Through comparison of the numerical and experimental results, the effectiveness of each FRP/concrete bond-slip model for the prediction of the structural behavior of externally retrofitted RC beams is assessed. The sensitivity of the numerical results against different modeling considerations of the concrete constitutive behavior and bond-slip laws has also been evaluated. The results show that the maximum allowable stress of FRP/concrete interface has an important role in the accurate prediction of the FRP debonding failure.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제69권4호
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• pp.399-405
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• 2019

The present study assessed the reliability-based reinforcement ratio of FRP reinforced concrete structure applying recycled coarse aggregate (RCA) concrete. The statistical characteristics of FRP bars and RCA concrete were investigated from the previous literatures and the mean value and standard deviation were employed for the reliability analysis. The statistics can be regarded as the material uncertainty for configuring the probability distribution model. The target bridge structure is the railway bridge with double T-beam section. The replacement ratios of RCA were 0%, 30%, 50%, and 100%. From the probability distribution analysis, the reliability-based reinforcement ratios of FRP bars were assessed with four cases according to the replacement ratio of RCA. The reinforcement ratio of FRP bars at RCA 100% showed about 17.3% higher than the RCA 0%, where the compressive strength at RCA 100% decreased up to 27.5% than RCA 0%. It was found that the decreased effect of the compressive strength of RCA concrete could be compensated with increase of the reinforcement ratio of FRP bars. This relationship obtained by the reliability analysis can be utilized as a useful information in structural design for FRP bar reinforced concrete structures applying RCA concrete.

• 한국공간구조학회논문집
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.59-66
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• 2022

In this paper, the flexural capacity equation of FRP-bar reinforced concrete beams was verified by comparing the experimental results and flexural capacity obtained according to the ACI procedure. And, also the economic feasibility of FRP-bar reinforced concrete beams was analyzed by comparing nominal moment capacity of beams. The results of analysis were as follows, 1) GFRP concrete beams have lower flexural performance than reinforced concrete beams, whereas CFRP concrete beams have similar flexural performance to reinforced concrete beams under the same reinforcement ratio 2) Although the design moment increased as the compressive strength of concrete increased, the flexural performance of GFRP reinforced concrete beams was found to be lower than the reinforced concrete beams for all reinforcement ratios.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.395-404
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• 2017

In this paper, the mechanical property of CFRP, BFRP, GFRP and their hybrid FRP was experimentally studied. The elastic modulus and tensile strength of CFRP, BFRP, GFRP and their hybrid FRP were tested. The experimental results showed that the elastic modulus of hybrid FRP agreed well with the theoretical rule of mixture, which means the property of hybrid composites are linear with the volumes of the corresponding components while the tensile strength did not. The bearing capacity, peak strain, stress-strain relationship of circular concrete columns confined by CFRP, BFRP, GFRP and hybrid FRP subjected to axial compression were recorded. And the confinement effect of hybrid FRP on concrete columns was analyzed. The test results showed that the bearing capacity and ductility of concrete columns were efficiently improved through hybrid FRP confinement. A strength model and a stress-strain relationship model of hybrid FRP confined concrete columns were proposed. The proposed stress-strain model was shown to be capable of providing accurate prediction of the axial compressive strength of hybrid FRP confined concrete compared with Teng et al. (2002) model, Karbhari and Gao (1997) model and Miyachi et al. (1999) model. The modified stress-strain model was also suitable for single FRP confinement cases and it was so concise in form and didn't have piecewise fitting, which would be easy for use in structural design.

• Composites Research
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.24-30
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• 2008

건설분야에서 사용하고 있는 건설재료인 콘크리트는 대부분 외기에 직접 노출되어 있기 때문에 유해환경으로부터 열화되어 내구성이 저하될 수 있다. 특히, 교량의 교각 및 말뚝과 같은 부재들은 수분의 침투, 동결융해 등의 영향으로 내구성의 감소정도가 심각할 수 있다. 최근 이러한 문제점을 보완하고 효율적인 부재를 제작하기 위해 토목분야에서는 CFFT(Concrete Filled FRP Tube)가 제안되어 연구되고 있다. CFFT는 효율적으로 콘크리트를 구속하여 압축성능을 향상시키고, 화학적 저항성이 우수한 FRP가 외부에 노출되어 반영구적으로 사용될 수 있으며, 연성, 에너지 흡수능력 등을 향상시키는 것으로 평가되고 있다. 그러나 CFFT에 대한 설계규준이 마련되어 있지 않고, FRP-콘크리트 합성부재에 대한 구조거동이 불확실하여 현장에 적용하기 위해서는 다양한 연구가 선행되어야 한다. 이 연구에서는 CFFT에 대한 압축실험을 통해 구조적 거동을 조사하였으며, 실험결과와 기존 연구결과를 비교 분석하여 극한압축강도 및 변형률을 예측할 수 있는 식을 제안하였다. 또한, CFFT의 압축실험에서 고려되어야 할 사항들에 대해 간략히 설명하였다.