- Author : David Edward Rietz
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- Release : 2001
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- Pages : 144 pages
A New Configuration of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer as Reinforcement for Concrete Flexural Members
Download or read book A New Configuration of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer as Reinforcement for Concrete Flexural Members written by David Edward Rietz and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research investigated the effectiveness of a new configuration of GFRP reinforcing bar as possible reinforcement for tension in reinforced concrete flexural members. Eleven concrete beams reinforced with two types of "web" bars were tested in flexure to failure. Five concrete beams reinforced with materials already being used in the construction industry were tested in flexure to failure. The results from these beam tests were compared with the results from the beams reinforced with the new web bars. Observations were made regarding mode of failure, cracking behavior, and deflection behavior of concrete beams using this new type of GFRP web bar reinforcement. A flexural analysis was performed to compare moment capacities using theoretical methods and ultimate moments from experimental results. A deflection analysis was performed to compare theoretical equations for effective moment of inertia, developed for simply supported FRP reinforced concrete beams, with the ACI model for conventional steel reinforced beams and deflection data from experimental results. Also, shear capacities and development lengths based on ACI 440 provisions were compared to the experimental results.