Behavior and Ductility of Simple and Continuous FRP Reinforced Beams
Publication: Journal of Composites for Construction
Volume 2, Issue 4
Abstract
The behaviors of simply and continuously supported beams reinforced with fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) materials are presented in this paper. The experimental testing program included seven simple rectangular beams and seven continuous T-section beams. Reinforcing bars and stirrups were made of steel, carbon, or glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP). It was concluded that the use of GFRP stirrups increased the shear deformation, and as a result deflection increased. Also, GFRP stirrups changed the failure mode from flexural to shear or flexural-shear, depending on the type of reinforcement bars (FRP or steel). Furthermore, the use of FRP reinforcement in continuous beams increased deformation. This increase remained small and acceptable at the service load level, but significantly increased near failure. While different FRP reinforcement arrangements were found to have the same load capacity as steel reinforcements in conventional beams, failure modes and ductility differed. Failure mode was governed by both the type of reinforcing bars and the type of stirrups. Additionally, the dowel effect influences the load carrying capacity of FRP reinforced continuous beams. A method for evaluating the ductility is presented. The ratio of absorbed energy at failure to the total energy, “energy ratio,” was used as a measure of ductility. Based on this definition, a classification of ductile, semiductile, and brittle behavior is suggested. The theoretical results obtained using the suggested method were substantiated experimentally. The continuous beams experienced higher “energy ratios” than did simple beams.
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