Energy Release in Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Reinforced Concrete Beams
Publication: Journal of Composites for Construction
Volume 8, Issue 1
Abstract
A set of 30 concrete beams reinforced with carbon/epoxy FRP (fiber-reinforced plastic) and four reinforced with comparable size steel rebars were subjected to static bending tests. Adequate bond between the FRP and the concrete was obtained, due to the use of carbon fiber overwrap on the smooth pultruded FRP rods. With adequate bond, the large strain to failure (>2%) of the FRP determines the ductility and failure mode of the FRP reinforced beams. An analytical evaluation of the fracture energy in these experiments shows that there is ductility due to the large fraction of the total strain energy that is absorbed in the concrete, because of the formation of distributed cracking. Variations in overwrap configuration, addition of steel stirrups, addition of polypropylene fibers, and comparison with four beams reinforced with equivalent steel reinforcement were also analyzed.
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Journal of Composites for Construction
Volume 8 • Issue 1 • February 2004
Pages: 52 - 58
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Copyright © 2004 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Aug 22, 2001
Accepted: Dec 10, 2002
Published online: Jan 16, 2004
Published in print: Feb 2004
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