Effect of Transverse Reinforcement Ratio on the Shear Strength of GFRP-RC Continuous Beams
Publication: Journal of Composites for Construction
Volume 20, Issue 1
Abstract
A total of seven large-scale continuous concrete beams reinforced with glass fiber reinforced polymers (GFRP) bars and stirrups were constructed and tested to failure. One reference beam was reinforced with steel bars and stirrups and six beams were reinforced longitudinally and transversally with GFRP bars. Moreover, a three-dimensional (3D) finite element (FE) model was constructed to simulate the shear behavior of such beams. The beams had rectangular cross section of and were continuous over two spans of 2,800 mm. The test variables include concrete strength and transverse reinforcement ratio. All test beams failed in shear near the interior support after significant moment redistribution. Also, the test results showed that no significant increase in the shear strength occurred when the shear reinforcement ratio increased by using a larger stirrup diameter. On the other hand, the FE models showed that increasing the transverse reinforcement ratio through decreasing the stirrup spacing is more efficient. Experimental and numerical results showed that the CSA/S806-12 code yielded better predictions compared with the ACI 440.1R-06 guidelines.
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Acknowledgments
The authors wish to express their gratitude and sincere appreciation for the financial support received from the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), through the Canada Research Chairs program. The help received from the technical staff of the McQuade Heavy Structural Laboratory at the University of Manitoba is also acknowledged.
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Received: Oct 17, 2014
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Published online: May 13, 2015
Discussion open until: Oct 13, 2015
Published in print: Feb 1, 2016
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