Punching Shear Behavior of FRP Grid-Reinforced Ultra-High Performance Concrete Slabs
Publication: Journal of Composites for Construction
Volume 27, Issue 4
Abstract
Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) grid-reinforced ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) slabs are new structural solutions that take advantage of the mechanical properties of FRP and UHPC. However, the punching shear behavior of this new slab type has not been characterized. Therefore, punching shear tests were conducted to eight carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) bars or grid-reinforced UHPC square slabs (600 mm side width × 40 mm thick). Several influential factors [e.g., use of CFRP bars or grids as flexural reinforcements, type of strengthening short fiber, steel fiber (SF) content, and presence of shear reinforcements] were investigated. The test results showed that FRP grids and short fibers helped to distribute the applied loads and dissipate the input energy; therefore, more cracks were observed, and higher punching shear capacities were achieved. Furthermore, increasing the reinforcement ratio in the FRP grids led to a more significant postcrack ductility response, which increased the punching shear capacity by 17%. In addition, SF addition could enhance the initial cracking load of the slab (Vcr), and polyethylene (PE) fiber addition could intensify the postcrack ductility response, both enhanced the punching shear capacity. The installation of shear reinforcements (eight pieces of 80 mm long CFRP grid strips) appeared to be more cost-effective than increasing SF content. Finally, compared with the current design provisions for conventional reinforced concrete slabs, a more accurate (average error of 8%) punching shear model was proposed for FRP grid-reinforced UHPC slabs with or without SF additions. However, the robustness of the proposed model will be assessed with more test data in the future.
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Acknowledgments
The authors acknowledge the financial support received from the Australian Research Council (DE220100406) and the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (Nos. 2021A0505060008 and 2021B1515020029).
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Received: Sep 14, 2022
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