A critical review on glass fiber-reinforced polymer bars as reinforcement in flexural members

TA Kinjawadekar, S Patil, G Nayak - Journal of The Institution of Engineers …, 2023 - Springer
Since the nineteenth century, reinforced concrete was evolved as a crucial material for
construction. This popular composite material is broadly used in different building …

Production of fibres from lunar soil: feasibility, applicability and future perspectives

ZS Guo, D Xing, XY Xi, X Yue, CG Liang, B Hao… - Advanced Fiber …, 2022 - Springer
The construction of a lunar base is considered to be an important step towards deep-space
exploration by humanity, and will rely on the utilisation of in situ lunar resources. In this …

Dynamic responses of bioinspired plastic-reinforced cementitious beams

V Nguyen-Van, J Liu, C Peng, G Zhang… - Cement and Concrete …, 2022 - Elsevier
Dynamic performance of cement/concrete-based structures has been gaining increasing
interest in the construction industry. Many types of reinforcement, ie, steel rebars, fiber …

Reliability analysis for systems with self-healing mechanism in degradation-shock dependence processes with changing degradation rate

F Kang, L Cui, Z Ye, Y Zhou - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2024 - Elsevier
We consider a system subject to two distinct failure modes, ie, a soft failure subject to
gradual degradation, and a hard failure caused by cumulative shocks, whichever comes …

GFRP bar RC columns under lateral low-velocity impact: an experimental investigation

D Lai, C Demartino, J Xu, J Xu, Y Xiao - International Journal of Impact …, 2022 - Elsevier
The performance of GFRP (Glass Fiber polymer) bar RC (Reinforced Concrete) circular
columns subjected to lateral impact was experimentally investigated. Sixteen GFRP bar RC …

Effect of stirrup ratio on impact response of BFRP-reinforced concrete beams under different energy levels

J Li, R Zhang, L Jin, D Lan, M Zheng, X Du - International Journal of Impact …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Fiber-reinforced-polymer (FRP) reinforced concrete structures are gradually applied
in building, bridge, dam engineering, etc. Compared with the extensively-studied static …

Repeated impact response of normal-and high-strength concrete subjected to temperatures up to 600 C

SR Abid, AA Abbass, G Murali, MLJ Al-Sarray, IA Nader… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the aim of investigating the response of concrete to the dual effect of accidental fire high
temperatures and possible induced impacts due to falling fragmented or burst parts or …

Effect of fibre reinforcements on shear capacity of geopolymer concrete beams subjected to impact load

TT Tran, TM Pham, Z Huang, W Chen, TT Ngo… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigates the shear capacity of fibre-reinforced geopolymer concrete (GPC)
beams subjected to impact loads. For easy examination of the shear capacities, GPC …

Impact performance of fire-damaged hybrid steel-BFRP reinforcement concrete beams: influence of area ratio and arrangement of BFRP bars

R Zhang, M Zheng, L Jin, X Du - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Hybrid steel-BFRP reinforced concrete (HRC) beams have demonstrated their ability to meet
the rigorous demands for both strength and serviceability. However, the mechanical …

Flexural behavior of small-sized I-shaped UHPC beams hybrid reinforced with steel plate and BFRP

Z Dong, Z Liu, J Ji, H Zhu, X Shao, G Wu, Z Yang - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
A new type of small-sized I-shaped ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) beam was
proposed and tested in this paper. The bottom flange of the I-beam was hybrid reinforced …