Strength degradation in curved Fiber-reinforced Polymer (FRP) bars used as concrete reinforcement

T Imjai, R Garcia, M Guadagnini, K Pilakoutas - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Steel reinforcements in concrete tend to corrode and this process can lead to structural
damage. Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcements represent a viable alternative for …

[HTML][HTML] Laboratory assessment and durability performance of vinyl-ester, polyester, and epoxy glass-FRP bars for concrete structures

B Benmokrane, AH Ali, HM Mohamed, A ElSafty… - Composites Part B …, 2017 - Elsevier
In the last decade, noncorrosive glass fiber-reinforced-polymer (GFRP) bars have become
more widely accepted as cost-effective alternatives to steel bars in many applications for …

Evaluating the shear design equations of FRP-reinforced concrete beams without shear reinforcement

AH Ali, HM Mohamed, CE Chalioris, A Deifalla - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Back in the 90′ s, the shear design of FRP-reinforced concrete beams was developed
based on the shear design of conventional steel reinforced concrete beams. Since then …

[HTML][HTML] Efficiency of glass-fiber reinforced-polymer (GFRP) discrete hoops and bars in concrete columns under combined axial and flexural loads

A Hadhood, HM Mohamed, F Ghrib… - Composites Part B …, 2017 - Elsevier
Discrete hoop reinforcement is preferable over continuous spiral reinforcement due to ease
of construction in bridge applications. This research presents the experimental results of full …

Shear strength of FRP reinforced deep concrete beams without stirrups: Test database and a critical shear crack-based model

F Mukhtar, A Deifalla - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Performance of the existing design provisions on fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforced
concrete (RC)–FRP-RC–deep beams without stirrups appear to be less robust than when …

Durability of CFRP-confined seawater sea-sand concrete (SSC) columns under wet-dry cycles in seawater environment

J Yang, S Lu, JJ Zeng, J Wang, Z Wang - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have become increasingly popular as an
external confining device for seawater sea-sand concrete (SSC) due to their excellent …

Experimental investigation of circular high-strength concrete columns reinforced with glass fiber-reinforced polymer bars and helices under different loading conditions

MNS Hadi, HA Hasan, MN Sheikh - Journal of Composites for …, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
Existing design codes and guidelines do not adequately address the design of concrete
columns reinforced with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) bars. Accordingly, a number of …

Effect of concrete strength and longitudinal reinforcement arrangement on the performance of reinforced concrete beams strengthened using EBR and EBROG …

J Sabzi, MR Esfahani, T Ozbakkaloglu, B Farahi - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Externally Bonded Reinforcement (EBR) is a common method to install fiber
reinforced polymer (FRP) sheets using surface preparation approach. In recent years, a new …

[HTML][HTML] Flexural behaviour of geopolymer concrete T-Beams reinforced with GFRP bars

MA Hasan, T Sheehan, A Ashour, O Elkezza - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The flexural performance of geopolymer concrete (GPC) T-beams reinforced longitudinally
with GFRP bars under a four-point static bending test was investigated. Six full-scale simply …

Shear behaviour of inorganic polymer concrete beams reinforced with basalt FRP bars and stirrups

X Fan, Z Zhou, W Tu, M Zhang - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Inorganic polymer concrete (IPC) reinforced with basalt fibre reinforced polymer (BFRP) was
proposed as a promising substitute of conventional reinforced concrete for structures to …