Science and Engineering of Composite Materials, 2023 Natural plant fiber-reinforced polymer composites (PFRP) have emerged as an environmental-friendly material in the construction industry, but their creep behavior is a critical concern for load-bearing structures.
Xu Bowen +4 more
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Comparative study of Steel-FRP, FRP and steel reinforced coral concrete beams in their flexural performance [PDF]
, 2020 In this paper, a comparative study of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Bar and Steel-Carbon Fiber Composite Bar (SCFCB) reinforced coral concrete beams are made through a series experimental tests and theoretical analysis.
Fu, F., Huang, C., Wang, L., Zhang, J.
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An Equation to Determine the Ultimate Flexural Load of RC Beams Strengthened with CFRP Laminates [PDF]
Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering, 2018 In this paper, a new relationship is presented for determining the ultimate flexural load of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with CFRP laminates. An artificial neural network with a suitable performance was used to estimate this equation. First, a
Reza Farahnaki, Alla Azimi
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A Neuro-Fuzzy Model for Punching Shear Prediction of Slab-Column Connections Reinforced with FRP [PDF]
Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering, 2019 In this article, one of the robust systems of soft computing namely adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) is used to estimate the punching shear capacity of the concrete column-slab connections reinforced with FRP.
Hosein Naderpour, Masoomeh Mirrashid
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Behaviour of reinforced columns with E_Glass fiber and carbon fiber
Journal of Building Materials and Structures, 2018 Externally bonded reinforcement using Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) is a good response to the concern represented by the need for rehabilitation of concrete structures.
Hafida Bouchelaghem +4 more
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Analysis of FRP shear strengthening solutions for reinforced concrete beams considering debonding failure [PDF]
, 2016 In this paper, a fiber beam model previously developed by the authors for the nonlinear analysis of strengthened elements, including the effects of shear, is used to predict the response of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened in shear with fiber ...
Bairán García, Jesús Miguel +3 more
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Performance of perforated FRP stub beams subject to static transverse actions [PDF]
, 2020 This paper presents an experimental programme designed to investigate the failure mode and ultimate capacity of pultruded glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) cellular profiles subject to transverse loading.
Gand, Alfred +2 more
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Numerical study of the FRP-concrete bond behavior under thermal variations
Curved and Layered Structures, 2023 In a context where daily and seasonal temperature changes or potential fire exposure can affect the mechanical response of structures strengthened with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites during their life cycle, the present work studies the bond ...
Dimitri Rossana +3 more
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Use of FBG sensors for SHM in aerospace structures [PDF]
, 2012 This paper details some significant findings on the use of the fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors for structural health monitoring (SHM) in aerospace fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) structures. A diminutive sensor provides a capability of imbedding inside
Epaarachchi, Jayantha +3 more
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Improving the Punching Shear Strength of RC Slabs by FRP and Steel Sheets [PDF]
Journal of Rehabilitation in Civil Engineering, 2016 This paper deals with the modeling of punching shear failure in reinforced concrete slabs using nonlinear finite element analysis. The 3D finite element analyses (FEA) were performed with the appropriate modeling of element size and mesh, and the ...
Reza Aghayari, Mohammad Moradi
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