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Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2023 The findings of cantilever beam bending tests conducted on a series of full-scale glass fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP) and steel-reinforced concrete utility poles are presented. The poles were reinforced by (i) longitudinal steel bars and steel stirrups
Hassan Ahmadi +4 more
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Curved and Layered Structures, 2022 The investigation of the structural performance of reinforced concrete members in the construction process has become a critical issue for Hybrid GFRP bars with steel bars.
Shoeib Ata El-kareim +3 more
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Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2022 Glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars are being increasingly used in reinforced concrete structures to replace ordinary steel reinforcements as an effective and economical solution to corrosion problems.
Chunheng Zhou +3 more
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Prediction of the Long-Term Tensile Strength of GFRP Bars in Concrete
Buildings, 2023 The durability of two types of widely used glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars, one without coating (G1) and one with slightly surface sand-coating (G2), were studied through accelerated aging.
Peng Zhu +4 more
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Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2023 Considering the benefits of GFRP rebars and their lighter weight compared to steel rebars and the sustainability of polypropylene fibers, GFRP rebars and polypropylene fibers are investigated as sustainable materials replacements for steel rebars in high-
Maedeh Orouji, Erfan Najaf
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Buildings, 2023 By investigating the bond performance between glass-fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars and concrete, GFRP bars can be better applied to concrete structures as a building material.
Bo Wang, Gejia Liu, He Miao
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Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2023 It became common practice to utilize near-surface mounted (NSM) bars to improve the shear capacity of steel-reinforced concrete (RC) beams. Consequently, carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) is usually used to improve RC beams' shear performance ...
Ayman Abdo +3 more
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Fracture and Structural Integrity, 2022 Concrete containing wastes from the demolition of old deteriorated buildings are produced enormously. Concrete is a brittle matrix that is usually reinforced by ductile reinforcement such as steel bars.
Rasha A. El-Sadany +2 more
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Experimental study on bond performance of GFRP bars in self-compacting steel fiber reinforced concrete [PDF]
, 2013 Reinforcing bars made of Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Polymers (GFRP) are more and more common as internal reinforcement of concrete structures and infrastructures.
Barros, Joaquim A. O. +4 more
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Buildings, 2023 This study investigates the behavior of three concrete beams reinforced with steel and GFRP bars under fire exposure. The fire tests of three beams were conducted including one control steel-reinforced concrete (RC) beam and two GFRP-RC beams.
Chanachai Thongchom +6 more
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