BEHAVIOR OF FIBER GLASS REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS

THE BEHAVIOR OF FIBER GLASS REINFORCED BEANS WITH VARYING PERCENTAGES OF REINFORCEMENT IS EXAMINED. CONVENTIONAL BEAMS HAVING SIMILAR PERCENTAGES OF STEEL REINFORCEMENT ARE USED AS CONTROL BEAMS. THE FEASIBILITY OF THE USE OF SHORT, RANDOMLY ORIENTED WIRES TO IMPROVE CONCRETE QUALITIES WHEN INCORPORATED WITH FIBER GLASS TENSILE REINFORCEMENT IS ALSO INVESTIGATED. TWENTY RECTANGULAR BEAMS 6 FT IN SPAN (1.83 M) AND SUBJECT TO CONCENTRATED LOADS WERE TESTED TO FAILURE. IT WAS FOUND THAT FIBER GLASS REINFORCED BEAMS WERE ABLE TO TAKE A HIGHER LOAD THAN THE CORRESPONDING STEEL REINFORCED CONTROL BEAMS. THEIR CRACKING AND DEFLECTION BEHAVIOR WERE ALSO FAVORABLE COMPARABLE TO THE STEEL REINFORCED BEAMS AT WORKING STRESS LEVELS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 97, No ST 9, PROC PAPER 8353, PP 2203-2215
• Authors:
  • Nawy, E G
  • Neuwerth, G E
  • Phillips, C J
• Publication Date: 1971-9

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Journal of the Structural Division
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beams; Concrete; Fiberglass; Material reinforcement; Reinforced concrete
• Uncontrolled Terms: Concrete beams
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00214035
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 25 1971 12:00AM