FLEXURAL BEHAVIOUR OF CONCRETE BEAMS REINFORCED WITH GFRP BARS
This study presents the results of the comparison made between the predicted and the measured load-deflection relationships for 12 concrete beams reinforced either by steel or glass fibre reinforced plastic (GFRP) bars. The numerical part of the study was carried out using: (i) the computer model which accounts for the actual properties of the composite constituents developed as part of this study, (ii) the ACI load-deflection model, and (iii) the modified load-deflection model available in the literature for beams reinforced by FRP bars. The last two models were implemented on a spreadsheet. The deflection limit and the ultimate strength of concrete were the control parameters in design of the test beams. The computer model provides an accurate prediction of the measured service and full load-deflection curves. The errors in prediction of service load deflection and ultimate flexural strength are less than 10% and 1%, respectively. In the case of GFRP reinforced beams, the service load deflection predicted by the ACI model is in error by 70%, while that predicted by the modified model is in error by less than 15%. (A)
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Authors:
- Alsayed, S H
- Publication Date: 1998
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 1-11
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Serial:
- Cement and Concrete Composites
- Volume: 20
- Issue Number: 1
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 0958-9465
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Beams; Loads; Material reinforcement; Mathematical models; Reinforcing materials
- ITRD Terms: 3472: Beam; 5567: Load; 6473: Mathematical model; 3471: Reinforcement (in mater)
- Subject Areas: Construction;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00752560
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Sep 18 1998 12:00AM