Shear Resistance of Lightweight Concrete Core of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Concrete Sandwich Structure

2009 ◽  
Vol 106 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sandwich Structure ◽  
Lightweight Concrete ◽  
Shear Resistance ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Polymer Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Concrete Core ◽  
Reinforced Polymer

Experimental Testing of Fiber Reinforced Polymer-Concrete Composite Beam

2010 ◽  
Vol 168-170 ◽  
pp. 549-552
Author(s):  
Yan Lei Wang ◽  
Qing Duo Hao ◽  
Jin Ping Ou
Keyword(s):  
Composite Beam ◽  
Experimental Testing ◽  
Coarse Sand ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Bending Test ◽  
Polymer Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Four Point Bending ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Box Beam

A new form of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP)-concrete composite beam is proposed in this study. The proposed composite beam consists of a GFRP box beam combined with a thin layer of concrete in the compression zone. The interaction between the GFRP beam and the concrete was obtained by bonding coarse-sand on the top flange of the GFRP beam. One GFRP box beam and one GFRP-concrete composite beam were investigated in four-point bending test. Load-deflection response, mid-span longitudinal strain distributions and interface slip between GFRP beam and the concrete for the proposed composite beam were studied. Following conclusions are drawn from this study: (1) the stiffness and strength of the composite beam has been significantly increased, and the cost-to-stiffness ratio of the composite beam has been drastically reduced comparing with GFRP-only box beam; (2) a good composite action has been achieved between the GFRP beam and the concrete; (3) crushing of concrete in compression defines flexural collapse of the proposed composite beam..

scholarly journals Modeling Punching Shear Capacity of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Concrete Slabs: A Comparative Study of Instance-Based and Neural Network Learning

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nhat-Duc Hoang ◽  
Duy-Thang Vu ◽  
Xuan-Linh Tran ◽  
Van-Duc Tran
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Regression Model ◽  
Shear Capacity ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Punching Shear ◽  
Polymer Concrete ◽  
Concrete Slabs ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Slabs ◽  
Reinforced Polymer

This study investigates an adaptive-weighted instanced-based learning, for the prediction of the ultimate punching shear capacity (UPSC) of fiber-reinforced polymer- (FRP-) reinforced slabs. The concept of the new method is to employ the Differential Evolution to construct an adaptive instance-based regression model. The performance of the proposed model is compared to those of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and traditional formula-based methods. A dataset which contains the testing results of FRP-reinforced concrete slabs has been collected to establish and verify new approach. This study shows that the investigated instance-based regression model is capable of delivering the prediction result which is far more accurate than traditional formulas and very competitive with the black-box approach of ANN. Furthermore, the proposed adaptive-weighted instanced-based learning provides a means for quantifying the relevancy of each factor used for the prediction of UPSC of FRP-reinforced slabs.

Effect of fiber angles on hybrid fiber-reinforced polymer–concrete–steel double-skin tubular columns under monotonic axial compression

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 1487-1504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bing Zhang ◽  
Jun-Liang Zhao ◽  
Tao Huang ◽  
Ning-Yuan Zhang ◽  
Yi-Jie Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Polymer Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Hybrid Fiber ◽  
Absolute Value ◽  
Tubular Columns ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Double Skin ◽  
Polymer Tube ◽  
Hoop Direction

Hybrid fiber-reinforced polymer–concrete–steel double-skin tubular columns are a novel form of hollow columns that combine two traditional construction materials (i.e. concrete and steel) with fiber-reinforced polymer composites. Hybrid fiber-reinforced polymer–concrete–steel double-skin tubular columns consist of an inner tube made of steel, an outer tube made of fiber-reinforced polymer, and a concrete layer between the two tubes. Existing studies, however, are focused on hybrid fiber-reinforced polymer–concrete–steel double-skin tubular columns with fibers of the fiber-reinforced polymer tube oriented in the hoop direction or close to the hoop direction. In order to investigate the effect of fiber angles (i.e. the fiber angle between the fiber orientation and the longitudinal axis of the fiber-reinforced polymer tube), monotonic axial compression tests were conducted on hybrid fiber-reinforced polymer–concrete–steel double-skin tubular columns with an fiber-reinforced polymer tube of ±45°, ±60°, or ±80° fiber angles. There were two types of steel tubes adopted for these hybrid fiber-reinforced polymer–concrete–steel double-skin tubular columns. The fiber-reinforced polymer tube thickness was also investigated as an important parameter. Experimental results showed that the confinement effect of the fiber-reinforced polymer tube increased with the increase of the absolute value of fiber angles, whereas the ultimate axial strain of hybrid fiber-reinforced polymer–concrete–steel double-skin tubular columns decreased with the increase of the absolute value of fiber angles. An existing stress–strain model, which was developed on the basis of hybrid fiber-reinforced polymer–concrete–steel double-skin tubular columns with an fiber-reinforced polymer tube of ±90° fiber angles, is verified using the test results of this study. For the compressive strength of the confined concrete in hybrid fiber-reinforced polymer–concrete–steel double-skin tubular columns, the existing model provides conservative predictions for specimens with a ±80° fiber-reinforced polymer tube, overestimated predictions for specimens with a ±60° fiber-reinforced polymer tube, and close predictions for specimens with a ±45° fiber-reinforced polymer tube.

Experimental evaluation of the tensile bonding strength of the basalt fiber-reinforced polymer–concrete interface

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (15) ◽  
pp. 3323-3334
Author(s):  
Buntheng Chhorn ◽  
WooYoung Jung
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Bonding Strength ◽  
Basalt Fiber ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Polymer Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Interface Bonding Strength ◽  
Concrete Interface ◽  
Basalt Fiber Reinforced Polymer

The bonding performance of basalt fiber-reinforced polymer and concrete substrate has a significant effect on the reliability of externally strengthened existing concrete structure, due to being the most vulnerable element to failure in this fiber-reinforced polymer–concrete strengthening system. Its failure can result in the failure of the whole structure. Although many previous researchers have been interested in the tensile bonding strength of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer and glass fiber-reinforced polymer–concrete interface, that of basalt fiber-reinforced polymer–concrete interface has been very limited. Thus, the objective of this study is to experimentally assess the tensile bonding strength of the basalt fiber-reinforced polymer–concrete interface. The effects of high temperature, freezing–thawing cycles, type of resin, and concrete crack widths on the tensile bonding strength are also investigated. The pull-off experiment is conducted according to ASTM D7522/D7522M-15. A total of 205 core specimens of 50 mm diameter and 10 mm depth were taken from 41 concrete beams. The experimental results illustrate that both freezing–thawing and high-temperature condition have a substantial effect on the bonding strength of the basalt fiber-reinforced polymer–concrete interface. Bonding strength was decreased within the range of about 9%–30% when the number of freezing–thawing cycles increases from 100 to 300; likewise, it was decreased up to 30% when the exposure temperature rises to 200°C. Also, the specimens which were repaired to close their cracks by epoxy resin had no significant effect on the bonding strength of basalt fiber-reinforced polymer–concrete interface, when the specimens had crack width of less than 1.5 mm.

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