scholarly journals Shear Performance Assessment of Sand-Coated GFRP Perforated Connectors Embedded in Concrete

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 1906 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhihua Xiong ◽  
Yuqing Liu ◽  
Yize Zuo ◽  
Haohui Xin

In order to evaluate the shear performance of sand-coated glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) perforated connectors (SCGPC) embedded in concrete, 8 pull-out tests were conducted. Finite element (FE) analysis considering GFRP failure and cohesion between GFRP and concrete of SCGPC were conducted for parametric analysis. Effects of surface treatment, hole’s radius, embedment length, and multi holes were examined. The test and theoretical analysis revealed that the strength of SCGPC is considerably larger than GFRP Perforated Connector (GPC). The stiffness of SCGPC is determined by the adhesion between concrete and GFRP. When GFRP plate’s thickness is less than the critical thickness, the embedment length plays a major role in the strength of SCGPC. When embedment length is less than the effective bond length, the shear strength of SCGPC is governed by both the adhesion and GPC’s shear capacity; otherwise, the strength of SCGPC is governed by the adhesion strength. Furthermore, an empirical equation was suggested to predict the shear strength of SCGPC. The equation involves the failure mechanism of both bond and GPC and deals the strength of SCGPC into two ranges according to the embedment length. Good agreement was achieved between the strength prediction by the suggested equation and the parametric analysis result.

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-118
Author(s):  
Min Sook Kim ◽  
Joowon Kang ◽  
Young Hak Lee

This paper discusses the experimental results on the shear behavior of concrete wide beams reinforced with glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) plates as shear reinforcement. In order to examine the shear performance, a total of six concrete wide beams were manufactured and tested. All the specimens were designed to have the same number of legs of shear reinforcement. The transverse spacing of shear reinforcement was considered as a variable to investigate the influence of transverse spacing of concrete wide beams. From the test results, it is observed that the shear strength increased when transverse spacing of the shear reinforcement decreased. In addition, an equation is proposed to predict the shear strength of concrete wide beams in order to consider the influence of transverse spacing of the shear reinforcement. The equation is based on the test results and modified ACI 318–14. It is verified that the proposed equation is considered to be better than ACI 318–14.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Sook Kim ◽  
Young Hak Lee

The shear performance of concrete flat plates with glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) plate shear reinforcement was investigated through punching shear tests. Each GFRP plate was embedded in the concrete and included openings to permit the flow of concrete during fabrication. Punching shear tests were conducted on a total of 8 specimens, and the resulting crack and fracture formations, strains, and load-displacement curves were analyzed and compared. The experimental variables considered were the types of shear reinforcement, including steel stirrups or GFRP plates, and the shear reinforcement spacing. The experimental results show that the GFRP shear reinforcement effectively increased the shear strengths of flat plates. Furthermore, the applicability of two formulas was investigated: a modified version of a shear strength formula from ACI 318-14 and the ACI 318-14 fracture prediction formula.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 2736
Author(s):  
Min Sook Kim ◽  
Young Hak Lee

In this study, the structural behavior of reinforced concrete flat plates shear reinforced with vertical grids made of a glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) was experimentally evaluated. To examine the shear strength, experiments were performed on nine concrete slabs with different amounts and spacings of shear reinforcement. The test results indicated that the shear strength increased as the amount of shear reinforcement increased and as the spacing of the shear reinforcement decreased. The GFRP shear reinforcement changed the cracks and failure mode of the specimens from a brittle punching to flexure one. In addition, the experimental results are compared with a shear strength equation provided by different concrete design codes. This comparison demonstrates that all of the equations underestimate the shear strength of reinforced concrete flat plates shear reinforced with GFRP vertical grids. The shear strength of the equation by BS 8110 is able to calculate the punching shear strength reasonably for a concrete flat plate shear reinforced with GFRP vertical grids.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-78
Author(s):  
Osama Daoud ◽  
Ahmed Fadul

The behavior and shear strength of concrete beams reinforced with glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars was investigated. Total of six reinforced concrete beams without stirrups were constructed and tested up to failure. The beams measured 1400 mm long, 150 mm wide and 300 mm deep and were tested in two-points bending with constant shear span 350 mm in all tested beams, and shear span to depth ratio a/d 1.37. The test variable was the reinforcement ratio. The test beams included three beams designed as tension control (T.C) with GFRP bars, three beams designed as compression control (C.C) with GFRP bars. The test results were compared with predictions provided by ACI 440.1R-15 design guideline and proposed equations in the literature. The test results indicated that the relatively low modulus of elasticity of FRP bars resulted in reducing shear strength. In addition, shear strength provided by ACI 440.1R-15 guideline underestimate shear strength capacity in which proposed equations in the literature had given better prediction than ACI 440.1R-15. The failure mode in T.C beams is diagonal tension by bond failure not by rupture of FRP and C.C beams is shear compression by crushing of the web in extreme fiber.  


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