• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제28권3D호
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• pp.325-330
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• 2008

GFRP 다웰바의 장기 내구성능 저하 메커니즘을 규명하기 위하여 실제 콘크리트 포장에서 발생할 수 있는 수분환경과 동결융해반복 환경하의 촉진 내구성능 평가를 실시하였으며 그에 따른 미세구조 분석을 통해 성능저하 열화 진행 메커니즘을 분석하였다. GFRP 다웰바의 내구특성 평가는 촉진환경에 노출 후 전단시험을 실시하여 분석하였으며 미세구조 분석을 위하여 SEM 사진과 가스흡착에 의한 공극측정을 실시하였다. 실험결과 수분환경 및 동결 융해반복 환경에 노출된 GFRP 다웰바는 내구특성 저하가 거의 나타나지 않았다. 이와 같은 결과는 미세구조분석에서 명확히 관찰 할 수 있었다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.134-141
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• 2017

시멘트 생산 과정에서 생성되는 이산화탄소 배출량을 감소시키기 위하여 시멘트를 대체할 수 있는 건축 재료 개발에 많은 연구가 진행되어왔다. 시멘트 대체재로 사용될 수 있는 활성 황토는 $850^{\circ}C$에서 소성 과정을 거쳐 제작된다. Poly-Vinyl Alcohol(PVA) 섬유와 GFRP 보강근은 활성 황토 콘크리트의 균열 문제를 해결하기 위하여 사용된다. 본 논문은 PVA 섬유 보강 활성 황토 콘크리트에 대하여 인발 하중에 따른 GFRP 보강근의 부착 성능을 평가하기 위한 실험 연구를 나타내고 있다. 실험 결과, 황토가 치환된 PVA 보강 및 무보강 실험체들의 평균 부착 응력 계수가 2.27~2.48로 나타났으며, 부착 응력 계수가 PVA 섬유 보강 유무 및 황토 치환율에 크게 영향을 받지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 부착 길이가 길어질수록 부착 강도는 저하되었다.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2008년도 추계 학술발표회 제20권2호
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• pp.133-136
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• 2008

염해에 노출이 심한 구조물이나 교량의 상판의 보강철근 부식으로 인한 콘크리트 구조물의 구조성능 및 내구성능의 저하가 큰 문제로 대두되고 있다. 이에 최근 활발히 연구가 진행 중인 유리섬유 보강근(Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bar, 이하 GFRP 보강근)은 높은 화학적 내구성, 고강도, 경량성 등에 의하여 철근을 대체할 콘크리트 보강재로 그 가치를 인정받아 미국, 유럽, 캐나다 등에서는 이미 GFRP 보강근의 설계지침서가 발표되었다. 하지만 아직 GFRP 보강근을 이형철근과 같이 높은 신뢰성을 가지는 보강재로 사용하기에는 파악해야할 구조적 문제가 많이 있는데 그 중 하나가 콘크리트와의 부착성능이다. GFRP 보강근의 부착성능은 콘크리트 압축강도에 크게 영향을 받는 이형철근과 달리 섬유종류, 외피 표면 상태 등 여러 가지 요소에 의한 복합적 영향을 받는 부착특성을 보인다. 이에 본 연구에서는 외피 표면 상태, 콘크리트 압축강도 등을 변수로 하는 GFRP 보강근으로 보강된 일 방향 인장-인발 시편의 부착실험을 통하여 GFRP 보강근의 부착특성을 관찰하였다. 또한 이를 통하여 단조하중을 받는 GFRP 보강근의 부착응력-미끄럼 관계를 제안하고자 한다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제76권6호
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• pp.737-749
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• 2020

A hybrid bridge deck is proposed, which includes steel bars, concrete and glass-fiber-reinforced-polymer (GFRP) plates with channel sections. The steel bar in the negative moment region can increase the flexural stiffness, improve the ductility, and reduce the GFRP ratio. Three continuous decks with different steel bar ratios and a simply supported deck were fabricated and tested to study the mechanical performance. The failure mode, deflection, strain distribution, cracks and support reaction were tested and discussed. The steel bar improves the mechanical performance of continuous decks, and a theoretical method is proposed to predict the deformation and the shear capacity. The experimental results show that all specimens failed with shear failure in the positive moment region. The increase of steel bar ratio in the negative moment region can achieve an enhancement in the flexural stiffness and reduce the deflection without increasing GFRP. Moreover, the continuous deck can achieve a yield load, and the negative moment can be carried by GFRP plates after the steel bar yields. Finally, a nonlinear analytical method for the deflection calculation was proposed and verified, with considering the moment redistribution, non-cracked sections and nonlinearity of material. In addition, a simplified calculation method was proposed to predict the shear capacity of GFRP-concrete decks.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제67권1호
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• pp.45-52
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• 2018

Several techniques have been developed for shear strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) members by using fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites. However, debonding of FRP retrofits from concrete substrate still deemed as a challenging concern in their application which needs to be scrutinized in details. As a result, this paper reports on the results of an experimental investigation on shear strengthening of RC beams using near surface mounted (NSM) FRP reinforcing bars. The main objective of the experimentation was increasing the efficiency of shear retrofits by precluding/postponing the premature debonding failure. The experimental program was comprised of six shear deficient RC beams. The test parameters include the FRP rebar spacing, inclination angle, and groove shape. Also, an innovative modification was introduced to the conventional NSM technique and its efficiency was evaluated by experimental observation and measurement. The results testified the efficiency of glass FRP (GFRP) rebars in increasing the shear strength of the test specimens retrofitted using conventional NSM technique. However, debonding of FRP bars impeded exploiting all retrofitting advantages and induced a premature shear failure. On the contrary, application of the proposed modified NSM (MNSM) technique was not only capable of preventing the premature debonding of FRP bars, but also could replace the failure mode of specimen from the brittle shear to a ductile flexural failure which is more desirable.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제88권6호
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• pp.599-608
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• 2023

The present study is focused on instigation of the nonlinear mechanical behavior of reinforced concrete beams considering different types of FRP bars through nonlinear finite element simulations. To explore the impact of the FRP reinforcement type and geometry on the nonlinear mechanical behavior of reinforced beam, intensive parametric studies are carried out and discussed. Twenty models were carried out based on the finite element software (ABAQUS). The concrete damage plasticity model was considered. Four types of fiber polymer bars, CFRP, GFRP, AFRP and BFRP as longitudinal reinforcement for concrete beam were used. The validation of numerical results was confirmed by experimental as well as numerical results, then the parametric study was conducted to evaluate the effect of change in different parameters, such as bar diameter size, type of FRP bars and shear span length. All results were analyzed and discussed through, load-deflection diagram. The results showed that the use of FRP bars in rebar concrete beam improves the beam stiffness and enhance the ultimate load capacity. The load capacity enhanced in the range of (20.44-244.47%) when using different types of FRP bars. The load-carrying capacity of beams reinforced with CFRP is the highest one, beams reinforced with AFRP is higher than that reinforced with BFRP but beams reinforced with GFRP recorded the lowest load of capacity compered with other beams reinforced with FRP Bars.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.631-639
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• 2017

This study experimentally investigated the flexural capacity of a concrete beam reinforced with a newly developed GFRP bar that overcomes the lower modulus of elasticity and bond strength compared to a steel bar. The GFRP bar was fabricated by thermosetting a braided pultrusion process to form the outer fiber ribs. The mechanical properties of the modulus of elasticity and bond strength were enhanced compared with those of commercial GFRP bars. In the four-point bending test results, all specimens failed according to the intended failure mode due to flexural design in compliance with ACI 440.1R-15. The effects of the reinforcement ratio and concrete compressive strength were investigated. Equations from the code were used to predict the deflection, and they overestimated the deflection compared with the experimental results. A modified model using two coefficients was developed to provide much better predictive ability, even when the effective moment of inertia was less than the theoretical $I_{cr}$. The deformability of the test beams satisfied the specified value of 4.0 in compliance with CSA S6-10. A modified effective moment of inertia with two correction factors was proposed and it could provide much better predictability in prediction even at the effective moment of inertia less than that of theoretical cracked moment of inertia.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.527-536
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• 2023

Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) bar has emerged as a viable and sustainable replacement to steel in reinforced concrete (RC) under severe corrosive environment. The behavior of concrete columns reinforced with FRP bars, spirals, and hoops is an ongoing area of research. In this study, 3D nonlinear numerical modelling of circular concrete columns reinforced with Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) bars and transversely confined with GFRP spirals were conducted using fracture-plastic model. The numerical models and experimental results are found to be in good agreement. The effectiveness of confinement was accessed through von-mises stresses, and it was found that the stresses in the concrete's core are higher with a 30 mm pitch (46 MPa) compared to a 60 mm pitch (36 MPa). The validated models are used to conduct parametric studies. In terms of axial load carrying capacity and member ductility, the effect of concrete strength, spiral pitch, and longitudinal reinforcement ratio are thoroughly investigated. The confinement effect and member ductility of a GFRP RC column increases as the spiral pitch decreases. It is also found that the confinement effect and member ductility decreased with increase in strength of concrete.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.313-326
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• 2020

Glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars have been introduced as an effective alternative for the conventional steel reinforcement in concrete structures to mitigate the costly consequences of steel corrosion. However, despite the superior performance of these composite materials in terms of corrosion, the effect of replacing steel reinforcement with GFRP on the seismic performance of concrete structures is not fully covered yet. To address some of the key parameters in the seismic behavior of GFRP-reinforced concrete (RC) structures, two full-scale beam-column joints reinforced with GFRP bars and stirrups were constructed and tested under two phases of loading, each simulating a severe ground motion. The objective was to investigate the effect of damage due to earthquakes on the service and ultimate behavior of GFRP-RC moment-resisting frames. The main parameters under investigation were geometrical configuration (interior or exterior beam-column joint) and joint shear stress. The performance of the specimens was measured in terms of lateral load-drift response, energy dissipation, mode of failure and stress distribution. Moreover, the effect of concrete damage due to earthquake loading on the performance of beam-column joints under service loading was investigated and a modified damage index was proposed to quantify the magnitude of damage in GFRP-RC beam-column joints under dynamic loading. Test results indicated that the geometrical configuration significantly affects the level of concrete damage and energy dissipation. Moreover, the level of residual damage in GFRP-RC beam-column joints after undergoing lateral displacements was related to reinforcement ratio of the main beams.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.463-474
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• 2020

In this paper, the influence of adding multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) on the pull behavior of steel and GFRP bars in ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) was examined experimentally and numerically. For numerical analysis, 3D nonlinear finite element modeling (FEM) with the help of ABAQUS software was used. Mechanical properties of the specimens, including Young's modulus, tensile strength and compressive strength, were extracted from the experimental results of the tests performed on standard cube specimens and for different values of weight percent of MWCNTs. In order to consider more realistic assumptions, the bond between concrete and bar was simulated using adhesive surfaces and Cohesive Zone Model (CZM), whose parameters were obtained by calibrating the results of the finite element model with the experimental results of pullout tests. The accuracy of the results of the finite element model was proved with conducting the pullout experimental test which showed high accuracy of the proposed model. Then, the effect of different parameters such as the material of bar, the diameter of the bar, as well as the weight percent of MWCNT on the bond behavior of bar and UHPC were studied. The results suggest that modifying UHPC with MWCNT improves bond strength between concrete and bar. In MWCNT per 0.01 and 0.3 wt% of MWCNT, the maximum pullout strength of steel bar with a diameter of 16 mm increased by 52.5% and 58.7% compared to the control specimen (UHPC without nanoparticle). Also, this increase in GFRP bars with a diameter of 16 mm was 34.3% and 45%.