• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제77권5호
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• pp.637-650
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• 2021

The paper presents an investigation of the widely varying mechanical performance and behaviour of steel and Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) reinforced concrete beams using non-destructive techniques of Acoustic Emission (AE) and Digital Image Correlation (DIC) under four-point bending. Laboratory experiments are performed on both differently reinforced concrete beams with 0.33%, 0.52% and 1.11% of tension reinforcement against balanced section. The results show that the ultimate load-carrying capacity increases with an increase in tensile reinforcement in both cases. In addition to that, AE waveform parameters of amplitude and number of AE hits successfully correlates and picks up the divergent mechanism of cracking initiation and progression of failure in steel reinforced and GFRP reinforced concrete beams. AE activity is about 20-30% more in GFRP-RC beams as compared to steel-RC beams. It was primarily due to the lower modulus of elasticity of GFRP bars leading to much larger ductility and deflections as compared to steel-RC beams. Furthermore, AE XY event plots and longitudinal strain profiles using DIC gives an online and real-time visual display of progressive AE activity and strains respectively to efficaciously depict the crack evolution and their advancement in steel-RC and GFRP-RC beams which show a close matching with the micro-and macro-cracks visually observed in the actual beams at various stages of loading.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2005년도 봄학술 발표회 논문집(I)
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• pp.283-286
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• 2005

The effectiveness of shear strengthening with glass fiber sheets on normal or low strength RC beams have been investigated experimentally. A design compressive strength of concrete of 13.5MPa has been planned considering the degradation state of the existing structure to be strengthened in this study. Also, concrete surface reinforcing agent was applied to increase bond capacity between concrete and GFRP sheets in case of low strength RC beams. Comparing the test results of low and normal strength beams strengthened with GFRP sheets indicated that total shear capacity of beams was decreased with concrete strength decreased, but the shear strengthening capacity of GFRP sheets are hardly affected by concrete strength. In addition, shear strengthening effects of RC beams strengthened with GFRP sheets can be estimated by $\rho_w{\cdot}f_w$ based on the maximum effective strain of FRP sheet proposed by ACI 440.2R recommendation.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제86권3호
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• pp.399-415
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• 2023

This paper presents the experimental and numerical evaluations on the circular SFRC columns reinforced GFRP rebars under the axial compressive loading. The test programs were designed to inquire and compare the effects of different parameters on the columns' structural behavior by performing experiments and finite element modeling. The research variables were conventional concrete (CC), fiber concrete (FC), types of longitudinal steel/GFRP rebars, and different configurations of lateral rebars. A total of 16 specimens were manufactured and categorized into four groups based on different rebar-concrete arrangements including GRCC, GRFC, SRCC, and SRFC. Adding steel fibers (SFs) into the concrete, it was essential to modify the concrete damage plastic (CDP) model for FC columns presented in the finite element method (FEM) using ABAQUS 6.14 software. Failure modes of the columns were similar and results of peak loads and corresponding deflections of compression columns showed a suitable agreement in tests and numerical analysis. The behavior of GFRP-RC and steel-RC columns was relatively linear in the pre-peak branch, up to 80-85% of their ultimate axial compressive loads. The axial compressive loads of GRCC and GRFC columns were averagely 80.5% and 83.6% of axial compressive loads of SRCC and SRFC columns. Also, DIs of GRCC and GRFC columns were 7.4% and 12.9% higher than those of SRCC and SRFC columns. Partially, using SFs compensated up to 3.1%, the reduction of the compressive strength of the GFRP-RC columns as compared with the steel-RC columns. The effective parameters on increasing the DIs of columns were higher volumetric ratios (up to 12%), using SFs into concrete (up to 6.6%), and spiral (up to 5.5%). The results depicted that GFRP-RC columns had higher DIs and lower peak loads compared with steel-RC columns.

• 콘크리트학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.101-111
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• 1998

본 논문의 목적은 전단내력이 부족한 R/C보에 CFS(Carbon Fiber Sheets), CFRP(Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic), GFRP(Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics)를 이용해 전단보강을 할 경우에 보의 역학적 거동특성을 규명하기 위한 것이다. 본 논문의 목적을 달성하기 위하여 총 19개의 시험체가 제작되었으며, 실험변수로는 전단스팬비, 보강재료, 보강방법, 보강간격 및 방향을 산정하였다. 본 논문의 실험결과, FRP를 이용해 전단내력이 부족한 R/C보에 보강을 하였을 경우 약 50~70%정도의 보강효과를 나타내었다. 또한 소성이론에 근거한 철근콘크리트보의 전단강도 예측모델을 개발하였고 실험치와의 비교를 통해 개발된 모델의 적합성을 검증하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.75-98
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• 2013

This study focuses on shear strengthening performance of simply supported reinforced concrete (RC) T-beams bonded by glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) strips in different configuration, orientations and transverse steel reinforcement in different spacing. Eighteen RC T-beams of 2.5 m span are tested. Nine beams are used as control beam. The stirrups are provided in three different spacing such as without stirrups and with stirrups at a spacing of 200 mm and 300 mm. Another nine beams are used as strengthened beams. GFRP strips are bonded in shear zone in U-shape and side shape with two types of orientation of the strip at $45^{\circ}$ and $90^{\circ}$ to the longitudinal axis of the beam for each type of stirrup spacing. The experimental result indicates that the beam strengthened with GFRP strips at $45^{\circ}$ orientation to the longitudinal axis of the beam are much more effective than $90^{\circ}$ orientation. Also as transverse steel increases, the effectiveness of the GFRP strips decreases.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.39-48
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• 2015

섬유강화폴리머(FRP) 보강 철근콘크리트(RC) 구조물은 보강효과가 충분히 발휘되기 전에 보강재의 탈락으로 보강효과의 상실 및 구조부재의 갑작스러운 파괴를 야기할 수 있다. 현재 FRP 보강보의 박리파괴강도는 설계지침에서 제시된 보강재의 탈락변형률에 근거하여 무보강 RC보와 동일한 강도해석법을 적용하고 있다. 그러나, 각 설계지침에 따라 FRP 보강재의 탈락변형률이 달리 제시되고 있다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 유리섬유강화폴리머(GFRP)로 보강된 RC보의 박리파괴 휨 강도 실험을 통해 각 설계기준에서 제시된 보강재 탈락변형률에 의한 박리파괴강도를 비교 평가하였다. 또한, 보강재 탈락에 의한 파괴는 콘크리트의 압축변형률이 극한변형률에 도달하기 전에 발생하므로, 본 연구에서는 재료의 비선형 응력분포를 고려한 해석을 수행하였다. 그리고, GFRP 보강 RC보의 설계 박리파괴강도 산정 시 강도설계법에 의해 산정된 무보강 RC보의 극한휨강도와 유사한 안전율을 나타낼 수 있는 강도식을 제시하였다.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2000년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.383-386
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• 2000

In this study, strengthening effect of the deteriorated reinforced concrete T type bridge with epoxy-bonded glass fiber reinforced plates(GFRP) is experimentally investigated. This test make a comparison between before strengthened and after strengthened with GFRP structural behavior experimentally in the field. the results generally indicate that the flexural strength of strengthened RC T-type bridge is increased.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.443-455
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• 2009

The use of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcement in concrete structures has been on the rise due to its advantages over conventional steel reinforcement such as corrosion. Reinforcing steel corrosion has been the primary cause of deterioration of reinforced concrete (RC) structures, resulting in tremendous annual repair costs. One application of FRP reinforcement to be further explored is its use in RC frames. Nonetheless, due to FRP's inherently elastic behavior, FRP-reinforced (FRP-RC) members exhibit low ductility and energy dissipation as well as different damage mechanisms. Furthermore, current design standards for FRP-RC structures do not address seismic design in which the beam-column joint is a key issue. During an earthquake, the safety of beam-column joints is essential to the whole structure integrity. Thus, research is needed to gain better understanding of the behavior of FRP-RC structures and their damage mechanisms under seismic loading. In this study, two full-scale beam-column joint specimens reinforced with steel and GFRP configurations were tested under quasi-static loading. The control steel-reinforced specimen was detailed according to current design code provisions. The GFRP-RC specimen was detailed in a similar scheme. The damage in the two specimens is characterized to compare their performance under simulated seismic loading.

• 대한건축학회논문집:구조계
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.35-42
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• 2018

This study evaluated the fire resisting capacity and post-fire serviceability of the concrete beams retrofitted by near surface mounted method(NSM) using GFRP plates. Main parameters in the test are grout materials and fire exposure. For the test, two types of grout materials between concrete substrate and GFRP plate were used; flame resisting epoxy and filling mortar. Four RC beam specimens were made and two of them were exposed to fire according to real scale fire curve proposed KS F 2257. After the fire exposure test, flexural test were performed to investigate the flexural performance of concrete beams including strength and deformation. From the test results, it was found that the beam retrofitted by NSM-GFRP presented higher flexural strength than that of the beam without retrofit, which indicates NSM-GFRP retrofit technologies is effective to maintain flexural strength even after fire exposure. In addition, the specimens grouted by epoxy showed good performance in strength but bad performance in ductility.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.67-76
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• 2011

기존의 철근 콘크리트 구조물에서 나타나는, 극한 환경하에서의 철근의 부식 문제 때문에 GFRP 보강근으로 철근을 대체하고 있다. 최근 들어 GFRP를 보강근으로 사용한 보의 성능에 대한 해석적, 실험적 연구가 지속적으로 행해지고 있지만 아직 철근 콘크리트 보의 연구에 대한 수에 비하여 이에 대한 연구 결과는 매우 적어 신뢰성을 얻기 힘든 상황이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 겹침이음된 GFRP 보강근을 보에 적용하여 모멘트-처짐 관계에 대한 실험적 연구를 수행하였다. 실험 변수는 GFRP의 보강비와 피복 두께에 대한 것으로 총 6개의 GFRP 보강 콘크리트 보의 실험체가 제작되었다. 모든 실험체는 4000mm의 스팬을 가지고 있으며 12.7mm의 지름을 가지는 GFRP 보강근을 사용하였다. 보강근이 겹침이음된 부분에 일정한 모멘트가 작용하게 하기 위해 2점 가력 방식을 사용하였다. 실험 결과 보강근비의 증가에 따라 극한 하중의 크기가 증가하였다. 파괴 모드는 보강근비에 따라 매우 민감하게 변화하였으며 피복 두께는 인장측의 콘크리트의 탈락에 의해 최대 강도와 처짐량을 결정하는 요인이 되는 것으로 나타났다.