An experimental study of the flexural behaviour of GFRP RC beams and comparison with prediction models

Composite Structures

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 286-295

  Barris, C ^a   Torres, Ll ^a   Turon, A ^a   Baena, M ^a   Catalan, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cracking; Deflection; Flexural behaviour; FRP bars; Reinforced concrete

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSIVE ENVIRONMENT; CONCRETE BEAM; CORROSION OF STEEL; CRACKING; DEFLECTION; EFFECTIVE DEPTH; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERS; FLEXURAL BEHAVIOUR; FRP BARS; FRP REINFORCEMENT; HEIGHT RATIO; LOAD CAPACITY; MODULUS OF ELASTICITY; PREDICTION MODEL; RC BEAMS; RC STRUCTURE; REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES; REINFORCEMENT RATIOS; SERVICE LOADS; ULTIMATE LIMIT STATE;

BUILDING MATERIALS; CONCRETE BUILDINGS; CONCRETE PRODUCTS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; REINFORCEMENT; STEEL; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CORROSION; CRACKING; ELASTIC MODULUS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; POLYMER;

EID: 68349088076     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2009.05.005     Document Type: Article

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