Performance evaluation of fiber reinforced polymer reinforcing bar featuring ductility and health monitoring capability

American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication

Volumn SP-188, Issue , 1999, Pages 1-12

  Belarbi, Abdeldjelil ^a   Chandrashekhara, K ^a   Watkins, Steve E ^a  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Composites; Ductility; Fiber reinforced polymers; Flexure; Reinforcing bars; Sensors; Structures

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE BUILDINGS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; DUCTILITY; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; FILAMENT WINDING; HEALTH; POLYMER CONCRETE; PULTRUSION; REBAR; STRAIN; WELL TESTING;

CONCRETE ENVIRONMENTS; DUCTILE BEHAVIOR; DUCTILITY BEHAVIORS; DUCTILITY INDICES; EMBEDDED FIBERS; FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERS; HEALTH MONITORING; LOAD HISTORY;

FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 85098330196     PISSN: 01932527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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