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Mechanics
Shiwen Han, Ao Zhou, Jinping Ou
Summary: The study reveals that the inferior bond behavior and non-uniform strain distribution at the steel-FRP-concrete interface result in excessive beam deflection and unreliable design.
COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
(2021)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Zhihua Li, Huan Xu, Kailai Wang, Xuan Guo
Summary: This study firstly validated the constitutive models for the compressive and tensile behavior of basalt fiber reinforced concrete (BFRC) using experimental results. Then, analytical methods were proposed for calculating the flexural capacity, moment of inertia of the cracked transformed section, effective flexural rigidity of steel-reinforced basalt FRC (RBFRC) beams, and concrete-basalt FRC (RC-BFRC) composite beams. The analytical results showed good agreement with experimental results in terms of ultimate moment and maximum deflection at mid-span under service load, which is significant for guiding the design of structural members with BFRC.
MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Shengjiang Sun, Yiping Guo, Peng Gui, Lili Xing, Kuihua Mei
Summary: The use of steel-basalt fibre composite bars (SBFCBs) effectively addresses the corrosion and poor ductility issues in steel-reinforced and pure FRP-reinforced concrete beams, respectively. The study investigates the flexural behavior of SBFCB-reinforced concrete beams through testing eleven beams with different reinforcement methods, aiming to provide design and application reference. The research encompasses the failure mode, ultimate bearing capacity, strain of concrete and reinforcement, crack distribution, and the effects of different reinforcement methods and equivalent reinforcement ratios. The results indicate the influence of the equivalent reinforcement ratio on the failure mode, cracking load values, yield load, ultimate load, and secondary stiffness of SBFCB-reinforced concrete beams, as well as the improved ductility and reduced crack parameters with increasing equivalent reinforcement ratio. The deduced formulas for yield load and ultimate bearing capacity show good agreement with the measured values, and a recommended maximum strain limit for SBFCBs is proposed.
ENGINEERING STRUCTURES
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Le Li, Qinxi You, Wenfeng Liu, Qiang Zeng, Chunsheng Zhou, Junjie Wang, Zhe Li, Kefei Li
Summary: This paper investigates the flexural behavior of steel fiber-reinforced beams with continuously graded structure (GFRBs). The distribution and orientation of fibers in the GFRBs are quantified using X-ray computed tomography (XCT). The re-arrangement of fibers and the refinement of the microstructure due to successive vibrating treatment are found to enhance the flexural behavior of the GFRBs, resulting in higher flexural strength and energy absorption capacity compared to typically vibrated beams.
MATERIALS & DESIGN
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Jeong-Il Choi, Se-Eon Park, Yun Yong Kim, Bang Yeon Lee
Summary: This paper presents an experimental and analytical study on the flexural behavior of composite beams combining Kagome truss and fiber-reinforced cementitious composite (FRCC). The results showed that the type of FRCC and reinforcement method significantly influenced the flexural behavior of the beams. Beams with both highly ductile (HD)-FRCC and high-strength (HS)-FRCC reinforcement in tension and compression regions exhibited higher loadbearing capacities compared to beams reinforced only in the tension region. While the analytical and experimental results were consistent for beams reinforced with HD-FRCC, there were discrepancies in the nonlinear region for beams reinforced with HS-FRCC due to localized material fracture.
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Xiaowei Wang, Bo Xu, Ru Mu, Longbang Qing, Yuliang Liu, Xiangshang Chen, Jiao Chen, Zhenhua Lei
Summary: In 2D-SFRC two-way slabs, all or most steel fibers are parallel to the slab surface, which significantly improves the flexural properties of the slabs. A magnetic device is used to align the steel fibers during the preparation process, resulting in a two-dimensional distribution of steel fibers. The ultimate flexural load and toughness of 2D-SFRC two-way slabs are much higher compared to other types of steel fiber reinforced cement-based composite two-way slabs.
JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Taha A. El-Sayed, Abeer M. Erfan, Ragab M. Abdelnaby, Mohamed K. Soliman
Summary: This study presents experimental and analytical investigations on the flexural performance of high-strength concrete beams reinforced with locally manufactured hybrid-GFRP bars. The results show that the use of hybrid-GFRP bars significantly affects the ultimate load, deflection, and crack pattern of the beams.
CASE STUDIES IN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Danying Gao, Yunchao Huang, Jiansong Yuan, Zhiqiang Gu
Summary: The experimental results showed that the flexural bearing capacity of SFRC beams significantly increased with the use of high-strength steel bars, and the bond efficiency defined by ACI guidelines was conservative. The probability distribution of bond efficiency for steel fiber in the tensile zone was analyzed to propose a range for predicting the flexural carrying capacity of SFRC beams.
JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Hai-Tao Wang, Sai-Sai Liu, Chang-Yu Zhu, Hao Xiong, Guo-Wen Xu
Summary: In this study, the flexural strengthening of concrete beams with prestressed CFRP plates was investigated. Results showed that increasing the prestressing level and strengthening amount can improve the postcracking stiffness, cracking load, and yielding load, but a high prestressing level of 50% may cause premature debonding of the CFRP plate. Additionally, using a low-strength prestressed CFRP plate can achieve similar strengthening efficacy before yielding of the steel reinforcements, but may reduce the ultimate load compared to a high-strength CFRP plate.
JOURNAL OF COMPOSITES FOR CONSTRUCTION
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Bin Cai, Kaiyi Li, Feng Fu
Summary: This study investigates the flexural behavior of steel fiber-reinforced coal gangue aggregate concrete (SFCGC) and steel fiber-reinforced ordinary concrete (SFOC) beams. The effects of coal gangue replacement rate, steel fiber volume content, rebar ratio, and beam height on the beam flexural performance were studied. The specimens' failure modes, flexural capacities, flexural stiffness, ductility, and energy dissipation coefficient were analyzed. A finite element model was established to investigate the strengthening effect of steel fibers on SFCGC beams. Comparisons between simulations and tests show good agreement in the load-deflection curves and transverse strain.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Walid Mansour, Sabry Fayed
Summary: The study compared the mechanical properties of concrete reinforced with recycled plastic and end-hooked steel fibers, finding that 2% volume fraction of fibers exhibited the highest strength. As fiber volume fraction increased, the peak load of RC beams increased but decreased after exceeding 2%.
STEEL AND COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
(2021)
Article
Mechanics
Sajad Moolaei, Mohammad Kazem Sharbatdar, Ali Kheyroddin
Summary: In this study, the experimental behavior of beams reinforced with a hybrid system of steel and GFRP bars was investigated. Results showed that HPFRCC concrete positively influenced the strength, ductility, and energy absorption of the reinforced beams using composite and hybrid bars.
COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hyun-Do Yun, Ki-Bong Choi, Won-Chang Choi
Summary: This study comparatively evaluates two test standards, EN-14651 and ASTM C1609, used to evaluate the flexural performance of steel-fiber reinforced concrete beams. The results show that both standards yield similar results, but unintended failure modes were observed.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Mahdi Nematzadeh, Saber Fallah-Valukolaee
Summary: The study evaluated the structural performance of two-layer fiber-reinforced concrete beams with GFRP and steel rebars under quasi-static loads. The results showed that adding fibers to different zones of the section led to different effects on ductility and ultimate flexural strength, while increasing reinforcement ratio and concrete compressive strength improved the flexural performance of the beams. Replacing steel rebars with GFRP ones decreased the load-carrying capacity, flexural stiffness, and ductility of the beams.
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Crystallography
Ke Shi, Mengyue Zhang, Tao Zhang, Ru Xue, Pengfei Li, Gang Chen
Summary: The flexural performance of steel fiber and nano-SiO2 reinforced concrete beams was investigated through combined experimental and theoretical studies. It was found that increasing concrete strength and volume fraction of steel fiber resulted in higher cracking load and ultimate load of the beams. The amount of nano-SiO2 had limited effect on the flexural performance.
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Construction & Building Technology
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Construction & Building Technology
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(2006)
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(2005)