International Journal of Sustainability and Innovation in Engineering (IJSIE)
June 2023
DOI https://www.doi.org/10.56830/IJSIE06202303
Authors
Mahmoud Mehany
Abstract
The use of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) bars is becoming commonplace in various civil engineering applications due to the several advantages they offer over traditional materials. However, limited knowledge about some aspects of the behavior of FRP bars, particularly when subjected to severe fires, is hampering their widespread use. This paper presents the results of a research program to investigate the shear behavior of glass-FRP (GFRP)-reinforced beams exposed to severe fires. Three reinforced concrete (RC) beam specimens with a cross-sectional width and height of 150 mm and 300 mm, respectively, and with a total length of 1700 mm were constructed and tested under four-point bending load up to failure. The main test variables were the reinforcement ratio and the fire. The experimental results show that all beams failed as a result of diagonal tension cracking. The shear resistance and stiffness of the RC beams decreased when the beams are exposed to fire at the same reinforcement ratio.
Keywords: GFRP bars, reinforced concrete beams, fire, shear capacity, crack patterns, modes of failure.
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