Traditional steel reinforcing rebars are susceptible to corrosion as they are exposed to weather conditions. This vulnerability creates a limit to its effectiveness as a reinforcement within concrete structures. Corrosion of steel reinforcement can lead to damage and deterioration of reinforcement in concrete structures, as well as put the overall structure at risk of accumulated damage and ultimately failure. This paper involves an alternative material to longitudinal and spiral reinforcements consisting of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP). The paper explores the shear strength of circular concrete beams reinforced with GFRP rebars. A total of four full-scale concrete beams with a total length of 2500 mm and a diameter of 260 mm were tested to failure in four-point loading setup. The investigated parameters were the type of longitudinal reinforcement (steel vs GFRP), number of longitudinal rebars, and the pitch of spirals. The performance of the GFRP beams is compared to their steel beams counterparts. The comparison involved: failure load, load-deformation behavior, and failure mode. It was observed that flexural cracking patterns are initially manifested, and ultimately shear cracking patterns emerge. The GFRP beams provided significantly higher strengths and impeccable protection against corrosion than their steel counterparts. The steel-reinforced beams, however, provide superior ductility and deformation city.
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10 December 2020
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SMART SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES: ICSSMT-2020
12–12 August 2020
Madurai, India
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December 10 2020
Shear strength of circular beams made of geopolymer concrete and reinforced with GFRP rebars
Mohammad Al Hamaydeh;
Mohammad Al Hamaydeh
a)
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Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, American University of Sharjah
, United Arab Emirates
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Fatma Afghan;
Fatma Afghan
b)
1
Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, American University of Sharjah
, United Arab Emirates
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Raj Mithani;
Raj Mithani
c)
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Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, American University of Sharjah
, United Arab Emirates
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Tala Besiso;
Tala Besiso
d)
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Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, American University of Sharjah
, United Arab Emirates
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Hamzah Al Salim
Hamzah Al Salim
e)
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Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, American University of Sharjah
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a)Corresponding author: [email protected]
AIP Conf. Proc. 2297, 020031 (2020)
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Mohammad Al Hamaydeh, Fatma Afghan, Raj Mithani, Tala Besiso, Hamzah Al Salim; Shear strength of circular beams made of geopolymer concrete and reinforced with GFRP rebars. AIP Conf. Proc. 10 December 2020; 2297 (1): 020031. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0029862
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