Abstract The lower bond strength of FRP bars to concrete compared steel has remained an unsolved barrier the widespread use FRP-reinforced under extreme loading. Additionally, degradation between reinforcement and concretes in aggressive environments adds existing concern. In this study, innovative anchorage system comprised polypropylene pipe was used strengthen seawater GFRP after 250 days ex...

Reinforced concrete is the most commonly used material in construction industry. However, one disadvantage of reinforced that environmental factors cause materials to penetrate and steel bar corrosion. Rebar corrosion increases its volume significantly by approximately 3–6 times, which lowers concrete–rebar adhesion. This severely affects serviceability durability structures. The economic socia...

Abstract This work presents a numerical approach to multi-routines based on experiments, and, with target analyse strength of cross-ply glass fibre reinforced plastics (GFRP) composite after immersion in sulphuric acid solution under pressure (5% H 2 SO 4 solution, 95 °C, 15 bar). Two alternative vinyl ester resins (bisphenol A diglycidyl ether and epoxy phenol novolac) were investigated. After...

Fiber-reinforced composite (FRP) materials have gained an increasing success, mostly for strengthening, retrofitting and repair of existing historic masonry structures and may cause a significant enhancement of the mechanical properties of the reinforced members. This article summarizes the results of previous experimental activities aimed at investigating the effectiveness of GFRP (Glass Fiber...

This paper investigates experimentally and analytically the torsion behavior of steel fibered high strength self compacting concrete beams reinforced by GFRP bars. Steel fibered high strength self compacting concrete (SFHSSCC) and GFRP bars became in the recent decades a very important materials in the structural engineering field. The use of GFRP bars to replace steel bars has emerged as one o...

Glass fibre reinforced plastic (GFRP) is considered as structure support and insulating material for the new superconducting FAIR magnets. GFRP (G11) is a composite material consisting of woven glass fibres (volume fraction ~50 %) and cured polymer resin (e.g. amine-cured epoxy). The material will be exposed to cryogenic temperatures, high radiation levels and dynamic mechanical loads (Lorentzi...

Experimental investigation of GFRP (glass fiber reinforced polymer) tubes that were filled with magnetically driven concrete was carried out to study the flexural behavior of specimens under bending. Specimens having different cross section and lengths were tested. The test specimens were fabricated by filling magnetically driven concrete into the GFRP tubes and the concrete was vibrated using ...

Embedding FBG strain sensors within a GFRP sandwich composite material allows early detection of internal defects. However, the sensors need to survive the manufacturing process to provide this capability. Vacuum infusion is commonly used to manufacture GFRP sandwich composite materials but, it needs to be modified to accommodate the embedding process. A stage by stage procedure is demonstrated...