Evaluation of the flexural strength and serviceability of geopolymer concrete beams reinforced with glass-fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars

By G. Maranan, A. Manalo, B. Benmokrane, W. Karunasena, Priyan Mendis. 2015

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Geopolymer concrete reinforced with glass-fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars can provide a construction system with high durability, high sustainability, and adequate strength. Few studies deal with the combined use of these materials, and this has been the key motivation of this undertaking. In this study, the flexural strength and serviceability performance of the geopolymer concrete beams reinforced with GFRP bars were evaluated under a four-point static bending test. The parameters investigated were nominal bar diameter, reinforcement ratio, and anchorage system. Based on the experimental results, the bar diameter had no significant effect on the flexural performance of the beams. Generally, the serviceability performance of a beam is enhanced when the reinforcement ratio increases. The mechanical interlock and friction forces provided by the sand coating was adequate to secure an effective bond between the GFRP bars and the geopolymer concrete. Generally, the ACI 4401.R-06 and CSA S806-12 prediction equations underestimate the beam strength. The bending-moment capacity of the tested beams was higher than that of FRP-reinforced concrete beams from the previous studies.

Subfields: Building and Construction, Civil and Structural Engineering

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In Building and Construction

1. A. Manalo
2. H. Mohamed
3. Adel Elsafty
4. A. Ali
5. G. Maranan
6. Priyan Mendis
7. W. Karunasena
8. B. Benmokrane

In Civil and Structural Engineering

1. A. Manalo
2. H. Mohamed
3. Adel Elsafty
4. A. Ali
5. G. Maranan
6. Priyan Mendis
7. W. Karunasena
8. B. Benmokrane

Citations in the corpus

• Laboratory assessment and durability performance of vinyl-ester, polyester, and epoxy glass-FRP bars for concrete structures (2017, background): “Extensive research and development efforts have demonstrated that FRP bars are effective reinforcement in concrete members subject to bending (Maranan et al. 2015), shear (Ali et al. 2013 and 2016b), compression (Maranan et al. 2016), and impact (Goldston et al. 2016).”
• Behavior of concentrically loaded geopolymer-concrete circular columns reinforced longitudinally and transversely with GFRP bars (2016, background): “While there are significant studies on the flexural and shear behavior of FRP-reinforced concrete (FRP-RC) [11-17], steel-reinforced geopolymer-concrete (S-RGC) [18-23] systems, and FRP-reinforced geopolymer concrete (FRP-RGC) [24, 25], relatively few studies are available that deal with the behavio”