Journal of Composites for Construction: Recent submissions
Now showing items 101-120 of 2036
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Theoretical Model for the Shear Strength of Prestressed Concrete Beams with FRP Tendons
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Prestressing tendons made of fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs) are a promising alternative to conventional steel tendons in prestressed concrete structures owing to their corrosion resistance. However, the shear strength ... -
Impact Loading Behavior of Large-Scale Two-Way Sandwich Panels with Natural Fiber–Reinforced Polymer Faces
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)This paper presents experimental and numerical studies on sandwich panels with flax fiber–reinforced polymer (FFRP) faces and polyisocyanurate (PIR) foam cores. The panels are subjected to two-way bending under impact loads ... -
Rehabilitation of Wooden Utility Poles with Sprayed-GFRP Composites
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Different rehabilitation techniques have been utilized to extend the service life of wooden utility poles, which are mainly affected by degradation and decay. This paper presents an evaluation of the performance of wooden ... -
Stress–Strain Model for FRP-Confined Circular Concrete Columns Developing Structural Softening Behavior
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Even though several stress–strain models have been proposed for fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)-confined concrete columns subjected to axial compressive loading, very few models can predict an axial response featuring ... -
Contribution of Closed Ties to Shear Strength of GFRP-Reinforced Precast Concrete Tunnel Lining Segments: Experimental and Analytical Study
(ASCE, 2024/06/01)Current tunnel design provisions do not consider the shear resistance of transverse reinforcement in precast concrete tunnel lining (PCTL) segments. Such reinforcement is often designed as a minimum for shrinkage and ... -
Performance of GFRP-Reinforced Concrete Corbels under Monotonic Loading
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Reinforced concrete (RC) corbels are commonly utilized in bridges and industrial buildings to support primary beams and girders. Using glass fiber–reinforced polymer (GFRP) reinforcement in corbels can be advantageous due ... -
Mixed-Mode Debonding in CFRP-to-Steel Fiber–Reinforced Concrete Joints
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)The external bonding of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) sheets is a widely used method for strengthening and rehabilitating existing concrete structures. The premature failure of these structures is frequently attributed ... -
Optimized Hybrid Carbon-Glass Textile-Reinforced Mortar for Flexural and Shear Strengthening of RC Members
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)The open mesh textile reinforcements used today in textile-reinforced mortar (TRM) strengthening applications are composed of identical fiber rovings in both orthogonal directions, regardless of the type of application. ... -
Shear Behavior of Seawater–Sea Sand Concrete Beams Reinforced with BFRP Bars and Stirrups
(ASCE, 2024/04/01)The shear behavior of basalt fiber–reinforced polymer-reinforced seawater–sea sand concrete (BFRP-SSC) beams was investigated experimentally. The effects of several factors, including stirrup diameters (8, 10, and 12 mm), ... -
Axial-Impact Resistance of Geopolymeric Recycled Aggregate Concrete Confined with Glass FRP Tubes
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Using geopolymeric recycled aggregate concrete (GRAC) rather than conventional concrete to fill glass fiber–reinforced polymer (GFRP) tubes to produce high-performance structural members is a promising green construction ... -
Residual Flexural Behavior of PBO FRCM-Strengthened Reinforced Concrete Beams after Exposure to Elevated Temperatures
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)The residual flexural behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened with a fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) composite system after exposure to elevated temperatures was analyzed and discussed in the ... -
Temperature-Dependent Bond–Slip Behavior of CFRP Bars Embedded in Ultrahigh-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)The flexural and durability performance of reinforced ultrahigh-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) beam structures is expected to improve if the steel bars are replaced with carbon fiber–reinforced polymer ... -
Mesoscale Modeling and Simulation of Size-Dependent Shear Response of Rectangular CFRP-Confined RC Columns
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Reinforced concrete (RC) columns are prone to shear failure under seismic loads, particularly in the case of short columns. However, this brittle failure may have more adverse effects on large-sized columns. To address ... -
Role of Fiber Addition in GFRP-Reinforced Slender RC Columns under Eccentric Compression: An Experimental and Analytical Study
(ASCE, 2024/06/01)Steel reinforcement is widely used in reinforced concrete (RC) constructions. However, the durability of the steel RC elements is often compromised due to corrosion under adverse environmental conditions. Glass fiber‒reinforced ... -
Mechanical Investigation of Kenaf/Carbon Hybrid Composites for Building and Construction Applications
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Single-kenaf fiber-reinforced polymer composites are typically characterized by relatively low strength and stiffness properties that make them unsuitable for structural applications. However, they are lightweight, economical, ... -
New Mesoscale Phase Field Model for Analysis of FRP-to-Concrete Bonded Joints
(ASCE, 2024/06/01)Externally bonded fiber-reinforced polymer (EB-FRP) laminates have become popular for strengthening existing reinforced concrete (RC) structures. However, the high tensile strength of the FRP laminate is often not fully ... -
Experimental and Analytical Behavior of GFRP-Reinforced Concrete Box Girders under Pure Torsion
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Concrete box girders are significant structural elements in various engineering applications due to higher torsional stiffness and low self-weight. The use of glass fiber–reinforced polymers (GFRPs) as internal bars has ... -
Assessment of Resistance Factors for LRFD of Steel Bolted Connections in Pultruded FRP Frames
(ASCE, 2024/04/01)Resistance factors (ϕ-factors) are reliability-based factors of safety used in load and resistance factor design (LRFD) of structural systems. The ϕ-factors specified in the consensus standard for the structural design of ... -
Bond-Dependent Coefficient <i>k<sub>b</sub></i> for New-Generation GFRP Bars
(ASCE, 2023/12/01)The new American Concrete Institute (ACI) design code for glass fiber–reinforced polymer (GFRP)–reinforced concrete (RC) members specifies a single value of 1.20 for the bond-dependent coefficient (kb) of all types of GFRP ... -
Axial Compressive Behavior of Predamaged Concrete Cylinders Retrofitted with CFRP Grid-Reinforced ECC
(ASCE, 2023/12/01)A fiber-reinforced polymer grid-reinforced engineered cementitious composite (FRPECC) is a promising strengthening composite that addresses the drawbacks of FRP and textile-reinforced mortar (TRM). The present study focused ...