Journal of Composites for Construction: Recent submissions
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Experimental and Analytical Study on Precast High-Strength Concrete Tunnel Lining Segments Reinforced with GFRP Bars
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)Replacing steel reinforcement with glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) reinforcement is an effective solution to avoid the corrosion problem in precast concrete tunnel-lining (PCTL) segments. In addition, using high-strength ... -
Assessment of Diagonal Macrocrack-Induced Debonding Mechanisms in FRP-Strengthened RC Beams
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)This study presents a numerical model to characterize the fracture process of a reinforced concrete (RC) beam strengthened with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) in detail. A numerical model based on the application of cohesive ... -
Flexural and Serviceability Behavior of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Ribbed GFRP Bars
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)Glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars are used as internal reinforcement in many structural applications. The structural performance of GFRP-reinforced concrete elements is dependent on the physical and mechanical ... -
Investigation of the Effectiveness of CFRP Strip Ties as Transverse Reinforcement for GFRP Bar–Reinforced Concrete Columns
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)This paper investigates the effectiveness of carbon fiber–reinforced polymer strips ties (CST) as the transverse reinforcement for normal strength glass fiber–reinforced polymer reinforced concrete (GFRP-RC) square columns. ... -
A Large-Tonnage High-Strength CFRP Cable-Anchor System: Experimental Investigation and FE Study
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)In this study, a parallel-tendon and dispersed-tendon cable anchor system (CAS) for high-strength carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) cables were investigated based on a previously developed load transfer component ... -
Axial-Impact Resistance of CFRP-Confined Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)This study investigated the axial-impact resistance of unconfined and CFRP-confined UHPC. External confinement was provided by one to three plies of CFRP wraps with confinement ratios ranging from 0.126 to 0.378. A series ... -
How Concrete Filling Fundamentally Changes Stress–Strain Curve of Angle-Ply FRP Tubes in Tension
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)Angle-ply (±55°) fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) tubes are widely available and have been used in concrete-filled FRP tube (CFFT) members. Two observations have been reported regarding the behavior of these tubes in tension: ... -
Characterization of Textile-Reinforced Mortar: State of the Art and Detail-Level Modeling with a Free Open-Source Finite-Element Code
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)The research addressed in the paper is aimed at calibrating a numerical model developed by using a free open-source finite-element code for the assessment of the structural performances of historical masonry buildings ... -
Near-Surface-Mounted CFRP for Strengthening Concavely Curved Soffit RC Beams: Experimental and Analytical Investigation
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)Near-surface-mounted (NSM) carbon fiber–reinforced polymers (CFRPs) have emerged as a promising strengthening technique to improve the flexural performance of reinforced-concrete (RC) structures. Although these systems ... -
Three-Dimensional Finite-Element Modeling of the Thermomechanical Response of GFRP-Reinforced Concrete Slab Strips Subjected to Fire
(ASCE, 2022/06/23)The fire design of reinforced concrete (RC) members with glass fiber–reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars comprising lap splices and cold anchoring zones requires the explicit consideration of the GFRP–concrete bond degradation ... -
Flexural Capacity of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer-Confined Concrete Column–Ring Beam Exterior Joints under Low Cyclic Loading
(ASCE, 2022/06/15)In this research, low cyclic loading tests were conducted on 10 polyvinyl chloride (PVC) carbon fiber–reinforced polymer (CFRP)-confined concrete column–ring beam exterior joints (PCRBEJs) and one PVC tube-confined concrete ... -
Ductile Concrete Columns Enabled by Multilayer Basalt TRM Shells: Confinement Mechanism and Modeling
(ASCE, 2022/06/23)One typical application of textile-reinforced mortar (TRM) is as a confining material for concrete. The compressive behavior of TRM-confined concrete is often predicted by referring to the models of fiber-reinforced polymer ... -
Effect of Chloride Corrosion on Eccentric-Compression Response of Concrete Columns Reinforced with Steel-FRP Composite Bars
(ASCE, 2022/06/15)This paper presents test results of eccentrically loaded concrete columns reinforced with steel fiber–reinforced polymer (FRP) composite bars (SFCBs) subjected to chloride corrosion. The first stage of the experimental ... -
Numerical and Analytical Study of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Hybrid Fiber-Reinforced Polymer and Steel Bars
(ASCE, 2022/06/23)This study presents a numerical model to evaluate the flexural behavior of concrete beams reinforced with hybrid fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) and steel bars. The bond–slip action between the reinforcing bars and the ... -
Large Rupture Strain FRP-Confined Concrete Columns of Different Sizes: Experiments and Stress–Strain Models
(ASCE, 2022/06/15)Extensive experimental and theoretical studies of large rupture strain (LRS) fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)-confined concrete columns have been conducted based on small-scale columns, mostly with a diameter of 150 mm. This ... -
Mechanical Response of Timber Beams Strengthened with Variable Amounts of CFRP and Bamboo Scrimber Layers
(ASCE, 2022/06/14)This paper proposes a novel method for strengthening existing timber beams that can effectively improve the deformability of beams. As high-performance engineered bamboo, bamboo scrimber was attached to the bottom tensile ... -
Finite-Element Analysis of Textile-Reinforced Mortar Strengthening of Shear-Deficient Reinforced Concrete Beams
(ASCE, 2022/06/08)In this study, nonlinear finite-element analysis (FEA) will be employed to investigate textile-reinforced mortar (TRM) jackets for shear strengthened reinforced concrete (RC) beams. FEA models of TRM shear strengthened RC ... -
Empirical Expression for Failure Strain in EBROG-Bonded FRP–Concrete Joints
(ASCE, 2022/06/08)This study proposes a relation for the failure strain of externally bonded reinforcement on groove (EBROG) joints derived through multivariate regression analysis on the experimental results. In addition to the conventional ... -
Path-Dependent Stress–Strain Model for FRP-Confined Recycled Brick Aggregate Concrete
(ASCE, 2022/05/27)Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) confinement has shown promise as an alternative method aimed at enabling the structural use of recycled brick aggregate concrete (RBAC) in columns. To facilitate practical applications, an ... -
An Experimental Study of the Behavior of GFRP-Reinforced Precast Concrete Culverts
(ASCE, 2022/06/23)This paper presents the results of an experimental study carried out to evaluate the structural behavior of precast concrete culverts reinforced with glass fiber–reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars. Five full-scale GFRP reinforced ...