Bond tests of fiberglass-reinforced plastic bars in concrete

Journal Article · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1994 · Journal of Testing and Evaluation; (United States)

OSTI ID:7013769

Larralde, J; Silva-Rodriquez, R; Burdette, J; Harris, B ^[1]

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1. Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States). Civil and Architectural Engineering Dept.

Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) bars for concrete reinforcement have been commercially available for several years. The main advantage of such bar relative to the conventional steel reinforcing bars is their resistance to corrosion. The reinforced plastic bars are slightly different from the conventional steel bars both geometrically and mechanically. Thus, research is needed to understand their behavior and to be able to use them in concrete reinforcement with adequate reliability. Bond strength of reinforced plastic bars in concrete is one of the mechanical and behavioral differences with the steel bars. This paper presents the results of pullout and beam tests conducted to determine the bond stress-slip behavior of FRP bars in concrete.

• OSTI ID: 7013769
• Journal Information: Journal of Testing and Evaluation; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Testing and Evaluation; (United States) Vol. 22:4; ISSN JTEVAB; ISSN 0090-3973
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360601 -- Other Materials-- Preparation & Manufacture
360603 -- Materials-- Properties
42 ENGINEERING
420500* -- Engineering-- Materials Testing
BONDING
BUILDING MATERIALS
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
CONCRETES
CORROSION RESISTANCE
FABRICATION
JOINING
MATERIALS
MATERIALS TESTING
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
MECHANICAL TESTS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLASTICS
POLYMERS
REINFORCED CONCRETE
REINFORCED MATERIALS
REINFORCED PLASTICS
SYNTHETIC MATERIALS
TESTING
ULTIMATE STRENGTH