Experimental Study of the Behavior of GFRP Reinforced Concrete Corbels

Lately, there has been a growing use of FRP rebars (fiber reinforced polymer rebars) in structural components. To understand the complex behavior of these structures under loading, experimental studies are necessary. This article presents an experimental analysis of four double-sided concrete corbel...

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Main Authors: Hiep Vu DANG, Sy Duc NGUYEN, An Vinh LE, Duy Phan NGUYEN
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Language:English
Published: Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures
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Online Access:https://revue.ummto.dz/index.php/JMES/article/view/3713
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An Vinh LE
Duy Phan NGUYEN
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description Lately, there has been a growing use of FRP rebars (fiber reinforced polymer rebars) in structural components. To understand the complex behavior of these structures under loading, experimental studies are necessary. This article presents an experimental analysis of four double-sided concrete corbels reinforced with glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars and no web reinforcement, focusing on the effects of longitudinal reinforcement ratios and shear span to effective depth ratios (a/d) on structural performance. Two a/d ratios (0.7 and 1.0) and two values of longitudinal GFRP reinforcement ratios (ρf = 0.56% and ρf = 0.87%) were tested to compare the shear behavior of the corbel specimens. The failure modes, stiffness, load-displacement curves, and diagonal strut mechanism are discussed. The results reveal that the splitting mode of failure and the diagonal strut mechanism become dominant once inclined cracks appear. While both the a/d ratio and GFRP reinforcement ratio influence the behavior of GFRP-reinforced concrete corbels, the a/d ratio has a more pronounced effect on shear resistance, whereas the GFRP reinforcement ratio has a lesser impact on shear strength. Additionally, the ACI 440.1R-15 guidelines for predicting the shear strength of GFRP-reinforced concrete corbels were found to provide overly conservative estimates.
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spelling doaj-art-86e2fc020d0b486c9f995f68b16eddef2025-08-20T03:40:51ZengMouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-OuzouJournal of Materials and Engineering Structures2170-127X2024-12-011143613682326Experimental Study of the Behavior of GFRP Reinforced Concrete CorbelsHiep Vu DANG0Sy Duc NGUYEN1An Vinh LE2Duy Phan NGUYEN3Van Lang UniversityThe University of Danang – University of Technology and EducationUniversity of Transport and CommunicationsVan Lang UniversityLately, there has been a growing use of FRP rebars (fiber reinforced polymer rebars) in structural components. To understand the complex behavior of these structures under loading, experimental studies are necessary. This article presents an experimental analysis of four double-sided concrete corbels reinforced with glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars and no web reinforcement, focusing on the effects of longitudinal reinforcement ratios and shear span to effective depth ratios (a/d) on structural performance. Two a/d ratios (0.7 and 1.0) and two values of longitudinal GFRP reinforcement ratios (ρf = 0.56% and ρf = 0.87%) were tested to compare the shear behavior of the corbel specimens. The failure modes, stiffness, load-displacement curves, and diagonal strut mechanism are discussed. The results reveal that the splitting mode of failure and the diagonal strut mechanism become dominant once inclined cracks appear. While both the a/d ratio and GFRP reinforcement ratio influence the behavior of GFRP-reinforced concrete corbels, the a/d ratio has a more pronounced effect on shear resistance, whereas the GFRP reinforcement ratio has a lesser impact on shear strength. Additionally, the ACI 440.1R-15 guidelines for predicting the shear strength of GFRP-reinforced concrete corbels were found to provide overly conservative estimates.https://revue.ummto.dz/index.php/JMES/article/view/3713reinforced concrete (rc) corbelgfrp barsshear capacityfailure mode
spellingShingle Hiep Vu DANG
Sy Duc NGUYEN
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Experimental Study of the Behavior of GFRP Reinforced Concrete Corbels
Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures
reinforced concrete (rc) corbel
gfrp bars
shear capacity
failure mode
title Experimental Study of the Behavior of GFRP Reinforced Concrete Corbels
title_full Experimental Study of the Behavior of GFRP Reinforced Concrete Corbels
title_fullStr Experimental Study of the Behavior of GFRP Reinforced Concrete Corbels
title_full_unstemmed Experimental Study of the Behavior of GFRP Reinforced Concrete Corbels
title_short Experimental Study of the Behavior of GFRP Reinforced Concrete Corbels
title_sort experimental study of the behavior of gfrp reinforced concrete corbels
topic reinforced concrete (rc) corbel
gfrp bars
shear capacity
failure mode
url https://revue.ummto.dz/index.php/JMES/article/view/3713
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