Assessing the Influence of Local Rebar Strain Demand on the Cyclic Behavior and Repairability of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Steel and GFRP Rebars

Yielding of longitudinal rebars in reinforced concrete (RC) elements leads to the localization of damage and consequently increases repair costs. Two options are available to mitigate this localization in rebar strain: the use of debonded-steel rebars or Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) rebars....

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Main Authors: Amir Azarpour, Saeed Tariverdilo, Mohammad Sheidaii
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Published: Semnan University 2025-08-01
Series:Journal of Rehabilitation in Civil Engineering
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Online Access:https://civiljournal.semnan.ac.ir/article_9107_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e.pdf
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description Yielding of longitudinal rebars in reinforced concrete (RC) elements leads to the localization of damage and consequently increases repair costs. Two options are available to mitigate this localization in rebar strain: the use of debonded-steel rebars or Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) rebars. An experimental program was devised, including three specimens with steel, debonded-steel, and GFRP rebars. There is a bold change in the crack pattern, from localized in the case of steel rebar with a crack width of 35 mm, to distributed cracks in the cases of debonded-steel and GFRP rebars, with a crack width smaller than 3 mm. This indicates a significant improvement in terms of repairability for these specimens. The failure drifts of the specimens are 3.5%, 3.5%, and 5.5%, respectively. Results also show that the debonding of steel rebars increases energy dissipation. This demonstrates that by following current practices in the design and construction of RC elements, and simply by debonding steel rebars, it is possible to decrease repair costs.
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spelling doaj-art-e277b7e820524bd18374901d6d2ff8de2025-08-20T03:12:58ZengSemnan UniversityJournal of Rehabilitation in Civil Engineering2345-44152345-44232025-08-0113312110.22075/jrce.2024.34264.21069107Assessing the Influence of Local Rebar Strain Demand on the Cyclic Behavior and Repairability of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Steel and GFRP RebarsAmir Azarpour0Saeed Tariverdilo1Mohammad Sheidaii2Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Civil Engineering, Urmia University, Urmia, IranProfessor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Urmia University, Urmia, IranProfessor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Urmia University, Urmia, IranYielding of longitudinal rebars in reinforced concrete (RC) elements leads to the localization of damage and consequently increases repair costs. Two options are available to mitigate this localization in rebar strain: the use of debonded-steel rebars or Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) rebars. An experimental program was devised, including three specimens with steel, debonded-steel, and GFRP rebars. There is a bold change in the crack pattern, from localized in the case of steel rebar with a crack width of 35 mm, to distributed cracks in the cases of debonded-steel and GFRP rebars, with a crack width smaller than 3 mm. This indicates a significant improvement in terms of repairability for these specimens. The failure drifts of the specimens are 3.5%, 3.5%, and 5.5%, respectively. Results also show that the debonding of steel rebars increases energy dissipation. This demonstrates that by following current practices in the design and construction of RC elements, and simply by debonding steel rebars, it is possible to decrease repair costs.https://civiljournal.semnan.ac.ir/article_9107_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e.pdfdebondingplastic strainrepairabilityresilienceseismic performancegfrp reinforcement
spellingShingle Amir Azarpour
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Assessing the Influence of Local Rebar Strain Demand on the Cyclic Behavior and Repairability of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Steel and GFRP Rebars
Journal of Rehabilitation in Civil Engineering
debonding
plastic strain
repairability
resilience
seismic performance
gfrp reinforcement
title Assessing the Influence of Local Rebar Strain Demand on the Cyclic Behavior and Repairability of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Steel and GFRP Rebars
title_full Assessing the Influence of Local Rebar Strain Demand on the Cyclic Behavior and Repairability of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Steel and GFRP Rebars
title_fullStr Assessing the Influence of Local Rebar Strain Demand on the Cyclic Behavior and Repairability of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Steel and GFRP Rebars
title_full_unstemmed Assessing the Influence of Local Rebar Strain Demand on the Cyclic Behavior and Repairability of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Steel and GFRP Rebars
title_short Assessing the Influence of Local Rebar Strain Demand on the Cyclic Behavior and Repairability of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Steel and GFRP Rebars
title_sort assessing the influence of local rebar strain demand on the cyclic behavior and repairability of concrete beams reinforced with steel and gfrp rebars
topic debonding
plastic strain
repairability
resilience
seismic performance
gfrp reinforcement
url https://civiljournal.semnan.ac.ir/article_9107_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e.pdf
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