Abstract: Concrete structures that deteriorate throughout the world have become a major problem, so the cost of repair and rehabilitation due to these deteriorate has become a major concern to engineers and researchers. One of the preferable solutions of repair is to use fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) rebar in concrete. Although there are many researchers who covered different subjects of concrete reinforced with GFRP-bars, there are few researchers which are concerned with concrete solid plates reinforced using GFRP-bars. FRP is a composite made of reinforcement imbedded in a plastic (polymer) matrix. Physical and mechanical properties of FRP depend mainly on the type of fibers and resins used to form the composite. Such differences arise from the interaction mechanism between FRP reinforcement bars and concrete element. Although there are many researchers who covered different subjects of concrete slabs reinforced with GFRP-bars, there are few researchers which are concerned with concrete slabs which are reinforced with GFRP-bars.In this study a finite element program executed on seventy solid slabs specimen reinforced by steel and GFRP rebar (one way and two way slabs) with different rectangularity ratio, this research studies the flexure behavior of slabs through the following parameters:
a- Type of load as single line load, two lines load and uniform loads.
b- Types of reinforcement rebar as steel and GFRP rebar.
c- Rectangularity ratio of slab as one way and two way slabs
d- Reinforcement ratio.
Keywords: Solid plates, Flexure strength, GFRP rebar, Crack pattern.
Title: FINITE ELEMENT MODELING OF CONCRETE SOLID SLABS REINFORCED USING G.F.R.P. REBAR
Author: Nasr Z. Hassan, Mirhan W. Adly
International Journal of Civil and Structural Engineering Research
ISSN 2348-7607 (Online)
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