TY - CHAP
T1 - Feasibility of Using Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Bars as Internal Reinforcement in Concrete Arch Slab Bridges
AU - El-Gamal, S.
AU - Al-Shukeili, H.
AU - Al-Nuaimi, A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering.
PY - 2022/5/18
Y1 - 2022/5/18
N2 - This study investigates the performance of concrete arch slabs reinforced with GFRP bars. Four arch slabs were constructed with 0.5 m width, 0.975 m maximum height, and 3.92 m span. The thickness varied between 100 at the middle and 175 mm at the ends. One arch was reinforced with steel and three arches were reinforced with different ratios of GFRP bars. All arches were pin supported and were tested under two concentrated loads. All the GFRP reinforced arches showed higher mid-span deflection at their maximum loads compared to the reference arch reinforced with steel. All arches showed good capacities ranging between 154 and 248 kN. The ultimate capacity of the reference arch was slightly higher (16%) than the ultimate capacity of the GFRP reinforced concrete arch with the same reinforcement ratio. Increasing the GFRP reinforcement ratio increased the cracking load, the number of cracks at failure, and the capacity of the GFRP reinforced concrete arches. Based on the test results of this research study, it can be concluded that the GFRP reinforced concrete arches showed good and comparable behavior to the steel-RC arch. This demonstrates that the GFRP bars can be used to replace steel reinforcement in arch slab bridges in corrosive environments.
AB - This study investigates the performance of concrete arch slabs reinforced with GFRP bars. Four arch slabs were constructed with 0.5 m width, 0.975 m maximum height, and 3.92 m span. The thickness varied between 100 at the middle and 175 mm at the ends. One arch was reinforced with steel and three arches were reinforced with different ratios of GFRP bars. All arches were pin supported and were tested under two concentrated loads. All the GFRP reinforced arches showed higher mid-span deflection at their maximum loads compared to the reference arch reinforced with steel. All arches showed good capacities ranging between 154 and 248 kN. The ultimate capacity of the reference arch was slightly higher (16%) than the ultimate capacity of the GFRP reinforced concrete arch with the same reinforcement ratio. Increasing the GFRP reinforcement ratio increased the cracking load, the number of cracks at failure, and the capacity of the GFRP reinforced concrete arches. Based on the test results of this research study, it can be concluded that the GFRP reinforced concrete arches showed good and comparable behavior to the steel-RC arch. This demonstrates that the GFRP bars can be used to replace steel reinforcement in arch slab bridges in corrosive environments.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-981-19-0507-0_56
DO - 10.1007/978-981-19-0507-0_56
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85131118550
SN - 9789811905063
T3 - Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
SP - 641
EP - 651
BT - Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2021 - CSCE21 General Track Volume 2
A2 - Walbridge, Scott
A2 - Nik-Bakht, Mazdak
A2 - Ng, Kelvin Tsun
A2 - Shome, Manas
A2 - Alam, M. Shahria
A2 - el Damatty, Ashraf
A2 - Lovegrove, Gordon
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
T2 - Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference, CSCE 2021
Y2 - 26 May 2021 through 29 May 2021
ER -