205541

Experimental Investigation of Concrete Beams Reinforced With Basalt FRP Bars

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Civil Engineering

Abstract

Bars fabricated from basalt fiber-reinforced polymers (BFRP) are a new material used as an alternative to steel bars in reinforced concrete to overcome corrosion problems especially in harsh and aggressive environments. Basalt fibers also have high tensile strength and enhanced durability, in addition to moderate cost. This research investigates experimentally the flexural behavior of BFRP reinforced beams compared to steel RC beams. In the experimental program, six concrete beams reinforced by BFRP bars, BFRP bars and dispersed steel fibers and steel bars are tested in four-point bending until failure. The experimental results regarding failure load, failure mechanism and deflection of beams are discussed and are compared with published experimental results. Additionally, theoretical predictions for the moment carrying capacity and failure loads are computed using local and international codes, and were found to be consistent with the experimental results.

DOI

10.21608/fuje.2021.205541

Keywords

Beam, Concrete, FRP reinforcement, BFRP bars, flexure, experimental

Authors

First Name

Gehan

Last Name

Hamdy

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra, Benha University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

gehamdy1@gmail.com

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First Name

Dalia

Last Name

Arafa

MiddleName

F.

Affiliation

Reinforced Concrete Institute, Housing and Building National Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

Email

daliafarafa@yahoo.com

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Volume

4

Article Issue

2

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28970

Issue Date

2021-06-01

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2021-11-19

Publish Date

2021-06-01

Page Start

157

Page End

167

Print ISSN

2537-0626

Online ISSN

2537-0634

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https://fuje.journals.ekb.eg/article_205541.html

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651

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Fayoum University Journal of Engineering

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https://fuje.journals.ekb.eg/

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Experimental Investigation of Concrete Beams Reinforced With Basalt FRP Bars

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Created At

22 Jan 2023