Shear performance of reinforced concrete beams with GFRP

"Fiber Reinforced Polymers FRP" provide good alternatives to regular reinforcing steel, as their resistance to environmental factors specifies them and provide durability, in addition to their appropriate prices. These polymers are of various compositions and forms, some of which have a basic composition of glass fibers, others contain carbon or additional materials. They have used instead of steel reinforcement as the main longitudinal rebar, also as laminates that can be attached to the concrete surfaces for shear or flexural resistance. In this study, "Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymers GFRP" has tested for shear performance, where a practical program has applied. Three "simply supported beams" as control specimens have been prepared and tested, with the other nine beams with different combinations of reinforcement of steel and GFRP for flexure and shear resistance. Specimens have examined and the results have analyzed. The results showed that the use of GFRP as for main reinforcement with GFRP laminates instead of shear steel reinforcement increases the load capacity by 11%, also decreases the deflection by 46%. © 2020 Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Switzerland.