Corrosion of reinforcement undermines the durability of reinforced concrete structures To address this problem, active research has recently been carried out on members where fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP), which is lightweight compared to its high tensile strength and is also non-corrosive, non-magnetic, and non-conducting, is used as rebar. As FRP is not highly brittle and has a low modulus of elasticity, however, further research is needed on the deflection of flexural concrete members reinforced with FRP rebars Taking reinforcement ratio and concrete compressive strength as variables, this paper analyzes the flexural capacity of concrete beams reinforced with Aramid fiber-reinforced polymer (AFRP) and compares the test results with the effective moment of inertia obtained based on the existing suggested equation.
