Carbon emissions of durable FRP composite structures in civil engineering

TQ Liu, JT Tang, S Zhang, L Dong, L Hu, X Meng… - Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Conventional structural materials—concrete and steel—have been producing a substantial
amount of carbon emissions to the earth, accounting for over 50% of industrial emissions …

Experimental and numerical study of shear interface response of hybrid thin CFRP–Concrete slabs

A Mahboob, L Gil, E Bernat-Maso, AR Eskenati - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hybrid slabs made of carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) and concrete provide a
solution that takes advantage of the strength properties of both materials. The performance …

Strengthening RC beams with mid-span supporting prestressed CFRP plates: An experimental investigation

JQ Yang, P Feng, B Liu, H Wang, W Zhao, L Hu - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a novel strengthening method for reinforced concrete (RC) beams
using prestressed carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) plates. In the proposed method …

Finite element analysis for interior slab-column connections reinforced with GFRP bars using damage plasticity model

H Madkour, M Maher, O Ali - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
This research article presents a numerical investigation of full interior connections reinforced
with glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) using the concrete damage plastic (CDP) model …

Piezoelectric-based monitoring of the curing of structural adhesives: a novel experimental study

YY Lim, ZS Tang, ST Smith - Smart Materials and Structures, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Structural adhesives are employed as bonding agents in the construction industry, to
externally bond fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite materials onto existing structures …

Numerical study on dynamic behaviors of NRC slabs in containment dome subjected to close-in blast loading

C Zhao, Q Wang, X Lu, J Wang - Thin-Walled Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
Reinforced concrete containment is the last barrier of Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) to be used
to protect against blast from incidental events or terrorist attacks. The configuration of …

Strengthening of PCCP with broken wires using prestressed CFRP

K Zhai, H Fang, C Guo, P Ni, B Fu, F Wang… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
With increasing years of service, prestressed concrete cylinder pipes (PCCP) can be
damaged due to wire breakage. Burst can then occur in the pipeline, resulting in loss of …

Flexural behavior of novel hybrid multicell GFRP-concrete beam

TQ Liu, P Feng, X Lu, JQ Yang, Y Wu - Composite Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
A novel hybrid beam consisting of pultruded GFRP three-cell box-section and concrete slab
was proposed for pedestrian bridges. The flexural behavior of the proposed beam was …

Structural behavior of RC one-way slabs strengthened with ferrocement and FRP composites

P Joyklad, CK Gadagamma, B Maneengamlert… - Engineering Failure …, 2024 - Elsevier
Existing research lacks focus on the structural behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) one-way
slabs reinforced with ferrocement, and there's a notable absence of comparative studies …

Analytical study on the behavior of CFRP-concrete bonded joint with a non-rigid end-anchor

H Zhou, Y Yang, K Liu, T Huang, Y Ou, SS Zhang - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
End-anchors have been widely used to prevent/postpone debonding failures in FRP-
strengthened RC structures. The bond behavior between FRP and concrete with end …