Fiber-reinforced polymers bars for compression reinforcement: A promising alternative to steel bars

N Elmessalami, A El Refai, F Abed - Construction and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) have been introduced as alternative reinforcement for
concrete members since decades. Nevertheless, current design codes prohibit the use of …

Effects of eccentric loading on performance of concrete columns reinforced with glass fiber-reinforced polymer bars

N Shakouri Mahmoudabadi, A Bahrami, S Saghir… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) reinforcements are superior to traditional steel bars in
concrete structures, particularly in vertical elements like columns, and offer significant …

A novel technique to improve the compressive strength and ductility of glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composite bars

Y Liu, HT Zhang, T Tafsirojjaman, AUR Dogar… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composite bars have excellent durability compared to
traditional steel reinforcements but their strength contribution in the design of compression …

Predicting the load-carrying capacity of GFRP-reinforced concrete columns using ANN and evolutionary strategy

A Karimipour, JMN Abad, N Fasihihour - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) rebars have been widely used by different
researchers due to the high strength and deformability of polymer rebars. However, current …

Structural performance of FRP-RC compression members wrapped with FRP composites

A Raza, B Ali, MA Nawaz, I Ahmed - Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
The literature is deficient for the theoretical predictions of the axial loading capacity of Fiber
Reinforced Polymers (FRP) reinforced concrete-filled FRP tube (CFFT) columns. The …

Axial capacity of FRP-reinforced concrete columns: Computational intelligence-based prognosis for sustainable structures

HC Arora, S Kumar, DPN Kontoni, A Kumar, M Sharma… - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to the corrosion problem in reinforced concrete structures, the use of fiber-reinforced
polymer (FRP) bars may be preferred in place of traditional reinforcing steel. FRP bars are …

Prediction of axial load-carrying capacity of GFRP-reinforced concrete columns through artificial neural networks

A Raza, SAR Shah, F ul Haq, H Arshad, SS Raza… - Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
The present research aims to propose new models for predicting the axial load-carrying
capacity of concrete columns reinforced with glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars …

Investigation of circular hollow concrete columns reinforced with GFRP bars and spirals

A Ahmad, A Bahrami, O Alajarmeh, N Chairman… - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) reinforcements are useful alternatives to traditional
steel bars in concrete structures, particularly in vertical structural elements such as columns …

An experimental study on the influence of incorporating lap or forging (GPW) splices on the cyclic performance of RC columns

A Kheyroddin, S Rouhi, H Dabiri - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Bar splices play an important role on the performance of RC structures by transferring loads
from one bar to another. Therefore, applying an appropriate method to achieve satisfactory …

Structural behavior of GFRP-reinforced circular HFRC columns under concentric and eccentric loading

A Raza, QUZ Khan - Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 2021 - Springer
The previous research is rich in plain concrete columns reinforced with glass fiber-reinforced
polymer (GFRP) bars, but it is deficient in GFRP-reinforced concrete columns incorporating …