Steel and Composite Structures
Volume 21, Number 6, 2016, pages 1265-1285
DOI: 10.12989/scs.2016.21.6.1265
Experimental investigation on shear capacity of RC beams with GFRP rebar & stirrups
Tarak P. Vora and Bharat J. Shah
Abstract
This paper presents experimental results of advanced investigation carried out on the beams reinforced with Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) rebar and stirrups. Twelve beams reinforced with GFRP and one beam with steel reinforcement of size 230
Key Words
shear strength; reinforced concrete; glass fiber reinforced polymer; strain gauge; beams
Address
(1) Tarak P. Vora:
PhD Department, Gujarat Technological University, Nr. Visat Three Roads, Visat - Gandhinagar Highway, Chandkheda, Ahmedabad . 382424, Gujarat, India;<br>(2) Bharat J. Shah:
Applied Mechanics Department, L. D. College of Engineering, No. 120, Circular Road, University Area, Opp. Gujarat University, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad – 380015, Gujarat, India.