Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Architectural Engineering Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Faculty Research

Articles 1 - 1 of 1

Full-Text Articles in Architectural Engineering

Damage Characterization Of Beam-Column Joints Reinforced With Gfrp Under Reversed Cyclic Loading, Aly M. Said Jan 2009

Damage Characterization Of Beam-Column Joints Reinforced With Gfrp Under Reversed Cyclic Loading, Aly M. Said

Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Faculty Research

The use of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcement in concrete structures has been on the rise due to its advantages over conventional steel reinforcement such as corrosion. Reinforcing steel corrosion has been the primary cause of deterioration of reinforced concrete (RC) structures, resulting in tremendous annual repair costs. One application of FRP reinforcement to be further explored is its use in RC frames. Nonetheless, due to FRP's inherently elastic behavior, FRP-reinforced (FRP-RC) members exhibit low ductility and energy dissipation as well as different damage mechanisms. Furthermore, current design standards for FRP-RC structures do not address seismic design in which the …