FLEXURAL BEHAVIOR OF ONE-WAY CONCRETE SLABS REINFORCED BY FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC REINFORCEMENTS

Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) reinforcements are currently used for s pecial concrete structures in areas sensitive to magnetic fields and s evere environmental conditions which accelerate corrosion of the steel reinforcements, and consequently leads to deterioration of the struct ure. This paper presents lest results of eight one-way concrete slabs reinforced with glass-fiber carbon-fiber and conventional steel reinfo rcements. The slabs were tested under static lending conditions to det ermine their flexural and shear limit states, including the behavior p rior to cracking, cracking, ultimate capacities and modes of failure. Based on this investigation, design recommendations and guidelines are proposed.