Date of Award
1997
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Arockiasamy, Madasamy
Abstract
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics has recently has been recognized as an alternative to conventional steel reinforcement in concrete due to its excellent resistance to corrosion. Four rectangular concrete beams and four concrete columns reinforced with CFRP bars were cast for the study of the long term behavior under uniform sustained loading. The beams were simply supported and subjected to uniform sustained loading. The columns were arranged in a steel reaction framework. The beams and columns were instrumented and monitored to observe the change in the behavior due to the creep and shrinkage of concrete. An analytical method is developed to predict the long term behavior of CFRP reinforced concrete members. The calculated deformations compare reasonably with the experimental values. A modified equation for the calculation of the long term deflection is proposed for CFRP reinforced concrete beams. A simplified equation for the calculation of the creep coefficient is also proposed.
Extent
185 p.
Recommended Citation
Potturu, Rama Kumar, "Driveability of concrete piles pretensioned with CFRP and confinement effects of CFRP hoops in reinforced concrete columns" (1997). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 1105.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/1105
Identifier
FADT15507
Comments
College of Engineering and Computer Science|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1997.|College of Engineering and Computer Science