Pultruded FRP Plank as Formwork and Reinforcement for Concrete Members

Abstract

A feasibility study in which the use of a commercially produced pultruded fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) plank for both permanent formwork and secondary or primary tensile reinforcement of a concrete structural member is described in this paper. To achieve satisfactory bond at the interface between the smooth surface of the FRP plank and the concrete, two kinds of aggregate, gravel and sand, were epoxy bonded to the planks. Concrete beams using the aggregate-coated FRP planks were fabricated and tested. Satisfactory bond between the FRP plank and the concrete was developed which was evidenced by numerous well-distributed flexural cracks, and ultimate capacities of the aggregate coated FRP plank specimens greater than the steel rebar reinforced control specimen. ACI 440 equations were found to provide good predictions of the flexural strengths but poor predictions of the shear strengths of the FRP plank reinforced beams. ACI 318 equations, however, provided good shear strength predictions.

Keywords

pultrusion fiber reinforced polymer formwork reinforcement concrete structures aggregate coating bridge decks

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