FRP-Reinforced Concrete Beams: Unified Approach Based on IC Theory

In general, steel-reinforced concrete involves a ductile steel material and a very strong and ductile bond between the steel reinforcement and concrete, so that debonding rarely governs the design. In contrast, fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcement is a brittle material with a weak and brittle bond, making debonding a major issue. Consequently, there has been an extensive amount of research on FRP debonding and in particular intermediate crack (IC) debonding. This paper shows that the very good research by the FRP research community on the mechanics of IC debonding can be applied to a wide range of apparently disparate reinforced concrete behaviors to produce a unified approach. Hence, a single mechanism, or unified approach, based on IC debonding is proposed in this paper for dealing with moment rotation, tension stiffening and deflections, member ductility and moment redistribution, shear capacity, confinement, and fiber concrete for FRP RC beams.

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