Research Development and Applications of FRP Reinforcements, Part 2

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Fiber-Reinforced Polymers (FRP) Reinforcements have become one of the most used construction materials during the last decade. ACI-440 Committee is leading the writing of design standards and guidelines and is sponsoring these full-sessions. Four 2-hours sessions will highlight and collect the most recent research, development, and application of FRP-Reinforcements in the concrete industry. Numerous important topics related to external and internal FRP-reinforcements will be presented, including in this Part 2: comparison of FRP and steel reinforced member moment capacity and modulus of elasticity properties; advantages of strengthening masonry walls with FRP material and substituting masonry wall reinforcement with FRP bars, and using FRP hollow-tube-enclosed concrete composite columns.

The contents of this course include five recorded presentations from the ACI 2021 Spring Convention:
• Implementation of GFRP-Reinforced Concrete Draft Code Provisions; Isaac Higgins, Widener University
• Assessment of Shear Strength Design Models for Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Deep Beams; Ahmed Bediwy, University of Manitoba
• Effects of Infill Retrofits with FRP Materials on the Seismic Behavior of RC Frames; Gianni Blasi, University of Salento
• Effect of Prestressing Ratio on Rectangular Concrete Filled FRP Tube Beams Tested in Flexure; Mohamed Hassan, Universite de Sherbrooke
• Flexural Design of Masonry Walls Reinforced with FRP Bars Based on Full-Scale Structural Tests; Francisco De Caso, Escuela Colombiana de Ingenieria

1. Discuss comparison of designs of reinforced concrete beam elements using steel reinforcement and FRP bar reinforcements.
2. Explain research on using FRP reinforcement bars for design of deep beams that use dosages basalt fiber or inorganic fiber reinforcement.
3. Discuss research regarding applying FRP material as a strengthening material to masonry infill walls to improve lateral load resistance of concrete moment frames with masonry infill walls.
4. Describe research on flexural tests for resistance of out-of-plane loads on masonry wall moment capacity reinforced with FRP longitudinal bars.

Study the materials included in this module. Then, complete and pass the corresponding 10-question quiz with a score of 80% or higher to receive a certificate for 0.15 CEU (1.5 PDH).
Continuing Education Credit: 0.15 CEU (1.5 PDH)
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