Flexural behaviour of ambient cured geopolymer concrete beams reinforced with BFRP bars under static and impact loads

The applications of GeoPolymer Concrete (GPC) with basalt-fiber-reinforced-polymer (BFRP) reinforcements could be alternative for conventional structural designs with Portland Cement Concrete reinforced with steel bars for green and sustainable constructions. Very limited studies, however, have been...

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Main Authors: Huang, Z., Chen, Wensu, Hao, Hong, Chen, Z., Pham, Thong, Tran, Tung, Elchalakani, M.
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Language:English
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Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FL180100196
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91650
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author Huang, Z.
Chen, Wensu
Hao, Hong
Chen, Z.
Pham, Thong
Tran, Tung
Elchalakani, M.
author_facet Huang, Z.
Chen, Wensu
Hao, Hong
Chen, Z.
Pham, Thong
Tran, Tung
Elchalakani, M.
author_sort Huang, Z.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description The applications of GeoPolymer Concrete (GPC) with basalt-fiber-reinforced-polymer (BFRP) reinforcements could be alternative for conventional structural designs with Portland Cement Concrete reinforced with steel bars for green and sustainable constructions. Very limited studies, however, have been carried out to investigate the performance of GPC beams reinforced with BFRP bars subjected to static loads, and no study of their performance under impact load is available in open literature yet. In this study, ambient-cured GPC beams reinforced with BFRP bars were tested under static and impact loads. Their damage modes, static and dynamic responses were recorded and analysed. The test results showed that the beams experienced flexural failure mode under static load while combined flexure-shear failure mode was observed under impact load. The impact-loading tested beams were further statically loaded to examine their residual capacities. Additionally, numerical models of the tested GPC beams were developed adopting the commonly used concrete material model *Mat_072R3 (KCC model) in LS-DYNA with modified parameters based on the GPC material testing data. The calibrated numerical model was used for parametric simulations. The results showed that with the increased impact velocity, failure mode of the beam shifted from the flexure-governed to punching-shear-governed along with the rupture of longitudinal BFRP bars.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-916502023-05-24T06:46:59Z Flexural behaviour of ambient cured geopolymer concrete beams reinforced with BFRP bars under static and impact loads Huang, Z. Chen, Wensu Hao, Hong Chen, Z. Pham, Thong Tran, Tung Elchalakani, M. Science & Technology Technology Mechanics Materials Science, Composites Materials Science GeoPolymer Concrete beam BFRP bar Static test Impact test Numerical simulation MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES RC BEAMS GFRP PERFORMANCE STRENGTH STEEL PREDICTION COMPOSITE COLUMN The applications of GeoPolymer Concrete (GPC) with basalt-fiber-reinforced-polymer (BFRP) reinforcements could be alternative for conventional structural designs with Portland Cement Concrete reinforced with steel bars for green and sustainable constructions. Very limited studies, however, have been carried out to investigate the performance of GPC beams reinforced with BFRP bars subjected to static loads, and no study of their performance under impact load is available in open literature yet. In this study, ambient-cured GPC beams reinforced with BFRP bars were tested under static and impact loads. Their damage modes, static and dynamic responses were recorded and analysed. The test results showed that the beams experienced flexural failure mode under static load while combined flexure-shear failure mode was observed under impact load. The impact-loading tested beams were further statically loaded to examine their residual capacities. Additionally, numerical models of the tested GPC beams were developed adopting the commonly used concrete material model *Mat_072R3 (KCC model) in LS-DYNA with modified parameters based on the GPC material testing data. The calibrated numerical model was used for parametric simulations. The results showed that with the increased impact velocity, failure mode of the beam shifted from the flexure-governed to punching-shear-governed along with the rupture of longitudinal BFRP bars. 2021 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91650 10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.113282 English http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FL180100196 ELSEVIER SCI LTD fulltext
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Technology
Mechanics
Materials Science, Composites
Materials Science
GeoPolymer Concrete beam
BFRP bar
Static test
Impact test
Numerical simulation
MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES
RC BEAMS
GFRP
PERFORMANCE
STRENGTH
STEEL
PREDICTION
COMPOSITE
COLUMN
Huang, Z.
Chen, Wensu
Hao, Hong
Chen, Z.
Pham, Thong
Tran, Tung
Elchalakani, M.
Flexural behaviour of ambient cured geopolymer concrete beams reinforced with BFRP bars under static and impact loads
title Flexural behaviour of ambient cured geopolymer concrete beams reinforced with BFRP bars under static and impact loads
title_full Flexural behaviour of ambient cured geopolymer concrete beams reinforced with BFRP bars under static and impact loads
title_fullStr Flexural behaviour of ambient cured geopolymer concrete beams reinforced with BFRP bars under static and impact loads
title_full_unstemmed Flexural behaviour of ambient cured geopolymer concrete beams reinforced with BFRP bars under static and impact loads
title_short Flexural behaviour of ambient cured geopolymer concrete beams reinforced with BFRP bars under static and impact loads
title_sort flexural behaviour of ambient cured geopolymer concrete beams reinforced with bfrp bars under static and impact loads
topic Science & Technology
Technology
Mechanics
Materials Science, Composites
Materials Science
GeoPolymer Concrete beam
BFRP bar
Static test
Impact test
Numerical simulation
MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES
RC BEAMS
GFRP
PERFORMANCE
STRENGTH
STEEL
PREDICTION
COMPOSITE
COLUMN
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FL180100196
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91650