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Enhancing GFRP Rebar Durability

The document discusses glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) rebars. It provides information on what GFRP is, the advantages it offers over steel such as corrosion resistance and lighter weight, and its types and properties. The document focuses on GFRP rebars, detailing their composition, properties, advantages over steel rebars, applications, and comparison to steel rebars. It acknowledges that the low durability of GFRP bars is a limitation and proposes applying a double sand coating layer or using different resin to increase their durability.

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Enhancing GFRP Rebar Durability

The document discusses glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) rebars. It provides information on what GFRP is, the advantages it offers over steel such as corrosion resistance and lighter weight, and its types and properties. The document focuses on GFRP rebars, detailing their composition, properties, advantages over steel rebars, applications, and comparison to steel rebars. It acknowledges that the low durability of GFRP bars is a limitation and proposes applying a double sand coating layer or using different resin to increase their durability.

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  • Durability of GFRP Rebars
  • What is FRP?
  • Properties of FRP Composites
  • Advantages v/s Disadvantages of FRP
  • Types of FRP
  • What is GFRP?
  • Advantages of GFRP
  • Disadvantages of GFRP
  • GFRP Rebars
  • Properties of GFRP Bars
  • Application of GFRP Bars
  • GFRP Bars Vs Steel Bars
  • Problem statement
  • Solution

DURABILITY OF GFRP

REBARS
WHAT IS FRP ?

• Fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) is a composite material that consists of a


polymer matrix reinforced with fibers.
• The fibers can be made from a variety of materials, such as glass, carbon,
aramid or basalt, and they provide the strength and stiffness to the composite
material.
• FRPs are known for their high strength-to-weight ratio, corrosion resistance
and durability, and are used in a variety of applications, such as automotive,
aerospace, construction and marine industries.
Major properties of FRP composites include:

Very light

High Tensile Strength

Corrosion and water resistant

Electrical Conductivity resistance

Chemical Compound resistance

High UV resistance
Advantages v/s Disadvantages
of FRP

Advantages Disadvantages
FRP (lightweight and high strength) Low elastic modulus of FRP

FRP has good corrosion resistance FRP has poor long-term temperature
resistance
Good thermal performance of FRP Aging phenomenon of FRP

FRP has good electrical properties Low interlayer shear strength of


FRP
Types of FRP
• Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP)
• Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP)
• Aramid Fibre Reinforced Polymer (AFRP)
What is GFRP?
• GFRP is created by embedding high-strength glass fibers within a polymer
resin, resulting in a material that boasts remarkable strength and durability.
• The glass fibers in GFRP can be made from various types of glass, including
E-glass, S-glass, and others, each with distinct properties suitable for specific
applications.
• The polymer resin matrix can consist of thermosetting or thermoplastic
resins, which provide different characteristics like enhanced strength,
flexibility, and chemical resistance.
Advantages of GFRP
Design
Lightweight flexibility

Corrosion- Low
Resistant Maintenance

Fire - Resistant Cost-effective


Disadvantages of GFRP

Brittleness

Difficult to repair

Limited Temperature Range

Environmental Impact
GFRP REBARS
• The full form of GFRP Bar is Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer which is a
composite material of longitudinal glass fibers, polyester resins & matrix
material.
• Nowadays, It’s become the best alternative reinforcing material in RCC
Structure due to its Properties and elastic behaviour that is very similar to
Conventional steel rebars.
• GFRP Bars also give enough time to alert before failure which is again similar
to steel. The most advantageous feature of GFRP Bars is their corrosion
resistance.
Properties of GFRP Bars
Density 1600 to 2000 Kg/m3

Tensile Strength 400 to 4200 MPa

Fiber Content % by Weight 50 to 80%

Young’s Modulus 35 to 86 GPa

Elongation 1.2 to 5%

Coefficient of Linear Expansion 6.0 to 10 (10^-6/degree celsius)


Application of GFRP Bars
The construction application of GFRP Bars is listed below.
•Aerospace and Defense
•Automotive Industry
•Power Generation
•Dock & Marines applications (Seawall, Dock, Harbour)
•Cooling Towers
•Mining and tunneling
•Highway Applications
•Transport Infrastructure (Bus station, Runway, Highway Pavements)
•High-rise building construction
GFRP Bars Vs Steel Bars
GFRP REBAR STEEL REBAR
Tensile strength >1000 450
(MPa)
Modulus of >60 190 to 200
elasticity (GPa)
Transverse Shear 220 300
Strength (MPa)
Bond strength to >20 >12
concrete (MPa)
Ultimate strain % 1.5 - 2% 15%
Density (Kg/m3) 2100 7800
Problem statement
• The durability of GFRP Bars is very low due to which it is not used in
adverse climatic conditions. We would look into the issue and create a
solution to increase the durability of the bars.
SOLUTION
• Create a Double Sand coating layer to increase the durability
• Using different quality of resin

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