Behavior of Pultruded Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Beams Subjected to Concentrated Loads in the Plane of the Web
- 1 April 2011
- journal article
- Published by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in Journal of Composites for Construction
- Vol. 15 (2) , 229-238
Abstract
Results of the behavior of pultruded fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) I-shaped beams subjected to concentrated loads in the plane of the web are presented. Twenty beams with nominal depths from 152.4 to 304.8 mm were tested in three-point bending with a span-to-depth ratio of four. Load was applied to the top flange directly above the web—12 without bearing plates and 8 with bearing plates of varying width and thickness. All test specimens failed with a wedgelike shear failure at the upper web-flange junction. Finite-element results support experimental findings from strain gauge and digital image correlation data. Bearing plates increased beam capacity by 35% or more as a function of bearing plate width and thickness. Bearing plates increased average shear stress in the web at failure from 17.4 to 27.2 MPa—below the accepted value of in-plane shear strength (69 MPa). A design equation is presented, and predicted capacities are compared with experimental results. The average value of experimental capacity t...Keywords
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