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Title: Effect of Column Size and Reinforcement Ratio on Shear Strength of Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Reinforced Concrete Two-Way Slabs

Author(s): Mohamed Hassan, Amir Fam, Brahim Benmokrane, and Emmanuel Ferrier

Publication: Structural Journal

Volume: 114

Issue: 4

Appears on pages(s): 937-950

Keywords: column size; design equation; fiber-reinforced polymer; glass fiber-reinforced polymer; punching; shear; slab; two-way

DOI: 10.14359/51689869

Date: 7/1/2017

Abstract:
In this paper, a new design model is proposed for estimating punching shear capacity of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)-reinforced two-way slabs without shear reinforcement. This model is based on the statistical analysis of 69 laboratory experiments from slabs subjected to shear only or a combination of shear and unbalanced moment. The database used was populated with results from 20 FRP reinforced concrete (RC) two-way slabs previously tested by the authors as well as from 49 FRP (RC) two-way slabs in the literature tested by others. The proposed equation was compared to other equations in design guides, revealing higher accuracy and narrower scatter. The average experimental-to-theoretical shearstrength ratio was 1.01 ± 0.12 under shear only, and 1.03 ± 0.16 under shear and unbalanced moment, with coefficients of variation of 12% and 16%, and coefficients of determination (R2) of 0.99 and 0.96, respectively. The proposed equation could be an alternative to the current punching shear equations in ACI 440.1R-15 and CSA S806-12 design codes.