Structural Performances of Concrete Frame Reinforced with FRP Reinforcement

A horizontal loading test of three-story, half-scale concrete frame reinforced with FRP reinforcement was conducted to investigate the possibility of structural design. The dimensions of the frame were based on a prototype structure that was decided by trial design. Objectives of this study are to research the structural performances and limit state of the frame, to verify the trial design and to compare the behaviors with those of steel reinforced concrete by inelastic analyses. The results of the experimental and analytical studies prove that it is possible to design the FRP reinforced concrete frame structures. Some interesting characteristics of FRP reinforced concrete frame are clarified in this paper.