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• New Generation FRP Re-bars

New Generation FRP Re-bars

By Dr. Roshan Tuladhar

Lecturer
Structural Engineering Program
Department of Civil Engineering
Pulchowk Campus IOE

Email: roshantuladhar@gmail.com

For last decade, the concept of non-metallic reinforcement compatible to concrete structures is emerging at a tremendous pace. Its merit includes: non-corrosiveness, magnetic transparency, high strength-to-weight ratio, better creep resistance, excellent fatigue resistance, good impact resistance, impervious and low water absorption, non-conductive (thermal and electric), light weight etc. Fiber Reinforced Polymer/Plastic (FRP) is the combination of a polymer matrix like epoxy and a reinforcing material like carbon. The combination offers some of the strongest material to their weight that technology has ever developed. In this paper, general introduction of FRP rebar and its usage in the world is noted. A new concept has been demonstrated with carbon fiber composites as continuous fiber flexible shear reinforcement. It is shown that it can do what steel reinforcement is doing till date. It is also demonstrated how FRP reinforcement fails at the ultimate state.