To overcome shortcomings of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP), a hybridized FRP rebar was developed by the authors. This hybrid bar herein called “FRP Hybrid Bar” was fabricated by adopting advantages from two different materials, including glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP). Corrosion resistant characteristics of FRP Hybrid Bar were evaluated and the test results were explained in this paper. The use of the alternative reinforcement could allow concrete structures to extend life-span, to save maintenance and repair costs, etc. if the FRP Hybrid Bar was applied to RC structures located in a very corrosive environment, such as marina or harbor areas.

Pile foundations constructed by the fiber reinforced polymer plastic piles have been used in coastal and oceanic regions in many countries. Generally, fiber reinforced polymer plastic piles are consisted of filament winding FRP which is used to wrap the outside of concrete pile to increase the axial load carrying capacity or pultruded FRP which is located in the core concrete to resist the bending moment arising due to eccentric loading. In this paper, the analytical procedures of hybrid concrete filled FRP tube flexural members are suggested based on the CFT design method. Moreover, the analytical results are compared with the experimental results to obtained by the previous researches. The results of comparison analyses are performed to estimate the accuracy of the analytical procedure for hybrid FRP-concrete composite compression test, members under eccentrical loading.

An FRP(fiber reinforced polymer)-concrete hybrid hollow offshore wind power tower was proposed. To design this new-type wind tower, a design program was developed. It can design optimized sections automatically with the consideration of material nonlinearities. When the outer diameter and requested capacities of the hybrid tower are given, the developed program performs axial force-bending moment interaction analyses for one thousand sections of the tower and suggests ten economically optimized designs. The analysis considers material nonlinearities of concrete and FRP, and the confining effect of concrete. By using the developed program, example design processes were performed for a 5.0MW turbine and a 3.6MW turbine. The designing process was performed for the loads of wind power turbine and wind load. The designed section and analysis results showed the developed program suggested rational and satisfactory section designs.

본 연구는 하이브리드 FRP로 보강된 철근 콘크리트 보의 구조거동 예측을 목표로 구조해석을 수행하여 기존에 발 표된 실험 연구 데이터와 비교하였다. 보다 정확한 구조해석을 위하여 현존하는 다양한 부착강도 모델을 검토한 후, 이 중 콘크리트 피복분리를 예측하는 Teng and Yao model과 FRP 탈락 현상을 예측할 수 있는 Smith and Teng model을 유한요소 해석 모델에 포함시켰다. 비선형 재료 및 형상 역시 구조해석 모델에 포함되었으며 이렇게 해석 된 결과는 실험결과와 비교하여 유사한 경향을 나타냈다. 그러나 다양한 하이브리드 FRP로 보강한 철근 콘크리트 보의 파괴모드를 보다 정확하게 예측하기 위하여 현존하는 수치식의 수정 및 도입이 필요하다.

Six concrete beam specimens reinforced with multiple layers of reinforcement and combinations of different reinforcement types (steel, GFRP, and CFRP bars), and four FRP bar-reinforced concrete beams with fibers were constructed and tested. An investigation was performed on load-carrying capacity, post cracking stiffness, cracking pattern, and ductility for all specimens. Addition of fibers and hybrid reinforcing with steel bars can be possible methods to overcome the low stiffness and ductility of FRP bar-reinforced beams.

The objective of this study is to examine the effect of preload and different types of hybrid FRPs (Fiber reinforced polymers) to the structural behaviors of reinforced concrete (RC) beams retrofitted with hybrid FRPs under sustaining loads. For the experimental study, FRP retrofitted RC beams are fabricated and subjected to four point loading. The experimental results show that preload and the orders of attached FRP layers have influence on FRP strengthening effect. Also, for the preliminary FEA study, FE models are generated to simulate the experiments. The analytical results are compared with the experimental results and show good agreements.