Experimental Investigation of Ductility in GFRP RC Beams by Confining the Compression Zone

Figure 8

Manufacturing process of specimens: (a) reinforcing; (b) ribbons set in place; (c) molded confinement of group 4; (d) the confinement of CSR-SR-W20; (e) confinement of Group 4 braids into the reinforcement; (f) polyfoams placed; (g) molds; (h) reinforcement placed into the molds; (i) casting concrete; (j) specimens after curing.

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