Research Article
Experimental Investigation of Ductility in GFRP RC Beams by Confining the Compression Zone
Table 7
Load capacity and stiffness of specimens.
| | Group | Specimen | Load capacity
(kN) | Stiffness |
| | Group 1 | RB | 113.78 | 4.17 |
| | Group 2 | DVR-W30 | 123.13
(+%8.21)a | 4.13
(−%1.04) | | DVR-W50 | 126.02
(+%10.75) | 4.99
(+%25.25) |
| | Group 3 | DSR-A10-W30 | 120.53
(+%5.92) | 4.19
(+%0.45) | | DSR-A20-W30 | 121.191
(+%6.5) | 4.31
(+%3.34) | | DSR-A30-W30 | 108.12
(−%4.97) | 3.97
(−%4.72) |
| | Group 4 | CSR-SR-W20 | 116.81
(+%2.66) | 4.85
(+%16.34) | | CSR-SC-W20 | 113.94
(+%0.13) | 4.41
(+%5.71) |
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aPercentages of changes compared to the reference beam.
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