Diagonal Shear Tests for Glass Fiber Reinforced Gypsum (GFRG) Panels with and Without Concrete Filled Cells

Beyza Kapucu Guzelbulut*, Ergun Binbir, Oguz C. Celik

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Abstract

This study presents results from a number of glass fiber reinforced gypsum (GFRG) wall specimens that were monotonically tested at an angle of 45° and under increasing vertical load. Several infill configurations are considered to see possible changes in strength, stiffness, and failure modes. Eight samples with 770 mm × 770 mm × 124 mm side dimensions were prepared to be used in the diagonal shear tests. Concrete and steel reinforcement (rebar) elements were added to the system to achieve the required strength, stiffness, and ductility. C25 concrete grade and Ø12 steel deformed rebars with a steel grade of S420 were used in these samples. The samples were forced to collapse under a monotonically increasing load. Overall behavior was observed and behavioral values such as ultimate shear strength and initial wall shear rigidity/stiffness values were determined. Related load-deflection curves are given. According to the data that were gathered from the experiments, unfilled specimens and specimens filled with concrete at the middle or edge cells had load capacities around (70–85) kN, while fully concrete filled specimens achieved capacities up to (260–270) kN. Experimental results show that filling the edge or middle cells with concrete (i.e. sort of partial filling) has no significant effect on shear capacity when compared to unfilled samples. Crack patterns developed especially within the unfilled cell regions. The fully concrete filled panel, on the other hand, had a significant impact (approximately 3–4 times) on the capacity when compared with the unfilled case. The rebars used in the fully filled samples had no significant effect mainly from the occurrence of separation between the concrete core and GFRG panel for this type of loading but it increased initial stiffness. When the whole system is compared, concrete filling and rebar increase the initial stiffness of the sample. Filling the edge or middle cells with concrete (with and without rebar) has increased the initial stiffness between (1.17–1.47) times when compared to unfilled samples. Fully concrete filled panel (with and without rebar) had a significant impact (1.97–3.66 times) on initial stiffness when compared with the unfilled samples.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication10th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering - Proceedings of CICE 2020/2021
EditorsAlper Ilki, Medine Ispir, Pinar Inci
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages1689-1702
Number of pages14
ISBN (Print)9783030881658
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes
Event10th International Conference on Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering, CICE 2021 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 8 Dec 202110 Dec 2021

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Volume198 LNCE
ISSN (Print)2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)2366-2565

Conference

Conference10th International Conference on Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering, CICE 2021
CityVirtual, Online
Period8/12/2110/12/21

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Funding

All specimens were prepared and donated from Rapid Building Construction Co. Ltd (Hamann® GBS-Gypcrete Building System). Technical assistance of Structural and Earthquake Engineering Laboratory (STEEL) of Istanbul Technical University (ITU) staff is sincerely appreciated. However, any opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations presented in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsor and the people.

FundersFunder number
Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi

    Keywords

    • Diagonal shear test
    • GFRG
    • Initial stiffness
    • Shear rigidity/stiffness
    • Shear strength

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