Shear behaviour of FRP RC beam

This thesis investigates the shear behaviour of reinforced concrete beams with FRP bars (Fibre Reinforced Polymers) as a substitute for steel bars. This means that both longitudinal and transverse reinforcement shall be in FRP. The main aim of this study shall be to compare the most recent worldwide regulations in force (based on the use of FRP) with an existing database compose of 205 samples. Correction of some standards shall be proposed, as well as personal modification of the Model Code 2010. The material’s properties shall be presented first, then the various shear crack mechanisms shall be described. Part of this work was carried out in the University of Sheffield’s laboratories, where the author was involved in a small part of experimental tests of local researchers. The result shall be included in the database. This document has been realized using L A TEX and only with free software.