Behavior of Prestressed Concrete Beams with CFRP Strands

................................................................................................................................. i Dedication........................................................................................................................... iii Acknowledgements............................................................................................................. iv List of Tables....................................................................................................................... ix List of Figures..................................................................................................................... xi Chapter 1: Introduction ................................................................................................... 1 1.1 General ................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Fiber Reinforced Polymer Rebars or Strands ....................................................... 2 1.3 Research Objective ............................................................................................... 4 Chapter 2: Literature Review.......................................................................................... 6 2.1 General ................................................................................................................. 6 2.2 FRP Composite Materials .................................................................................... 6 2.3 FRP Anchorage System ....................................................................................... 8 2.4 Bond Characteristics .......................................................................................... 24 2.5 Flexural Behavior ............................................................................................... 43 2.5.1. Guidelines ................................................................................................... 43 2.5.2. Flexural Response of FRP Prestressed Concrete Beams ............................ 50 Chapter 3: Experimental Program ................................................................................ 58 3.