A Study on Behavior of Headed Bars Made of Fiber-Reinforced Polymers in Rcc Exterior Beam Column Joints

Abstract

Seismic pressures on a reinforced concrete moment-resisting structure are known to create critical and essential regions at the reinforced beam-column joints. Beam-column junctions are a microcosm of the whole structure, therefore brittle behavior at these points predicts brittle action. Ductile behavior at beam-column joints predicts ductile action. Under the influence of seismic forces, the joints between RC beams and columns are exposed to high shear stresses. Learn more about the performance of fiber-reinforced polymer headed bars in rcc external beam column joints in this publication.