This paper describes an experimental program conducted to examine the structural performance of fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) stirrups as shear reinforcement for concrete structures. A total of ten large-scale reinforced concrete beams were tested to investigate the contribution of the FRP stirrups in a beam mechanism. The ten beams included four beams reinforced with carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) stirrups, four beams reinforced with glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) stirrups, one beam reinforced with steel stirrups, and one control beam without shear reinforcement. The variables were the material type of stirrups, the material type of the flexural reinforcement, and the stirrup spacing. Due to the unidirectional characteristics of FRP, significant reduction in the strength of the stirrup relative to the tensile strength parallel to the fibres is introduced by bending FRP bars into a stirrup configuration and by the kinking action due to inclination of the diagonal shear crack with respect to the direction of the stirrups. A total of 52 specially designed panel specimens were tested to investigate the bend and kinking effect on the capacity of FRP stirrups, along with two control specimens reinforced with steel stirrups. The variables considered in the panel specimens are the material type of the stirrups, the bar diameter, the bend radius, the configuration of the stirrup anchorage, the tail length beyond the bend portion, and the angle of the stirrups. Based on the findings of this investigation, shear design equations for concrete beams reinforced with FRP, appropriate for the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) code, are proposed. The reliability of the proposed equations is evaluated using test results of 118 beams tested by others.Résumé : Cet article décrit un programme expérimental dirigé afin d'examiner la performance structurale d'étriers en polymère renforcé de fibres (PRF) pour le renforcement en cisaillement de structures en béton. Un total de dix poutres en béton armé à grande échelle ont été examinées pour étudier la contribution d'étriers en PRF dans le mécanisme d'une poutre. Les dix poutres incluaient quatre poutres équipées d'étriers en polymère renforcé de fibres de carbone (PRFC), quatre poutres équipées d'étriers en polymère renforcé de fibres de verre (PRFV), une poutre renforcée d'étriers en acier et une poutre de contrôle sans renforcement en cisaillement. Les variables furent le type de matériau des étriers, le type de matériau pour le renforcement en flexion, et l'espacement des étriers. À cause des caractéristiques unidirectionnelles du PRF, une réduction significative dans la résistance de l'étrier, relative à la résistance en tension parallèle aux fibres, est introduite en fléchissant les barres de PRF en une configuration d'étrier, et par l'action de déséquilibre due à l'inclinaison de la fissure de cisaillement diagonale par rapport à la direction des étriers. En même temps que deux spécimens de contrôle renforcés d'étriers en acier, un total de 52 spécimens de panne...
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