Experimental verification and theoretical predictions of crack widths in concrete beams reinforced with glass fiber reinforced polymers

Lucia Kondrlová, Katarína Gajdošová, Department of Concrete Structures and Bridges, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

Journal of Composite Materials

Published online on December 02, 2025

Abstract

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This paper presents an experimental study of the flexural behavior and crack development of concrete beams reinforced with three types of longitudinal Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymers (GFRP) reinforcement: sand-coated GFRP, helically-wrapped GFRP, and ...