Due to the nature of GFRP rebar, bends cannot be bent on-site. All bends are factory-made and delivered to exact specifications. A variety of shapes, stirrups, and bespoke bends can be produced.

Total 60 concrete strain gauges and rebar strain gauges are placed on each specimen’s special area, such as fissile parts at the joint area, and longitudinal reinforcements in the beam, stirrups, and ...

Most slabs-on-ground are unreinforced or nominally reinforced for crack-width control. When positioned in the upper or top portion of the slab thickness, steel reinforcement limits the widths of ...