Experimental, analytical and numerical investigation of pultruded GFRP composite beams infilled with hybrid FRP reinforced concrete

This paper presents the experimental, analytical and numerical analyses on the behavior of the pultruded GFRP composite beams infilled with hybrid fiber reinforced concrete under four-point loading. The examined experimental variables included: (1) effect of pultruded GFRP box profile, (2) effect of conventional steel bars, GFRP bars and hybrid bars, (3) effect of externally GFRP wrapping. Pursuant to this goal, a total of 9 medium-sized beam...