Research Article
Flexural Behavior of Basalt Fiber Reinforced Polymer Tube Confined Coconut Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Table 3
Average test results of long cylindrical specimens under flexure.
| | Specimens | Peak load (kN) | Increase due to the tube compared to PC (%) | Increase due to coir compared to BFRP-PC (%) | Maximum deflection (mm) | Deflection increase due to the tube compared to PC (%) | Deflection increase due to coir compared to BFRP-PC (%) |
| | PC | 4.35 | — | — | 2.56 | — | — | | 2L-BFRP-PC | 23.40 | 538.63 | — | 24.26 | 949.51 | — | | 4L-BFRP-PC | 47.03 | 1082.39 | — | 28.27 | 1106.33 | — | | 6L-BFRP-PC | 68.31 | 1572.15 | — | 32.64 | 1277.30 | — | | CFRC | 3.99 | — | −8.28 | 2.94 | — | 14.84 | | 2L-BFRP-CFRC | 24.70 | 739.42 | 5.56 | 28.67 | 875.17 | 18.18 | | 4L-BFRP-CFRC | 49.48 | 1481.54 | 5.21 | 35.80 | 1117.69 | 26.65 | | 6L-BFRP-CFRC | 71.77 | 2148.90 | 5.07 | 40.97 | 1293.54 | 25.54 |
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