Steel erosion and environmental harm caused by manufacturing of steel bars, motivate engineers and material scientists to define new alternatives for the oldest material in construction. Even though, Fibre-Reinforced Polymers stands as a promising alternative, the low modulus of elasticity barriers their wide-use. Recently, hybridization of FRP with steel leads to a new type of reinforcement which can be used as a good alternative to steel rods and overcome the flaw of low modulus of elasticity

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... of conventional FRP. Depending on the ratio of hybridization an approximately 200% increase in the modulus of elasticity with sufficient tensile strength is experimentally proved. Still, the ability of the new rods and their integration with surrounding concrete were not extensively studied in previous studies. Bonding between new rods and the surrounding concrete is a key parameter to assess the integrity of reinforced concrete components. Therefore, this paper Evaluation of the Local Manufacturing and Bond Behaviour of GFRP Rods Hybridized with Steel Wires for Concrete Reinforcement https://iaeme.com/Home/journal/IJCIET 12