Abstract
Fiber reinforced polymers (FRP) are often used to strengthen RC structures. Despite intense research, durability of reinforced concrete (RC) retrofitted with FRP remains insufficiently known. Long time behavior of the bond laminate-concrete, in flexural strengthening, under environmental action is not well known, conditioning Codes and engineers. An experimental program that subjected RC beams, externally reinforced with Glass FRP (GFRP) strips, to temperature and salt water cycles, for up to 10000h is reported. At selected intermediate times, the RC beams were loaded to failure in bending. Rupture took place, normally, by tensile failure of concrete at a short distance from the interface with GFRP. The results showed that freeze-thaw cycles were the most severe of the environmental conditions. The study also generated also non-linear bond-slip relationships from the experimental data. Numerical modeling has been undertaken, based on a commercial code. The model is based on smeared cracking. Parameters needed for the characterization, namely cohesion and friction angle, were obtained from shear tests conceived for the effect.
| Original language | Unknown |
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| Title of host publication | none |
| Pages | 00 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2009 |
| Event | 15th International Conference on Composite Structures - Duration: 1 Jan 2009 → … |
Conference
| Conference | 15th International Conference on Composite Structures |
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| Period | 1/01/09 → … |