Bond durability assessment and long-term degradation prediction for GFRP bars to fiber-reinforced concrete under saline solutions

• Published in: Composite structures Vol. 161; pp. 393 - 406
• Main Authors: Yan, Fei, Lin, Zhibin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2017
• Subjects: Bond durability; Bonding; Degradation; Durability; Environmental degradation; Fiber reinforced concretes; Fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC); Glass fiber reinforced plastics; Mathematical models; Polymer-matrix composites (PMCs); Polyvinyl alcohols; Saline solutions; Bond durability; Environmental degradation; Polymer-matrix composites (PMCs); Fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC)

This study presents the bond durability of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars to fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC) exposed to saline solutions. Total 105 pullout specimens reinforced with steel and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fibers were prepared and immersed in the saline solutions at 50 and 70°C...