Bond Durability of Near-Surface-Mounted BFRP and GFRP Bars in Aggressive Environments
Publication: Journal of Composites for Construction
Volume 27, Issue 6
Abstract
An experimental and analytical study on the bond durability of near-surface-mounted fiber-reinforced polymer bars is reported in this paper. C-shaped pullout specimens reinforced with either glass fiber–reinforced polymer (GFRP) or basalt fiber–reinforced polymer (BFRP) bars were tested after being exposed to aggressive environments, namely (1) immersion in salted water (SW) at 50°C for 30, 60, and 120 days; (2) exposure to 120 wet–dry cycles (WD) at 50°C during the wet duration and at 30°C during the dry duration; and (3) exposure to 120 freeze–thaw cycles (FT). Beside the environmental exposures, the examined parameters comprised the bar texture (either sand-coated or deformed) and the epoxy adhesive used (two epoxy–based adhesives). The effect of each parameter on the bond–slip curves, the adhesion to the surrounding epoxy adhesive, the bond strength of the bars, and the mode of failure are reported and discussed. The test results revealed that the unconditioned NSM-BFRP and GFRP specimens exhibited almost identical average bond strengths. The unconditioned deformed BFRP and GFRP bars exhibited higher adhesion stress than their sand-coated counterparts. The unconditioned specimens with SD (Sikadur-30) epoxy adhesive exhibited less bond strength than those with NG (NSM-Gel) epoxy adhesive whereas those with SD epoxy demonstrated excellent bond durability after being immersed in SW at 50°C for 120 days. Specimens exposed to wet–dry cycles showed slight variation in their bond strength after conditioning. However, specimens immersed in SW solutions for 30 and 60 days and those subjected to FT cycles showed significant losses in their bond strengths. The obtained scanning electron microscope data confirmed the modes of failure observed during testing. The Eligehausen, Popov, and Bertero analytical model was calibrated to model the bond–slip relationships of the NSM-BFRP bars.
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support provided by Qatar University (Fund No. QUST-1-CENG-2020-17) to the second author and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) through their Discovery Grants Program—Award No. RGPIN-2017-04278 to the third author. The technical support provided by Milliken Infrastructure (Milliken Infrastructure datasheet 2018) and Sika Qatar (Sikadur-30 datasheet 2017) regarding the adhesives used in this study is appreciated. Special thanks are extended to the personnel of the Central Laboratories Unit (CLU) at Qatar University for their assistance in producing the SEM images.
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Received: Jan 20, 2023
Accepted: Jul 21, 2023
Published online: Sep 15, 2023
Published in print: Dec 1, 2023
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