Polymers and Polymer Composites

EFFECTIVE SURFACE DEFORMATION HEIGHT AND BOND RIGIDITY OF GFRP REINFORCING BARS WITH RIBS

March 1, 2009 By: Moon D Y; Ebead U A; Benmokrane B Research article

Title: EFFECTIVE SURFACE DEFORMATION HEIGHT AND BOND RIGIDITY OF GFRP REINFORCING BARS WITH RIBS
Page Range: p.161-171
Author(s): Moon D Y; Ebead U A; Benmokrane B
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Journal: Polymers and Polymer Composites
Issue Year: ppc
Volume: 17
Issue No: No.3

Abstract
Evaluation of the bond behaviour of glass fibre-reinforced epoxy resin (GFRP) reinforcing bars with ribs was investigated experimentally by pull-out tests on the rebars embedded in concrete to determine an accurate bond stress-slip law and to determine failure mode by SEM analysis of the pulled-out GFRP rebars at failure. The experimental data are compared with the results of finite element simulations of specimens subject to pull-out tests and the results are discussed in terms of the effective surface deformation height and bond rigidity of the GFRP rebars. 13 refs.


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