Comparison of bond properties of steel and sand-coated GFRP bars in fly Ash-based geopolymer concrete

Biruk Hailu Tekle, Yifei Cui, Amar Khennane, Obada Kayali

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Abstract

Bond behaviour plays an important role in reinforced concrete structures design and performance. In this study, bond performance of glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) reinforced Geopolymer Cement (GPC) concrete and steel reinforced GPC concrete are analysed and compared. The bond failure mode, the average bond strength and the free end bond-slip curves are used for the comparison. Furthermore, Tepfers’ concrete ring model is used to further analyse the splitting failure in ribbed steel and GFRP bar specimens. The results showed that failure mode of the specimen plays a significant role on the average bond stress at failure. Pull-out failure resulted in higher bond strength for ribbed steel bars whereas splitting failure caused higher bond stress for GFRP bars, showing the difference in the bond mechanism between the two bars. For the specimens with splitting failure mode, the ribbed steel bar specimens displayed a higher bond-angle than the GFRP bar specimens explaining the ribbed steel bars higher splitting tendency.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 8th International Conference on Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering, CICE 2016
EditorsJ.G. Dai, J.G. Teng
PublisherDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Pages122-128
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9789881448026
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event8th International Conference on Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering, CICE 2016 - Hong Kong, China
Duration: 14 Dec 201616 Dec 2016

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 8th International Conference on Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering, CICE 2016

Conference

Conference8th International Conference on Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering, CICE 2016
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHong Kong
Period14/12/1616/12/16

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