STRAIN MEASUREMENT AND ADHESIVE SELECTION FOR STRAIN GAUGES ON CARBON ROVING IN TEXTILE-REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES

Wladislaw Polienko, Biruk Hailu Tekle, Klaus Holschemacher

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Abstract

Textile-reinforced concrete (TRC) is a promising building material that meets modern environmental protection and sustainability requirements. For the widespread use of this innovative building material, empirical models based on material properties determined by laboratory tests are needed. This study investigated the ability to measure the strain of carbon rovings with small strain gauges during standard tensile tests. The measured values were compared and validated using the digital image correlation (DIC) method. Another component of this study is the investigation of a suitable adhesive for the application of the sensors to SBR-coated (styrene-butadiene rubber) carbon roving. Three test series with three different adhesives, cyanoacrylate adhesive, epoxy resin, and polychloroprene, were produced and tested for tensile strength. The validation tests showed that a strain loss occurs in the adhesive joint of the strain gauges. It was found that cyanoacrylate adhesives, such as M-Bond 200, suffered the lowest losses and are recommended for further investigations. The epoxy resin influences the stiffness of the carbon fibers at the contact surface too strongly, while the polychloroprene adhesive could not transfer the actual roving strain due to insufficient stiffness of the bond line.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of International Structural Engineering and Construction
Subtitle of host publicationDeveloping Materials and Structures for Sustainable Engineering
EditorsViktor Gribniak, Arvydas Rimkus, Klaus Holschemacher, Ulrike Quapp, Siamak Yazdani, Amarjit Singh
PublisherISEC Press
Pages1-6
Number of pages6
Volume11
Edition2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2024
Externally publishedYes
Event5th European and Mediterranean Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, EURO MED SEC 2024 - Vilnius, Lithuania
Duration: 13 May 202418 May 2024

Publication series

NameProceedings of International Structural Engineering and Construction

Conference

Conference5th European and Mediterranean Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, EURO MED SEC 2024
Country/TerritoryLithuania
CityVilnius
Period13/05/2418/05/24

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