Journal Published Online: 24 November 2015
Volume 44, Issue 2

Test and Evaluation for Bonding Property Between GFRP and Concrete

CODEN: JTEVAB

Abstract

Glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composite is applied widely in continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) because of its prominent advantages in properties and cost compared with conventional steel materials. This paper investigated influences of concrete strength, embedded depth, surface form, and diameter of bars on the GFRP-concrete bond performance by a series of pull-out tests. A finite element model was built to simulate the whole pull-out process. The test results showed that, within a certain range, rib depth has a positive effect on both slip control and stress improvement. Smaller rib spacing had a positive effect on controlling the slip displacement, but the diameter of bars and concrete strength had a negligible impact on both the bond strength and slip displacement. The developed finite element model (FEM) could provide similar results as the pull-out tests, and the model also demonstrated a distinct peak value in a shear stress cloud chart. Meanwhile, in order to analyze the effect of embedded depth on bond strength, a normal distribution model was utilized to fit the shear stress distribution. The analysis results retrieved from the normal distribution model, with an extreme small relative error less than 4 %, were more in line with the experimental results than the traditional average distribution model.

Author Information

Gu, Xingyu
Transportation College, Southeast Univ., Nanjing, Jiangsu, CN Department of Highway and Railway Engineering, Transportation Building No. 209, Southeast Univ., Nanjing, Jiangsu, CN
Dai, Yiqing
Transportation College, Southeast Univ., Nanjing, Jiangsu, CN Road & Bridge Lab No. 205, Southeast Univ., Nanjing, Jiangsu, CN
Jiang, Jiwang
Transportation College, Southeast Univ., Nanjing, Jiangsu, CN Road and Bridge Lab No. 205, Transportation College, Southeast Univ., Nanjing, Jiangsu, CN
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Stock #: JTE20150165
ISSN: 0090-3973
DOI: 10.1520/JTE20150165