Reference : Deterioration of Basic Properties of the Materials in FRP-Strengthening RC Structures...
Scientific journals : Article
Engineering, computing & technology : Civil engineering
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/36797
Deterioration of Basic Properties of the Materials in FRP-Strengthening RC Structures under Ultraviolet Exposure
English
Zhao, Jun []
Cai, Gaochuang mailto [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Engineering Research Unit >]
Cui, Lu []
Si Larbi, Amir []
Tsavdaridis, Daniel Konstantinos []
2017
Polymers
MDPI Open Access Publishing
Yes (verified by ORBilu)
International
2073-4360
Basel
Switzerland
[en] This paper presents an experimental study of the basic properties of the main materials found in reinforced concrete (RC) structures strengthened by fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) sheets with scope to investigate the effect of ultraviolet (UV) exposure on the degradation of FRP, resin adhesive materials and concrete. The comparison studies focused on the physical change and mechanical properties of FRP sheet, and resin adhesive materials and concrete before and after UV exposure. However, the degradation mechanisms of the materials under UV exposure were not analyzed. The results show that the ultimate tensile strength and modulus of FRP sheets decrease with UV exposure time and the main degradation of FRP-strengthened RC structures is dependent on the degradation of resin adhesive materials. The increase in the number of FRP layers cannot help to reduce the effect of UV exposure on the performance of these materials. However, it was verified that carbon FRP materials have a relatively stable strength and elastic modulus, and the improvement of the compression strength of concrete was also observed after UV exposure.
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/36797
10.3390/polym9090402

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