Experimental Bond Performance of Fibre Reinforced Polymer Prestressed Concrete Elements

  • Eva Oller*
  • , Galo Ortiz
  • , Nuno Várzea Prazeres
  • , Juan Murcia-Delso
  • , Antonio Marí
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In pretensioned prestressed concrete elements, bond between reinforcement and concrete differs is fundamental for a safe design. The so-called Hoyer effect, produced by the lateral expansion of a material when subjected to load, increases the bond resistance, but it also increases the circumferential stresses and then, the risk of cracking due to the tendon expansion. The bond behaviour of FRP tendons has not been studied in depth. To study the bond performance of FRP tendons, and characterize the transfer and flexural development length, an experimental program was carried out. This program was based on a setup called ECADA developed for steel tendons by the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. The test specimen represents the anchorage area of the tendon and the remaining part of the theoretical beam is substituted by an anchorage measurement access system that has the same rigidity of the replaced part. The test starts by prestressing from one side and after concreting, the prestressed force is released gradually, then the transfer length is measured. Afterwards, the tendon is pulled from the other side, and the total development length is determined iteratively by producing samples of different lengths. The results of the ECADA tests have indicated that the transfer lengths of the FRP tendons being studied lie within 100 and 300 mm.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBuilding for the Future
Subtitle of host publicationDurable, Sustainable, Resilient - Proceedings of the Symposium 2023 - Volume 1
EditorsAlper Ilki, Derya Çavunt, Yavuz Selim Çavunt
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages1133-1142
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783031325182
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Symposium of the International Federation for Structural Concrete, fib Symposium 2023 - Istanbul, Turkey
Duration: 5 Jun 20237 Jun 2023

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Volume349 LNCE
ISSN (Print)2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)2366-2565

Conference

ConferenceInternational Symposium of the International Federation for Structural Concrete, fib Symposium 2023
Country/TerritoryTurkey
CityIstanbul
Period5/06/237/06/23

Keywords

  • FRP prestresssed concrete
  • FRP pretensioned
  • FRP tendons
  • bond tests
  • flexural development length
  • transfer length

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