Effect of sustained loading and environmental conditions on the creep behavior of an epoxy adhesive for concrete structures strengthened with CFRP laminates

In this paper, the creep behavior of a structural epoxy adhesive used for strengthening Reinforced Concrete (RC) structures with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) laminates is studied through an experimental program. Long-term tensile creep tests were carried out inside a climate chamber using...

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Autores: Emara, Mohamed Reda Ali Elewa, Torres Llinàs, Lluís, Baena Muñoz, Marta, Barris Peña, Cristina, Moawad, Mohamed
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10256/15500
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/15500
Access Level:acceso embargado
Palabra clave:Formigó armat
Reinforced concrete
Làmines (Enginyeria)
Shells (Engineering)
Assaigs de materials
Materials -- Testing
Construcció en formigó armat amb fibres
Reinforced concrete construction
Adhesius
Adhesives
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Sumario:In this paper, the creep behavior of a structural epoxy adhesive used for strengthening Reinforced Concrete (RC) structures with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) laminates is studied through an experimental program. Long-term tensile creep tests were carried out inside a climate chamber using sustained loading levels, temperature and humidity as the parameters for the study. The specimens were kept loaded inside the climate chamber for 1000 h. Standard Tensile Tests (STT), Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) tests were carried out to characterize the adhesive used. In general, the results obtained revealed that changing temperature and humidity conditions greatly affect not only instantaneous and creep strain values, but also time to failure, leading to a change in the overall behavior of the adhesive