Fischer, Gregor

Lárusson, Lárus Helgi

The governing mechanism in the structural response of reinforced concrete members in tension is the interaction between structural reinforcement and the surrounding concrete matrix. The composite response and the mechanical integrations of reinforced cementitious members were investigated during tensile loading using high definition image analysis in two unique test setups. Two different types of cementitious materials, conventional concrete and highly ductile Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC), and two types of reinforcement bars, regular steel and Glass Fiber Reinforcement Polymer (GFRP), were tested. It was found that the ductile ECC in contrast to regular brittle concrete decreases crack widths significantly which effectively results in decreased bond slip between the reinforcement and surrounding matrix. Furthermore the use of elastic GFRP in comparison to elastic/plastic steel reinforcement seems to increase the number of cracks forming over a longer strain interval, especially secondary cracks

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Bond slip and crack development in FRC and regular concrete specimens longitudinally reinforced with FRP or steel under tension loading

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Bond slip and crack development in FRC and regular concrete specimens longitudinally reinforced with FRP or steel under tension loading

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