scholarly journals Fatigue behavior of basalt fiber-reinforced polymer tendons under a marine environment

2017 ◽  
Vol 137 ◽  
pp. 46-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianzhe Shi ◽  
Xin Wang ◽  
Zhishen Wu ◽  
Zhongguo Zhu
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Bo Wen ◽  
Chunfeng Wan ◽  
Lin Liu ◽  
Da Fang ◽  
Caiqian Yang

Fatigue behavior is an important factor for mechanical analysis of concrete members reinforced by basalt fiber reinforced polymer (BFRP) grid and polymer cement mortar (PCM) and plays a critical role in ensuring the safety of reinforced concrete bridges and other structures. In this study, on the basis of the static loading test results of concrete specimens reinforced by BFRP grid and PCM, a series of fatigue tests with different loading levels were conducted on interfaces between BFRP grid and concrete to investigate the fatigue behavior of BFRP grid-concrete interfaces. The test results indicate that with high loading level, the fatigue failure mode of interface is interfacial peeling failure while it transforms to the fatigue fracture of the BFRP grid under low loading level. The fatigue life (S-N) curves of BFRP grid-concrete interface are obtained and fitted in stages according to different failure modes, and the critical point of the two failure modes is pointed out. The relative slip evolution of interface during fatigue is further revealed in different stages with two failure modes, and the law of interface strain is studied with the increase of fatigue times. The relation of effective bonding length of interface and fatigue times is also described.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongmin Yang ◽  
Zhaoheng Li ◽  
Tongsheng Zhang ◽  
Jiangxiong Wei ◽  
Qijun Yu

Basalt Fiber Reinforced Polymer (BFRP) bars have bright potential application in concrete structures subjected to marine environment due to their superior corrosion resistance. Available literatures mainly focused on the mechanical properties of BFRP concrete structures, while the bond-slip behavior of BFRP bars, which is a key factor influencing the safety and service life of ocean concrete structures, has not been clarified yet. In this paper, effects of BFRP bars size, corrosion age, and concrete strength on the bond-slip behavior of BFRP bars in concrete cured in artificial seawater were investigated, and then an improved Bertero, Popov, and Eligehausen (BPE) model was employed to describe the bond-slip behavior of BFRP bars in concrete. The results indicated that the maximum bond stress and corresponding slip decreased gradually with the increase of corrosion age and size of BFRP bars, and ultimate slip also decreased sharply. The ascending segment of bond-slip curve tends to be more rigid and the descending segment tends to be softer after corrosion. A horizontal end in bond-slip curve indicates that the friction between BFRP bars and concrete decreased sharply.


2018 ◽  
Vol 765 ◽  
pp. 355-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sakol Suon ◽  
Shahzad Saleem ◽  
Amorn Pimanmas

This paper presents an experimental study on the compressive behavior of circular concrete columns confined by a new class of composite materials originated from basalt rock, Basalt Fiber Reinforced Polymer (BFRP). The primary objective of this study is to observe the compressive behavior of BFRP-confined cylindrical concrete column specimens under the effect of different number of layers of basalt fiber as a study parameter (3, 6, and 9 layers). For this purpose, 8 small scale circular concrete specimens with no internal steel reinforcement were tested under monotonic axial compression to failure. The results of BFRP-confined concrete specimens of this study showed a bilinear stress-strain response with two ascending branches. Consequently, the performance of confined columns was improved as the number of BFRP layer was increased, in which all the specimens exhibited ductile behavior before failure with significant strength enhancement. The experimental results indicate the well-performing of basalt fiber in improving the concrete compression behavior with an increase in number of FRP layers.


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