Work on the pull-out of anchors based on carbon fibers when arranging external reinforcement systems
Reliable anchoring of carbon reinforcement elements into the body of the structure is one of the most important aspects when designing the strengthening of reinforced concrete structures with the system of external reinforcement based on composite materials. The use of carbon fiber anchoring elements in this case is confirmed by numerous tests, but there are no methodological provisions for the calculation and design of these anchors at the moment. Special experimental studies of the parameters of anchors and their effect on the bearing capacity of the anchorage have been conducted for this purpose. The tests were carried out in two stages, during the experiments the breaking load, the size of the concrete pull-out cone, as well as the nature of the destruction of the anchor were recorded. In addition, the length of the anchorage in the concrete body, the pull-out forces, the maximum deformations of the anchor and the length of the anchorage when introducing the anchor fibers in the external reinforcement system have been defined. According to the results of the experiments, the analysis of the results, in particular, various schemes of destruction of anchors and the impact of the depth of the anchor on them, its diameter, as well as the type of binders was carried out.