Behavior of Fibrous Reinforced Concrete Splices

Background: The tangent of the relationship between bond stress and displacement (slip) is called the modulus of displacement and gives the basis for the theory. This theory is used to determine the stress distribution along the spliced reinforcement bars. Objective: This research presents a modification on the theory of the modulus of displacement to determine the stress distribution along the spliced reinforcement bond for fibrous reinforced concrete. Methods: 1- General differential equations are derived for concrete stress, stress in reinforcement bars and bond stress between reinforcement bars and surrounding concrete. 2-The general solutions of these D.E. are determined and Excel data sheets are prepared to apply these solutions and determine the concrete, steel and bond stresses. Results: Excel data sheets are prepared to determine the concrete, steel and bond stresses. The stresses are determined along the bar splice length considering the effect of steel fiber content. Conclusion: The maximum concrete stress is obtained at center x=0 and minimum at . Maximum bond stress obtained at and minimum at the center. The maximum steel stress at and minimum at . The value of (σcmax) increased linearly with increasing of (ρ). The concrete stress increased nonlinearly with (ρ%) and linearly with ( fy) and (fc’). Also increasing of (k) and bar diameter have small effects. The value of bond stress decreased linearly with (Qf) and (ρ%).

Analysis of Bond Behavior of FRP-Confined Concrete Piles Based on Push-Out Test

Due to the significant differences in the properties (e.g., anisotropy, elasticity modulus, and surface roughness) of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) and traditional pile materials, research on bond behavior between FRP tube and concrete should be conducted to ensure that they can work together properly. Push-out tests on twenty-nine GFRP-confined concrete piles were performed, the influence of bond type, slenderness ratio of FRP tube, radius-thickness ratio of FRP tube, concrete stress and concrete type on bond behavior and distribution of axial strains were studied, and simplified bond-slip constitutive models based on test results were proposed. It was found that bond type was a critical factor influencing bond behavior. A smaller radius-thickness ratio, a higher concrete stress, and the use of expansive concrete were advantageous for achieving higher bond behavior, whereas the slenderness ratio had little influence on the bond behavior. The axial strain distribution of all FRP tubes demonstrated the following rules: the upper strain was greater than the middle strain, which was larger than the lower strain, but for normal concrete specimens, the strain was linearly distributed with height, while for expanded concrete specimens, the distribution curves were polylines.

EFFECT OF CONCRETE STRESS STATES ON CARBONATION DEPTH OF CONCRETE

Carbonation can lead to reduction of alkalinity of concrete and initiation of steel reinforcement corrosion. In durability design of concrete structures, the carbonation depth should be duly considered. However, the concrete stress state would influence the carbonation depth, and there has been inadequate research on such effect. In this study, it is proposed to introduce a stress influence coefficient to the concrete carbonation depth model. With reference to the experimental data from eleven research studies in the literature encompassing both tensile and compressive stress states, the relationship between stress influence coefficient and concrete stress ratio is quantitatively investigated, and mathematical equations relating the stress influence coefficient with the concrete stress ratio are established. Comparative study with three typical existing groups of equations shows that the proposed equations of stress influence coefficient are more reasonable and have a higher reliability. The effects of carbonation time, mix proportions of concrete on stress influence coefficient are also analysed, and the magnitudes of the effects are found to be approximately within ±10%. Finally, the modified carbonation depth models are proposed and verified by the experimental data, which suggests that the proposed models are of desirable accuracy. Adoption of the proposed equations as the modified formula of stress influence coefficient in the concrete carbonation depth model for practical applications is recommended.