Manalo, Allan and Maranan, Ginghis and Benmokrane, Brahim and Cousin, Patrice and Alajarmeh, Omar and Ferdous, Wahid 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4473-4722 and Liang, Ray and Hota, Gangarao
(2021)
Comparative durability of GFRP composite reinforcing bars in concrete and in simulated concrete environments.
Cement and Concrete Composites, 109:103564.
pp. 1-14.
ISSN 0958-9465
Abstract
Many studies suggest that the durability of glass-fiber-reinforced-polymer (GFRP) bars in a simulated concrete pore solution is very different than the same bars in an actual concrete environment. This study conducted a comparative evaluation of the durability of GFRP bars in concrete and in simulated concrete environments by investigating their interlaminar shear strength. It focused on evaluating the physical, mechanical, and microstructural properties of GFRP bars subjected to high moisture, saline, and alkaline environments. Bare GFRP bars and cement-embedded GFRP bars were immersed in solutions at different temperatures (23 °C, 60 °C, and 80 °C) and for different exposure times (28, 56, and 112 days). The results show that the percentage water uptake and the apparent diffusivity of the GFRP bars were strongly dependent on the type and temperature of the immersion solution. The interlaminar shear strength of the GFRP bars directly immersed in a solution degraded more significantly than those embedded in concrete and immersed. Moreover, the alkaline solution was more aggressive to the GFRP bars than tap water or saline solution, affecting bar fiber, matrix interface, and chemical structure. As a result of this study, master curves and time-shift factors were developed to correlate the retention of interlaminar shear strength from the accelerated aging test to the service life of GFRP bars in an actual concrete environment.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current - Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Civil Engineering and Surveying (1 Jul 2013 -) |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current - Institute for Advanced Engineering and Space Sciences - Centre for Future Materials (1 Jan 2017 -) |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Feb 2021 04:52 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Feb 2021 04:52 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | GFRP composite bars, Concrete embedded bars, Interlaminar shear strength, Comparative durability, Alkaline solution, Time-shift factor |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 09 Engineering > 0905 Civil Engineering > 090506 Structural Engineering 09 Engineering > 0912 Materials Engineering > 091202 Composite and Hybrid Materials |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 40 ENGINEERING > 4005 Civil engineering > 400510 Structural engineering 40 ENGINEERING > 4016 Materials engineering > 401602 Composite and hybrid materials |
| Socio-Economic Objectives (2008): | E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970109 Expanding Knowledge in Engineering E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970110 Expanding Knowledge in Technology |
| Socio-Economic Objectives (2020): | 28 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 2801 Expanding knowledge > 280110 Expanding knowledge in engineering |
| Identification Number or DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2020.103564 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/41146 |
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