Nowadays the use of FRPs (fibre reinforced polymers) and FRCMs (fabric reinforced cementitious mortar) is largely adopted in the field of the structural retrofitting. Nonetheless, the durability issue is a lightly investigated phenomenon, but it is important for the long-term effects on the effectiveness of external reinforcement. This paper presents the results about the main aspects related to the effects of the freeze/thaw cycles on the mechanical characteristics and on the stress-transfer mechanism between both the fabric and the matrix and the composite strip with respect to the concrete substrate. The investigated parameters were the number of layers and the FRCM-reinforcement type. In particular, the direct tensile, the single-lap and direct-shear test were all performed and compared
Freeze/Thaw Effect on the Mechanical Properties of FRCM System
Salvatore Verre
;Alessio Cascardi
2022-01-01
Abstract
Nowadays the use of FRPs (fibre reinforced polymers) and FRCMs (fabric reinforced cementitious mortar) is largely adopted in the field of the structural retrofitting. Nonetheless, the durability issue is a lightly investigated phenomenon, but it is important for the long-term effects on the effectiveness of external reinforcement. This paper presents the results about the main aspects related to the effects of the freeze/thaw cycles on the mechanical characteristics and on the stress-transfer mechanism between both the fabric and the matrix and the composite strip with respect to the concrete substrate. The investigated parameters were the number of layers and the FRCM-reinforcement type. In particular, the direct tensile, the single-lap and direct-shear test were all performed and comparedI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
