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The Effect of the Presence of Water on the Durability of Bond between CFRP and Concrete

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA; baolin.wan{at}marquette.edu

Michael F. Petrou

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Cyprus, Nicosia, 1678, Cyprus

Kent A. Harries

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA

This research assesses the effects of the presence of water during the carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) application and after the CFRP cure on the bond between the CFRP and the concrete. Modified double cantilever beam (MDCB) specimens are used to determine the interfacial energy release rate, G, of the CFRP—concrete bond. A CFRP fabric is applied to the specimens with three different initial levels of water/moisture presence. Other specimens, with a CFRP fabric applied in dry conditions and allowed to cure, are conditioned in a saturated environment for different lengths of time. The test results indicate that the presence of water during the CFRP application decreases the bond quality significantly and most of the resulting failures are adhesive failures along the primer/concrete interface. The use of a specially formulated primer results in a slightly higher bond capacity but the same undesirable failure. High quality CFRP applications, conditioned in a saturated environment for a relatively short period of time, from 3 to 8 weeks, demonstrate that exposure to water degrades the bond between CFRP and concrete after the epoxy has cured.

Key Words: bond • CFRP • concrete • durability • environmental exposure • MDCB

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol. 25, No. 8, 875-890 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0731684406065140


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