An international Round Robin Testing (RRT) programm e on FRP reinforcement was conducted within the framework of the Marie Curie R esearch Training Network, EN- CORE, and with the support of Task Group 9.3 of the International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib). Eleven laboratories and six manufacturers and suppliers participated in this exercise. As part of this exte nsive experimental endeavour, one or more of the following tests were performed by the partic ipating laboratories: 1) tensile tests on FRP bars and strips; 2) tensile tests on FRP lamina tes; 3) double bond shear tests on FRP laminates (Externally Bonded Reinforcement, EBR) an d FRP bars/strip (Near Surface Mounted reinforcement, NSM). This paper will discus ses the results of the RRT initiative, among which the experimental results of bond tests on concrete specimens strengthened with EBR and NSM FRP.
Round Robin Testing Initiative for Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Reinforcement / A., Palmieri; S., Matthys; A., Seberscu; M., Guadagnini; J., Barros; Bilotta, Antonio; Nigro, Emidio; C., Czaderski; S., Olia; Z., Szabo; G., Balazs; G., Sas; B., Taljsten; C., Mazzotti; N., Taranu; V., Munteanu; F., Ceroni; M., Cerny; V., Tamuzs. - (2011), pp. 1129-1132. (Intervento presentato al convegno fib International Symposium tenutosi a Prague (Czech Republic) nel 8-10 June 2011).
Round Robin Testing Initiative for Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Reinforcement
BILOTTA, ANTONIO;NIGRO, EMIDIO;
2011
Abstract
An international Round Robin Testing (RRT) programm e on FRP reinforcement was conducted within the framework of the Marie Curie R esearch Training Network, EN- CORE, and with the support of Task Group 9.3 of the International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib). Eleven laboratories and six manufacturers and suppliers participated in this exercise. As part of this exte nsive experimental endeavour, one or more of the following tests were performed by the partic ipating laboratories: 1) tensile tests on FRP bars and strips; 2) tensile tests on FRP lamina tes; 3) double bond shear tests on FRP laminates (Externally Bonded Reinforcement, EBR) an d FRP bars/strip (Near Surface Mounted reinforcement, NSM). This paper will discus ses the results of the RRT initiative, among which the experimental results of bond tests on concrete specimens strengthened with EBR and NSM FRP.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
