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Table 3 Rupture loads and rupture modes observed in the specimens.

From: Stainless Steel Bonded to Concrete: An Experimental Assessment using the DIC Technique

Specimen

Bond length, L b (mm)

Rupture loads, F rup (kN)

Failure mode

SS-EBR-L50

50

6.3

Type I

SS-EBR-L100a

100

12.8

Type II

SS-EBR-L100b

100

12.4

Type I

SS-EBR-L160

160

14.5

Type I

SS-EBR-L240

240

15.9

Type II

SS-EBR-L300

300

21.9

Type II

SS-EBR-L400

400

18.6

Type III

SS-EBR-L560

560

14.6

Type III

SS-EBR-L640

640

18.5

Type II

SS-EBR-L800

800

14.8

Type III

SS-NSM-L35

35

13.8

Type IV

SS-NSM-L50

50

26.2

Type IV

SS-NSM-L75

75

35.6

Type IV

SS-NSM-L100

100

40.1

Type V

SS-NSM-L200

200

48.9

Type V

SS-NSM-L300

300

47.8

Type V

  1. Type I: adhesive rupture of the SS-to-resin interface; Type II: cohesive rupture within a surface layer of the concrete; Type III: cohesive rupture in concrete and adhesive within the SS-to-adhesive interface; Type IV: cohesive rupture within the concrete; Type V: rupture of the SS rod.