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Table 4 Test results—specimen details, bar peak load and bond strength.

From: Bond Strength of GFRP Bars Embedded in Engineered Cementitious Composite using RILEM Beam Testing

Spec. ID

Embedded length

LM bar

HM bar

Ratio of bond strength

Peak load as % of ultimate load of GFRP bar

Designation

mm

Peak load* (kN)

Bond strength* (MPa)

Peak load* (kN)

Bond strength* (MPa)

τHMLM

LM

HM

ECC-12.7

5D

60

59.5

21.9

53.9

18.4

0.84

46.9

32.4

7D

84

73.3

19.3

60.6

14.6

0.76

57.7

36.5

10D

120

94.2

17.3

68.3

11.7

0.67

74.2

41.2

ECC-15.9

5D

80

86.5

19.9

99.9

21.1

1.06

46.3

42.5

7D

112

106.8

17.5

119.8

18.1

1.03

57.1

51.0

10D

160

138.2

15.9

143.7

15.2

0.96

73.9

61.2

ECC-19.1

5D

95

109.9

18.0

97.8

15.1

0.84

40.8

30.9

7D

133

136.7

16.0

126.0

13.9

0.87

50.8

39.8

10D

190

168.2

13.7

160.8

12.4

0.90

62.5

50.7

NC-15.9

5D

80

80.3

18.5

70.7

15.0

0.81

42.9

30.1

7D

112

105.6

17.3

89.0

13.4

0.78

56.4

37.9

10D

160

120.8

13.9

99.2

10.5

0.76

64.6

42.2

NC-19.1

5D

95

68.7

11.2

65.4

10.1

0.90

25.5

20.6

7D

133

91.8

10.7

87.0

9.6

0.90

34.1

27.4

10D

190

118.7

9.7

122.3

9.4

0.97

44.1

38.6

  1. Mean cylinder compressive strength of ECC and NC—57 and 63 MPa, respectively.
  2. All specimens failed due to bar pullout.
  3. * Mean value of three identical tests—maximum range variation from the mean = ± 1.1%.