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Table 3 Tensile properties of BF, PEN fiber and adhesive.

From: Behavior of Small-Scale Concrete Cylinders in Compression Laterally Confined by Basalt Fiber and PEN Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

Type

Strength (MPa)

Rupture strain (%)

E1

(GPa)

E2

(GPa)

Mean

Standard deviation

Mean

Standard deviation

BF roving

1226

62.7

1.95

0.17

68.4

–

PEN fiber roving

822

18.1

8.03

0.51

17.4

8.30

PEN fiber sheet

842

25.9

9.01

0.71

17.5

8.33

PEN FRP

912

27.1

9.13

0.63

21.4

8.59

Adhesive

41

1.7

2.58

0.25

1.6

–

  1. 1. E1 = secant modulus corresponding to 1% strain; 2. E2 = slope of the second line for PEN fiber; 3. PEN FRP = PEN sheet + adhesive, amount of adhesive used for PEN FRP is 100% of fiber by vol.; average of twelve tests for BF and ten tests for PEN fiber.