Effect of Elevated Temperatures on Bond Strength of Steel Reinforcement and Concrete Enhanced with Discrete Carbon Fibers | ||
| Journal of Engineering and Sustainable Development | ||
| Article 1, Volume 16, Issue 4, December 2012, Pages 30-46 | ||
| Author | ||
| Sawsan Akram Hassan | ||
| Abstract | ||
| In the case of exposing a reinforced concrete structure to accidental fire, if this structure remain standing, an assessment of its residual capacity is needed, which requires accurate information regarding the residual capacity of concrete, steel and bond between them. In the peasant work, the effect of exposing carbon- fibered reinforced concrete to elevated temperatures on its bond strength with reinforcing steel bars was investigated. An experimental program consisted of fabricating and testing of 54 pull-out cubic specimens was prepared to serve this purpose. The specimens were divided into three groups to study the effect of addition of various amounts of discrete carbon fiber on its residual bond strength and the bond strength- slip response after exposure to temperature levels of 150°C, 250°C, 350°C,450°C and 550°C in addition to the room temperature. The carbon fiber content considered was 0.0%, 0.75% and 1.0% by weight of cement. In addition to the pull- out specimens, 9 cubes having the same pull-out specimens size (3 from each concrete group mix) were tested in compression. It was concluded that the percentage residual bond strength after exposure to temperature level of 550 oC for the concrete reinforced with 0.75% carbon fiber by weight of cement (28%) is lower than that for plain concrete and the concrete reinforced with 1.0% carbon fibers which are the same (32%). There is no clear conclusion that can be obtained concerning the effect of changing temperature levels on bond- slip response of plain concrete and that reinforced with 0.75% and 1.0% carbon fibers. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Bond strength; Carbon Fiber; pull; out test; elevated temperatures | ||
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