Ingredients

CONTENTSACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ABSTRACT

LIST OF FIGURES

iiiLIST OF TABLES

iv1. INTRODUCTION

1 1.1 WHAT IS FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER?

2 1.2 WHAT IS FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE?

3 1.2.1 Effect of fibers in concrete

3 1.2.2 Benefits of FRC

32. EXPERIMENTAL SET UP AND PROCEDURES

2.1 EXPERIMANTAL PROGRAMME

4 2.2 MATERIALS 2.2.1 Fiber-Reinforced polymer rods

4 2.2.2 Polypropylene fiber

4 2.2.3 Concrete

5 2.3 DISCUSSION OF VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL AGENTS

5 2.3.1 Freeze-Thaw Effect

7 2.3.2 High Temperature

7 2.3.3 Ultraviolet Radiation

8 2.3.4 De-icing Salt Solution

9 2.3.5 Humidity Effect

9 2.3.6 Alkaline Effect

10 2.4 SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONING IN THIS STUDY 10 2.5 TEST SPECIMENS

10 2.6 TEST SETUP AND PROCEDURES

113. TEST RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

3.1 TEST RESULTS

15 3.1.1 Appearance of specimen after environmental conditioning

15 3.1.2 Environmental conditioning effect on bond behaviours

15 3.2 DISCUSSIONS

21 3.2.1 Bond degradation mechanisms

22 3.2.2 Specimen dimension effect on bond degradation

23 3.2.3 Fiber effect on bond degradation

23 3.2.4 Difference of Glass fiber-reinforced polymer versus Carbon

24 fiber-reinforced polymer

4. CONCLUSIONS

26REFERENCES

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