Title:
Creep Behavior and Tensile Properties of GFRP Bars under Sustained Service Loads
Author(s):
T. Youssef and B. Benmokrane
Publication:
Symposium Paper
Volume:
275
Issue:
Appears on pages(s):
1-20
Keywords:
Glass fiber-reinforced polymers (GFRP), Reinforcing bars, Creep Behavior, Serviceability, Sustained service load, Strain
DOI:
10.14359/51682449
Date:
3/1/2011
Abstract:
Creep tests have been conducted on six commercial GFRP bars, pertaining to three different manufacturers, under two levels of sustained service load (nominally 15% and 30% of the ultimate tensile strength). The test duration was 10000 hours (417 days). At the end of the test duration, the samples were tested statically to infer upon their residual tensile properties. It is evident that GFRP bars with lower fiber content and/or bigger diameter exhibit higher levels of creep strain than their counterparts of high fiber content and smaller diameter. Residual tensile property tests show barely any change as to the bars’ longitudinal tensile properties. Microstructural analysis indicates that there is no degradation in the matrix or the fiber-matrix interface, within the GFRP bars after the lengthy duration.