Bond behavior of the reinforcement bar in glass fiber-reinforced polymer connector

• Main Authors: Ahmad, Yusof, Koushfar, Kiarash, Abd. Rahman, Ahmad Baharuddin
• Format: Article
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/40346/; http://dx.doi.org/10.14256/JCE.913.2013
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

This paper presents the bond stress – slip behavior of a newly developed grouted splice connection fabricated by glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP). A total of twenty seven specimens were tested under increasing axial tension load. Results from the test specimens were adapted to model a bond stre...