Predicting failure modes and load-capacity of fiber-reinforced polymer rods in adhesively bonded anchorages based on numerical modeling

Van Nam Vo, Sy Ngoc Nguyen, Isamu Yoshitake

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Abstract

The tensile properties of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) rods in adhesively bonded anchorages are expected to be studied in detail. Therefore, the study aims to predict the failure modes and load-bearing capacity (load-capacity) of FRP rods subjected to direct tensile force. The cohesive zone models were employed to evaluate the interfacial bond between materials. Firstly, two representative volume element models of fibers and matrix were proposed to predict engineering constants and strengths of the FRP material in three dimensions. Then, the main simulation, including the FRP rod, filling material, and steel tube, was carried out to analyze FRP rods under the variation of cohesive zone model parameters. The load-capacity, failure modes, shear-lag effect were predicted based on the maximum stress criterion. The results revealed that the FRP material strengths enforce the failure in two modes associated with the transverse and longitudinal directions of FRP rods. In addition, diameter is a significant factor that increases the shear-lag effect and reduces the tensile strength of the FRP rods. The numerical simulation provided a new method to predict the load-capacity of FRP rods.

Original languageEnglish
Article number126135
JournalConstruction and Building Materials
Volume318
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Feb 2022

Keywords

  • Adhesively bonded anchorages
  • Cohesive zone model
  • Fiber-reinforced polymer rod
  • Finite element analysis
  • Representative volume element
  • Shear-lag effect
  • Tensile failure mode

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