TY - GEN
T1 - FRCM mechanical properties using carbon fabrics with different coating treatments
AU - Donnini, Jacopo
AU - Corinaldesi, Valeria
AU - Nanni, Antonio
N1 - Funding Information:
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by both the National Science Foundation (NSF) under grant IIP-0933537, Fondazione Marche and ISSNAF. The supply of materials was provided by BASF Company and ECTSystem srl.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - A key concept of sustainability is the preservation of resources, thus adding life to existing concrete structures by means of durable strengthening and rehabilitation methods is a key objective. Composite materials, such as FRCM (Fabric-reinforced Cementitious Matrix), have proven to be a viable option for increasing durability of existing building stock. Experimental works show that the main failure mode of FRCM, applied to masonry or concrete substrates, is by debonding at the fabric/matrix interface. Mere, the idea is to use an epoxy coating and a layer of quartz sand in order to increase the adhesion of the fabric with the matrix. The effectiveness of coating treatments was studied by means of tensile tests, as indicated in AC434 Annex A. Tests were carried out on seven different types of fabric, with different levels of pre-impregnation and with or without quartz sand applied to the fabric surface. Experimental evidence shows a promising enhancement of the bond between fabric and matrix and, therefore, of the entire strengthening system even with the use of low percentages of resin, depending on the type of mortar.
AB - A key concept of sustainability is the preservation of resources, thus adding life to existing concrete structures by means of durable strengthening and rehabilitation methods is a key objective. Composite materials, such as FRCM (Fabric-reinforced Cementitious Matrix), have proven to be a viable option for increasing durability of existing building stock. Experimental works show that the main failure mode of FRCM, applied to masonry or concrete substrates, is by debonding at the fabric/matrix interface. Mere, the idea is to use an epoxy coating and a layer of quartz sand in order to increase the adhesion of the fabric with the matrix. The effectiveness of coating treatments was studied by means of tensile tests, as indicated in AC434 Annex A. Tests were carried out on seven different types of fabric, with different levels of pre-impregnation and with or without quartz sand applied to the fabric surface. Experimental evidence shows a promising enhancement of the bond between fabric and matrix and, therefore, of the entire strengthening system even with the use of low percentages of resin, depending on the type of mortar.
KW - Bonding
KW - Carbon fabric
KW - Concrete
KW - FRCM
KW - Masonry
KW - Organic coating
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84962835306
T3 - American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication
SP - 8.1-8.12
BT - American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication
A2 - Realfonzo, Roberto
A2 - Coppola, Luigi
A2 - Mazzotti, Claudio
A2 - Riva, Paolo
A2 - Chiorino, Mario Alberto
PB - American Concrete Institute
T2 - 1st International Workshop on Durability and Sustainability of Concrete Structures, DSCS 2015
Y2 - 1 October 2015 through 3 October 2015
ER -