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Fig. 4.7 Effect of embedment length on bond-slip curves ……………………. 90<br />

Fig. 4.8 Effect of bar diameter on bond-slip curve ……………………………. 91<br />

Fig. 4.9 Effect of polypropylene fibers on bond-slip curves (a) top –<br />

No.4 CFRP, (b) middle - No.4 GFRP and (c) bottom - No.8 GFRP ……. 92<br />

Fig. 4.10 Failure <strong>for</strong> FRC and plain concrete specimens ……………………….. 93<br />

Fig. 4.11 Residual slip versus numbers of fatigue cycles (a) top –<br />

No.4 CFRP, (b) middle - No.4 GFRP, and (c) bottom - No.8 GFRP……… 95<br />

Fig. 4.12. Bond-slip response be<strong>for</strong>e and after fatigue loading (a) top -<br />

No.4 CFRP, and (b) bottom - No.8 GFRP………………………………… 96<br />

Fig. 4.13. Degradation of bond stiffness ……………………………………….. 99<br />

Fig. 4.14. Relationship between bond strength and splitting <strong>for</strong>ce ……………. 100<br />

Fig. 4.15. Crack patterns in specimens showing effect of c b and v f ……………. 104<br />

Fig. 4.16. Surface condition of FRP rebars after testing ………………………. 106<br />

Fig. 4.17 Bond-slip relationship of various rebars in plain concrete and<br />

FRC (a) top - No.4 CFRP, (b) middle - No.4 GFRP, and<br />

(c) bottom - No.8 GFRP ………………………………………………… 110<br />

Fig. 4.18. Previous definition of contribution from concrete …………………. 111<br />

Fig. 4.19. Definition of splitting area <strong>for</strong> splitting-bond specimen …………… 113<br />

Fig. 4.20 Static load-deflection response of specimens using No.4 CFRP<br />

rein<strong>for</strong>cement bars showing bond failure due to slip (Mode 1 failure) …. 116<br />

Fig. 4.21 Static load-deflection response of specimens using No.8 GFRP<br />

rein<strong>for</strong>cement bars showing bond splitting failure (Mode 2 failure) ….. 116<br />

Fig. 4.22 Schematic diagrams showing Mode 1 (top) and<br />

Mode 2 (bottom) failures …………………………………………….. 117<br />

Fig. 4.23 Load-end-slip response of specimen rein<strong>for</strong>ced with<br />

No.4 CFRP rein<strong>for</strong>cement ……………………………………………… 120<br />

Fig. 4.24 Load – end-slip response of specimen rein<strong>for</strong>ced with<br />

No.8 GFRP rein<strong>for</strong>cement ……………………………………………… 121<br />

Fig. 4.25 Load-deflection response of specimen rein<strong>for</strong>ced with No.4 CFRP<br />

rein<strong>for</strong>cement in a plain concrete (solid) and FRC (dashed) matrix …. 122<br />

Fig. 4.26 Load-deflection response of specimen rein<strong>for</strong>ced with No.4 GFRP<br />

rein<strong>for</strong>cement in a plain concrete (solid) and FRC (dashed) matrix …. 123<br />

Fig. 4.27 Load-deflection response of specimen rein<strong>for</strong>ced with No.8 GFRP<br />

rein<strong>for</strong>cement in a plain concrete (solid) and FRC (dashed) matrix … 123<br />

Fig. 4.28 Load-deflection response of specimen rein<strong>for</strong>ced with No.4 CFRP<br />

rein<strong>for</strong>cement in a plain concrete (bonded length = 10 db<br />

solid, bonded ………………………………………………………. 124<br />

Fig. 4.29 Load-deflection response of specimen rein<strong>for</strong>ced with No.4 GFRP<br />

rein<strong>for</strong>cement in a plain concrete (bonded length = 10 db<br />

solid, bonded length = 20 db dashed) ………………………………. 124<br />

Fig. 4.30 Load-deflection response of specimen rein<strong>for</strong>ced with No.8 GFRP<br />

rein<strong>for</strong>cement in a plain concrete (bonded length = 10 db<br />

solid, bonded length = 20 db dashed) ……………………………….. 125<br />

Fig. 4.31 Slow-cycle load-deflection response after prescribed number<br />

of fast fatigue cycles (see inset legend) <strong>for</strong> the No. 8 GFRP<br />

rein<strong>for</strong>ced specimens (plain concrete matrix). …………………….. 128<br />

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