This paper presents an experimental study about the effects of freeze-thaw cycles (FTC) on the mechanical and thermomechanical properties of glass-fibre reinforced polymer composite laminates produced by vacuum infusion ...

The durability of bond between carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) laminates and concrete with the externally bonded reinforcement (EBR) technique was investigated under real-time field exposure (RTFE) and accelerated ...

This paper presents long-term prediction models for the mechanical property retention of pultruded GFRP materials, with either isophthalic unsaturated polyester or vinyl ester resin, derived from a set of experimental results ...

This work addresses the durability of structural epoxy adhesives and carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) laminates typically used in strengthening of existing reinforced concrete structures exposed to natural ageing. ...

The durability of pultruded GFRP composites is critical to their performance in civil engineering applications, for which comprehensive and validated data is limited. To address this issue, this study presents an extensive ...

This paper presents an experimental and numerical study about the durability of adhesively bonded joints between pultruded glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) adherends for civil engineering applications. Single lap joint ...

In the past few decades, the construction industry has been increasingly using fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) materials, due to their advantages in comparison with traditional materials, especially in aggressive environments. ...

Due to their excellent mechanical properties and easy application Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymers (CFRP) are being successfully used to repair and renewing old and damaged civil engineering infrastructures. In particular, ...

O envelhecimento do betume tem um contributo muito importante no comportamento em serviço das misturas betuminosas. Neste trabalho avaliou-se a evolução do comportamento mecânico e reológico de ...

In the present work, a new technique was developed to determine the interfacial properties of two opaque glass fibre/polypropylene (GF/PP) systems via fragmentation tests on single filament model composites. Fragmentation ...