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Use of image correlation system to study the bond behavior of FRCM-concrete joints

Abstract

This paper presents a non-contact measurement approach, based on digital photogrammetry,applied to the experimental study of the bond behavior of fiber reinforced cementitious matrix composite to concrete joints tested in single-lap direct shear tests. The use of digital photogrammetry techniques and
traditional contact measurement approaches for determining
displacement and strain are investigated and compared. The results show that measurements of strain in the fiber bundles determined using the image correlation system (ICS) correlate well with those obtained from electrical strain gauges. However,differences of 38–52% were observed between the
maximum strain measured with either ICS or electrical
strain gages attached to the fiber bundles and the maximum strain in the fiber bundles computed from the maximum applied load. ICS is also used to measure slip and strain of bare fiber bundles, and results show that the load distribution among fiber bundles is non-uniform. The proposed measurement
approach shows higher spatial measurement resolution and increased accuracy compared to traditional contact approaches by enabling measurements in each fiber bundle and overcoming the need to attach additional elements to the tested specimen.
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Category

Academic article

Language

English

Author(s)

  • C. Sabau
  • J.H. Gonzalez-Libreros
  • L.H. Sneed
  • Gabriel Sas
  • C. Pellegrino
  • B. Täljsten

Affiliation

  • SINTEF Narvik
  • Luleå University of Technology
  • University of Padua
  • University of Missouri-Rolla

Year

2017

Published in

Materials and Structures

ISSN

1359-5997

Volume

50

Issue

3

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