Performance Test of Swage Anchorage According to the Insert of CFRP Tendon

Abstract:

Despite of the numerous advantages offered by the CFRP tendon, there are still problems to be solved. Among them, finding an effective anchoring method considering the material properties of CFRP constitutes a typically pending problem. Being an orthotropic material, the CFRP tendon presents risk of breakage under forces acting perpendicularly to the direction of the fibers. This implies that a new type of anchor should be developed for the CFRP tendon since the anchorages used for conventional steel strands cannot be readily applied. Moreover, following the growing interest given to the CFRP tendon, research is being relentlessly conducted to develop dedicated anchorages with improved performance. Accordingly, this paper presents an experimental study on the anchor performance of the swage anchorage known to be the most compact among the various types of anchor. The tests revealed that the swage anchor without insert developed about 92% of the tensile strength of the CFRP tendon whereas the swage anchor with metallic winding insert developed 100% of the tensile strength. From these results, it appears that the anchorage with outer diameter of 24 mm develops anchor performance higher than 95% of the tensile performance of the CFRP tendon and can potentially be exploited for post-tensioning.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 730)
• Pages: 452-456
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.730.452
• Online since: February 2017
• Authors: Moon Seoung Keum, Jae Yoon Kang, Jong Sup Park, Woo Tai Jung*
• Keywords: Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Tendon, Insert, Post-Tension, Swage Anchorage, Tensile Test

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