Experimental Study on the Local Behavior of CFRP Anchor Spikes Fixed to Masonry Substrates

Abstract:

An experimental investigation aimed to analyze the mechanical behaviour of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composite (CFRP) anchor spikes inserted in a brick substrate is reported in this paper. As is well known, such devices can improve the structural performance of CFRP sheets externally bonded to masonry elements (as well as others substrate materials). In structural applications, spike anchors can be subjected to both shear and/or normal actions; the first commonly occurs in structural applications, while the latter may occur in specific applications, such as CFRP sheets bonded to curved surfaces. For this reason, the experimental program described in this paper analyzes the mechanical behavior of a typology of anchor spikes loaded (separately) by pure shear or normal actions. Although, obviously, in anchored CFRP sheet reinforcements the contribution to the bearing capacity of the sheet and of the anchors cannot be additively superimposed (the total capacity is of course not equal to the sum of the capacity of the sheet and of the anchor), the results described in this paper can still give useful indications in practical applications.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 916)
• Pages: 361-368
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-26f38r
• Online since: April 2022
• Authors: Mario Fagone*, Tommaso Rotunno, Elisa Bertolesi, Ernesto Grande, Gabriele Milani
• Keywords: CFRP Reinforcements, Experimental Tests, Masonry, Spike Anchor

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