Abstract:
To understand the bond behavior of the ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) filled bond-type anchorage for carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) bars under impact loads, static tensile and longitudinal impact tests were conducted on 24 specimens in eight groups with different anchorage lengths (50 mm, 100 mm, 150 mm and 200 mm). The results show that for the specimens with short anchorages of 50 mm, 100 mm and 150 mm, the sliding failure of anchorages occurs in both static and impact tests. The reason for the slip failure under static tension is the complete shear failure of the surface ribs of CFRP bar, while that under impact loads is the slip of the entire CFRP bar without severe shear damage on the surface ribs. As the anchorage length increases to 200 mm, the bar ruptures in the static tests, whereas slip failure is still observed in the impact tests. When the anchorage length increases from 50 mm to 100 mm and 150 mm, the static bond strengths of the anchorages increase by 27.1% and 47.5%, respectively, and the dynamic bond strengths increase by 27.4% and 37.8%, respectively; as the length increases to 200 mm, the dynamic bond strength is 48.3% higher than that of specimens with a anchorage length of 50 mm. The bond strength is adversely affected by the impact loads and decreases by 53% in strain rate range of 1.62 to 2.03 s
−1 compared with the associated static one. Besides, prediction formulas for determining the dynamic bond strength and critical anchorage length of the bond-type anchorages for CFRP tendons were established.