Abstract (EN):
The wood has been used over time owing to their mechanical characteristics, ecological
nature and sustainable production. However, this material presents some structural limitations
that can be overcome by using other materials to strengthen, particularly those designated
fibre reinforced composite materials (FRP).
Due to being current the use of the bonding technique to implement connection between
materials, it was applied the bonding of CFRP (carbon fibre) composites to wood elements,
which required to know the behaviour of the glued wood-CFRP joint. The bond strengthening
technique can be done on the external surface (EBR) or in a longitudinal cut near to the
surface (NSM).
This document is based on experimental analysis to evaluate the importance of parameters
such as the value of the bonding tension by Pull-Off, the value of the maximum bond strength
between wood and reinforcement, the value of the maximum effective bonding length, the
maximum efficiency of the FRP reinforcement and its dependence on the failure modes, and
finally, to evaluate the maximum shear stress developed at the interface of connection
between the materials.
Although the experimental work was already done by other authors linked to the
Composites Laboratory of DEC, this document summarizes, analyze and interpret the results
of campaigns of testing for adherence by Pull-Off and Flexural Models.
In order to draw up lessons on the definition of analytical models to predict the behaviour
of wood-CFRP joints, it was also made on this dissertation, a study on the feasibility of
setting a model recommended in FIB Bulletin No. 14 indicated for concrete (Model A) and
another proposed by Musner and Piazza (Model B) for predictions on those joints.
Language:
Portuguese
Type (Professor's evaluation):
Scientific
Contact:
juvandes@fe.up.pt