The uses of Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) for
strengthening and repair of structures is becoming more established due to high strength and lightweight properties. However, the bond behaviour of FRP materials to steel
structures in offshore environment is quite different from that of onshore due
to the existence of corrosion activities. Results on preliminary test showed the strength of deteriorated steel
members increased when FRP is used in offshore environment. The subject of this paper is to investigate the effect of the corrosion
activity in the offshore environment to the strength of FRP-to-steel. The
experimental program consists of the development of the test specimens, the
simulation of saltwater in controlled environment and the pull test conducted
in the laboratory. The results indicate that the mode of failure of the FRP is
brittle and the ultimate load is reduced.
The above article is the abstract of a paper,
1. Raffizee Ibrahim and Ibrisam Akbar (2012) “The Effect of Saltwater Curing For Fibre
Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Plated Steel Member” International Conference on
Civil, Offshore & Environmental Engineering (ICCOEE 2012). Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur.
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