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Development of physical and mechanical properties of a cold-curing structural adhesive in a dry bridge environment

Savvilotidou, Maria  
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Vassilopoulos, Anastasios P.  
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Frigione, Mariaenrica
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2017
Durability of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites for Construction and Rehabilitation of Structures. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference (CDCC-17)
5th International Conference on Durability of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites for Construction and Rehabilitation of Structures CDCC 2017

The effect of physical aging and continuation of curing on the physical and mechanical properties of a commercial cold-curing structural epoxy adhesive used in bridge construction has been investigated during the first year. Since adhesive bridge joints are sealed, only dry conditions were taken into account. Predominant physical aging in the earlier age and predominant curing in the later age affected the physical and mechanical properties. The E-modulus exhibited a maximum in the earlier age due to a maximum mass density caused by physical aging. In the later age, when curing became predominant, mass density and thus the E-modulus decreased while the cross-link density increased. After the first week, the E-modulus development became independent of the curing conditions. Tensile strength and failure strain depended mainly on the cross-link density and their development was thus influenced by the curing conditions but delayed in the earlier age due to physical aging.

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Author(s)
Savvilotidou, Maria  
Vassilopoulos, Anastasios P.  
Frigione, Mariaenrica
Keller, Thomas  
Date Issued

2017

Published in
Durability of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites for Construction and Rehabilitation of Structures. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference (CDCC-17)
Start page

427

End page

434

Subjects

Adhesive

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Bridge construction

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Cold-curing

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Cross-link

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Density

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Epoxy

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Physical aging

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5th International Conference on Durability of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites for Construction and Rehabilitation of Structures CDCC 2017

Sherbrooke, Canada

July 19-21, 2017

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January 12, 2018
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