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    Bond strength behaviour in reinforced concrete members exposed to corrosive environment - An overview
    (2013) Shetty, A.; Venkataramana, K.; Babu Narayan, K.S.; Kimura, Y.
    Bond resistance of reinforcing bars, embedded in concrete depends primarily on frictional resistance and mechanical interlock. Corrosion of rebars in concrete is one of the major problems in the durability criteria. Local bond stress slip relationship is generally adopted to determine the mechanical properties of the interface between re-bars and concrete. Therefore the attainment of satisfactory performance in bond is an important, aspect of the design and the detailing of reinforcement in structural components. In this paper an overview of factors affecting specimen geometry of bond strength and Types of bond tests were studied. © 2013 CAFET-INNOVA TECHNICAL SOCIETY. All rights reserved.
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    Evolutionary algorithm based structure search for hard ruthenium carbides
    (Institute of Physics, 2015) Harikrishnan, G.; Ajith, K.M.; Chandra, S.; Valsakumar, M.C.
    An exhaustive structure search employing evolutionary algorithm and density functional theory has been carried out for ruthenium carbides, for the three stoichiometries Ru1C1, Ru2C1 and Ru3C1, yielding five lowest energy structures. These include the structures from the two reported syntheses of ruthenium carbides. Their emergence in the present structure search in stoichiometries, unlike the previously reported ones, is plausible in the light of the high temperature required for their synthesis. The mechanical stability and ductile character of all these systems are established by their elastic constants, and the dynamical stability of three of them by the phonon data. Rhombohedral structure is found to be energetically the most stable one in Ru1C1 stoichiometry and hexagonal structure , the most stable in Ru3C1 stoichiometry. RuC-Zinc blende system is a semiconductor with a band gap of 0.618 eV while the other two stable systems are metallic. Employing a semi-empirical model based on the bond strength, the hardness of RuC-Zinc blende is found to be a significantly large value of ?37 GPa while a fairly large value of ?21GPa is obtained for the RuC-Rhombohedral system. The positive formation energies of these systems show that high temperature and possibly high pressure are necessary for their synthesis. © 2015 IOP Publishing Ltd.
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    Scratch adhesion strength of plasma sprayed carbon nanotube reinforced ceramic coatings
    (Elsevier Ltd, 2017) Jambagi, S.C.
    This report investigates the effect of both mechanical and thermal properties of Carbon nanotube (CNT) on scratch adhesion strength of ceramic coatings. Micro sized alumina and titania with 1 wt% CNT powders were prepared by three routes: dry/wet milling (with alcohol) and heterocoagulation. First, degree of CNT dispersion in the coatings was analysed. Heterocoagulated coatings displayed homogeneous dispersion of CNT. Next, the effect of homogeneous dispersion on phase transformation was studied. Higher thermal conductivity of CNT and its degree of dispersion seemed to affect the melting of powders and thus the phase transformations in the coatings. A higher fraction of stable phase was detected in the coatings. In addition, CNT/ceramic interface was analysed for the reaction layer. A stable phase layer was found covering the entire CNT surface, protecting it from thermal degradation. Finally, the scratch adhesion strength was quantified for both CNT reinforced and unreinforced coatings. The scratch resistance of heterocoagulated coatings improved by ?36–176%. Improvement in strength was attributed to: a) a higher stable phase fraction in the coatings, b) Strong wettability at CNT/ceramic interface, c) improvement in elastic moduli of the coatings has also led to the improvement in the work of adhesion of the coatings, and d) a toughening mechanism, CNT bridging. © 2017 Elsevier B.V.
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    Interface bond strength of ultra-thin whitetopping (UTW) and hot mix asphalt (HMA) composites by direct shear
    (ASTM International, 2017) Suresha, S.N.; Satish, D.
    Whitetopping is a portland cement concrete (PCC) overlay that is constructed on the top of existing bituminous or hot mix asphalt (HMA) pavement. The design and construction of UTW over HMA enables the composite to act as a monolithic layer. This article presents the findings of a laboratory study performed on interface shear strengths of UTW and HMA composites by direct shear approach. The objectives of the study were to evaluate the main effects of (i) different interface treatments, (ii) variation in the design binder content of HMA, and (iii) temperature conditioning and moisture conditioning on the interface shear strength. Based on the results of interface shear strength tests, the range of bond strength of UTW-HMA was found to be 0.22-1.29 MPa. Other factors like age of UTW, temperature conditioning, and moisture conditioning also had significant effects on the interface shear strengths of UTW-HMA composites. © Copyright 2017 by ASTM International.
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    Experimental investigation of interface treatment technique on interface shear bond fatigue behavior of Ultra-Thin Whitetopping
    (Elsevier Ltd, 2018) Jayakesh, K.; Suresha, S.N.
    The bonded concrete overlays on existing asphalt pavements are classified into three subcategories namely whitetopping, thin-whitetopping and Ultra-Thin Whitetopping (UTW). The design service life of UTW overlays depends on several factors such as interface bond strength, slab thickness, slab size, material strength and underlying material condition. The quality of the interface bond depends on both surface preparation and the UTW placement procedure. The interface bond between two layers helps in the monolithic action of the pavement section by shifting the neutral axis from the middle of the UTW slab to the bottom of UTW slab. The composite action had a direct impact on the long-term performance of the UTW overlays. To assure good bonding, milling method is usually applied at the interfaces during UTW overlay construction. The interface bond strength due to milling technique can be measured with the help of several devices arranged by different laboratories. This paper investigates the interface shear bond strength and shear fatigue behavior of UTW pavement for different interface treatment techniques. For this experimental purpose, a laboratory direct shear testing method and procedure was used. Two interface treatment technique like groove and piercing method have been analyzed. Interface treatment with piercing technique had shown highest shear bond strength and k-modulus values. Incorporating groove interface technique with an inclination of 0–45 degrees and piercing interface treatment has been proposed. The interface shear bond fatigue behavior of piercing treatment technique with different debonding conditions are discussed. As expected the increase in debonding leads to decrease in interface shear stress and fatigue performance. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd
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    Microstructure and Adhesion Strength of Ni3Ti Coating Prepared by Mechanical Alloying and HVOF
    (Pleiades Publishing compmg@maik.ru, 2018) Reddy, N.C.; Ajay Kumar, B.S.; Ramesh, M.R.; Koppad, P.G.
    In the present work we report the development of Ni3Ti intermetallic compound by high energy ball milling of Ni and Ti powders. The ball milled powders were taken at various intervals (4, 6, 8, 10, and 11 h) to analyze the formation of NixTix intermetallic compounds. The ball milled powders were analyzed using scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The layered shaped powder particles of Ni3Ti phase were formed after 11 h of ball milling, which was confirmed by X-ray peaks. Further High-Velocity Oxy-Fuel (HVOF) process was used to coat Ni3Ti and Ni3Ti + (Cr3C2 + 20NiCr) on MDN 420 steel. Both the coated materials displayed excellent cohesion with minimal porosity less than 2%. The tensile adhesion strength test was carried out on these coatings to check the bond strength. Out of the two the Ni3Ti coating showed excellent bond strength of 41.04 MPa compared to that of Ni3Ti + (Cr3C2 + 20NiCr) coating. © 2018, Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.
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    Elevated temperature solid particle erosion behaviour of carbide reinforced CoCrAlY composite coatings
    (Institute of Physics Publishing helen.craven@iop.org, 2018) Nithin, H.S.; Desai, V.; Ramesh, M.R.
    CoCrAlY+WC-Co and CoCrAlY+Cr3C2-NiCr coatings are deposited on nickel based alloy using atmospheric plasma spray technique. Mechanical properties such as microhardness, adhesion strength and fracture toughness of coatings are evaluated. Elevated temperature solid particle erosion behaviour of these coatings are investigated at 600 °C using alumina erodent at 30 and 90° impact angle. Coatings are characterized utilizing Scanning electron microscope (SEM), x-ray diffraction (XRD) and Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). CoCrAlY+WC-Co coating shows higher hardness, adhesion strength and fracture toughness than CoCrAlY+Cr3C2-NiCr coating. CoCrAlY+WC-Co coating exhibited approximately 3 times higher erosion resistance than CoCrAlY+Cr3C2-NiCr coating at 90° and 30° impact angles. SEM images of eroded surfaces of coatings reveals the combination of ductile and brittle fracture. CoCrAlY+Cr3C2-NiCr coating shows severe cracks, craters, carbide pull out and chipping than CoCrAlY+WC-Co coating. High temperature erosion is a combination of simultaneous building up of material by oxidation and removal of material by erosion process. Thus reforming the erosion process to oxidation modified erosion process. © 2018 IOP Publishing Ltd.
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    Microstructural study of steel-concrete interface and its influence on bond strength of reinforced concrete
    (ASTM International, 2019) Goudar, S.K.; Das, B.B.; Arya, S.B.
    In this investigation, the variations in steel-concrete interface (SCI) properties, such as porous zone thickness and calcium hydroxide content around the reinforcing steel, were studied with respect to curing time. Three kinds of commercially used cements, ordinary portland cement (OPC), portland pozzolana cement (PPC), and portland slag cement (PSC), were used, and their significance regarding SCI properties was investigated. A reliable thresholding grayscale-based technique was used to determine the porous zone thickness at the SCI. The properties of SCI were found to be quite influenced by the curing period. The PSC concrete showed significant reduction in mean porous zone thickness at SCI compared with OPC and PPC concrete after 90 days of curing. The reduction in mean porous zone thickness can be considered one of the many influencing factors that resulted in increased ultimate bond strength at 90 days of curing. Also, the variation in calcium hydroxide content from the SCI toward the bulk concrete was examined with a scanning electron microscope empowered with energy-dispersive spectroscopy. The findings indicate a gradual decrease in calcium hydroxide content away from the steel surface toward the bulk concrete. The prolonged curing resulted in a slightly higher reduction of calcium hydroxide content around the SCI for PPC and PSC concrete because of the pozzolanic reactions. Higher reduction of calcium hydroxide content around the SCI for PPC and PSC concrete is predicted to be the reason for improved ultimate bond strength after prolonged curing. © 2019 by ASTM International.
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    Bond strength characteristics of fly-ash admixed selfcompacting alkali activated concrete mixes
    (Associated Cement Companies Ltd. priti.saldanha@acclimited.com, 2020) Manjunath, R.; Narasimhan, M.C.; Suryanarayana, L.R.
    Bonding in any type of concrete plays a crucial role in the performance of reinforced concrete structures, which are profoundly determined by many factors such as concrete compressive strength, diameter, type and size of the bar along with length of embedment and confinement of concrete. Herein, an attempt has been made to develop fly-ash admixed self-compacting alkali activated slag concrete mixes cured under laboratory ambient conditions and to evaluate the bond strength characteristics using direct pull out test along with their bond stress-slip behaviour at the age of 28 and 56 days. These self-compacting alkali activated slag concrete mixes were developed using Fly-ash and GGBFS as the major principal binder. Naturally available river sand was used as the fine aggregate; 12.5 mm down size crushed granite chips (Jelly) constituted the coarse aggregate fractions in all these mixes. The alkaline solutions basically consisted of mixtures of sodium hydroxide flakes dissolved in the calculated quantity of water and mixed with the liquid sodium silicate solution. The experiments were planned based on Taguchi’s design of experiments methodology. A total of fifteen mixes were developed and evaluated for their flow ability characteristics as per the requirements of EFNARC guidelines along with compressive strength values at the age of 7, 14, 28 and 56 days. In an initial, calibration phase, bond strength characteristics of a set of nine mixes were utilized for performance evaluation purposes. Strength prediction equations were then derived on the basis of such results, whose predictive capacity was then evaluated and ascertained in the prediction phase with actual results of experiments on a set of three new mixes. Test results indicated higher flow ability characteristics for all the mixes satisfying the requirements as per the EFNARC guidelines. Higher compressive strengths values in the range of 46 – 85 MPa were obtained at the age of 56 days. Further acceptable bond strength values were obtained varying in the range of 8.0 – 14.5 MPa as compared to control OPC based reference concrete mix. © 2020, Associated Cement Companies Ltd.. All rights reserved.