Effects of Epoxy Adhesive Layer Thickness on Bond Strength of Joints in Concrete Structures. Academic Article

abstract

• In the construction field, adhesives are frequently used to improve adhesion between two objects. Epoxy adhesives are applied as long-term solutions, improving the bond between repair materials and existing concrete structures. Experimental investigations of the relationship between the thickness of an adhesive layer and its shear strength have been conducted by a number of industries outside of the construction sector. However, that research used metal plates as adherends when determining the shear strengths of epoxy adhesives. Therefore, this study examines epoxy adhesives' shear strength development when applied to concrete adherends. The test results show that the thickness of the bond layer did affect shear strength development in the epoxy adhesives examined.

authors

• Kang, Julian

published proceedings

• Materials (Basel)

author list (cited authors)

• Yeon, J., Song, Y., Kim, K. K., & Kang, J.

citation count

• 12

complete list of authors

• Yeon, Jaeheum||Song, Yooseob||Kim, Kwan Kyu||Kang, Julian

publication date

• January 2019

publisher

• MDPI  Publisher

published in

• Materials  Journal

keywords

• Adhesive Layer Thickness
• Brittle Fracture
• Epoxy Adhesive
• Slant-shear Test

PubMed Central ID

• 31357603

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.3390/ma12152396

start page

• 2396

end page

• 2396

volume

• 12

issue

• 15

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma12152396