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[pt] O presente trabalho trata da influência do cobrimento da armadura longitudinal sobre a resistência de aderência em regiões de emenda por traspasse de elementos de concreto armado comprimidos. Neste estudo foram ensaiados dezoito pilares de concreto armado com seção transversal de 200 mm x 150 mm e comprimento de 1100 mm, com armadura longitudinal composta de barras de aço CA-50 com diâmetro nominal de 12,5 mm e estribos de 5 mm. O arranjo da armadura longitudinal definiu três séries de pilares, sendo a Série 1 composta por seis pilares com a armadura longitudinal contínua, e as Séries 2 e 3 cada uma composta por seis pilares com a armadura longitudinal, tendo uma emenda por traspasse localizada na região da metade da altura do pilar de 470 cm e 235 mm de comprimento, respectivamente. Os ensaios consistiram na aplicação de uma força de compressão com uma excentricidade de 20 mm, sendo tal excentricidade aplicada apenas na direção da menor dimensão da seção transversal. Para os seis pilares de cada série o cobrimento da armadura longitudinal variou de 25 mm até que a metade do diâmetro da barra longitudinal ficasse exposta. Os resultados obtidos indicam que a influência do cobrimento sobre a capacidade do pilar resistir às solicitações torna-se visível quando a relação da espessura do cobrimento c e do diâmetro da barra fi é inferior a 0,4. Para pilares com barras emendadas por traspasse e com armadura exposta até a metade de seu diâmetro, a aderência na zona da emenda foi substancialmente afetada, provocando a ruptura do pilar sob forças inferiores às alcançadas em pilares com cobrimento adequado. / [en] The present work describes the influence of the concrete cover of the longitudinal reinforcement on the bond strength along the overlapping splice zones of compressed elements. Tests have been carried out on eighteen reinforced concrete columns, with cross section of 200 mm x 150 mm and 1100 mm of length. The longitudinal reinforcement consisted of CA-50 steel bars with nominal diameter of 12,5 mm and stirrups of 5 mm. Three series of columns (Serie 1, Serie 2 and Serie 3) were defined according to the arrangements of the longitudinal reinforcement: Series 1 composed by six columns with continuous longitudinal reinforcement; Series 2 and 3 composed by six columns each, presenting an overlapping splice of 470 mm and 235 mm of lenght, respectively. The columns were submited to a load apllied with an eccentricity of 20 mm in the direction of the smallest dimension of the cross section. In each series, the concrete cover varied from 25 mm to a value corresponding to the situation in which half of the diameter of the longitudinal bar was exposed. The results showed that the influence of the concrete cover on the column strength becomes relevant when the ratio c/ Ø of the cover thickness c to the bar diameter Ø is less than 0,4. For columns with overlapping splice and reinforcement exposed up to the half of diameter, the bond along the overlapping zone has been substancially affected, resulting in the column failure at lower loads when compared to columns with proper value of concrete cover.

Yes / Nowadays Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRPs) represent a well-established technique for rehabilitation of Reinforced Concrete (RC) and masonry structures. However, the severe degradation of mechanical properties of FRP under high temperature and fire as well as poor sustainability represents major weak points of organic-based systems. The use of eco-friendly inorganic geopolymeric matrices, alternative to the polymeric resins, would be highly desirable to overcome these issues. The present work aims to investigate the bond characteristic of a novel Steel Reinforced Geopolymeric Matrix (SRGM) strengthening system externally bonded to a concrete substrate having low mechanical properties. SRGM composite material consists of stainless steel cords embedded into a fireproof geopolymeric matrix. Single-lap shear tests by varying the bonded length were carried out. The main failure mode observed of SRGM-concrete joints was debonding at the fiber-matrix interface. Test results also suggest the effective bond length. On the basis of the experimental results, a cohesive bond-slip law was proposed. / Part of the analyses were developed within the activities of Rete dei Laboratori Universitari di Ingegneria Sismica (ReLUIS) for the research program funded by the Dipartimento di Protezione Civile (DPC), Progetto DPC/ReLUIS 2016–AQ DPC/ReLUIS 2014–2016.