Abstract
This paper presents a three-dimensional (3-D) meso-scale finite element (FE) model for near-surface mounted (NSM) FRP strip-to-concrete bonded joints established using the general-purpose FE software package MSC.MARC. In the FE model, elements of the order of 1mm in size are employed. The concrete is simulated using the orthogonal fixed smeared crack model while the FRP and the adhesive are treated as linear brittle-cracking materials. The FE model is calibrated and verified using results of well-documented bonded joint tests. Using the verified FE model, the failure process of NSM FRP strip-to-concrete bonded joints is carefully studied; furthermore, the local bond stress distributions and the bond-slip relationships are extracted and analyzed. This 3-D meso-scale FE model offers a powerful tool for deployment in further investigations to establish bond-slip models and bond strength models for NSM FRP strip-to-concrete bonded interfaces. While the present study is focused on NSM FRP strips, the proposed modeling approach is generally applicable to NSM FRP bars of other cross-sectional shapes.
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