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In this paper, the effect of time-dependent deformations (such as shrinkage and creep) on the interfacial stresses between a concrete beam and a fibre reinforced polymer plate is presented. The analysis given here involves a closed-form solution for such stresses and includes creep and shrinkage effects. The adherend shear deformations have been included in the present theoretical analysis by assuming a parabolic shear stress through the thickness of both concrete beam and fibre reinforced polymer panel. Contrary to some existing studies, the assumption that both the concrete beam and the fibre reinforced polymer panel have the same curvature is not used in this investigation. The influence of creep and shrinkage effect relative to the time of the casting and the time of the loading of the beams is taken into account. Numerical examples of a typical concrete beam strengthened with an externally bonded fibre reinforced polymer plate are discussed with the emphasis on the shear and normal stresses at the edge of the plate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It is now recognized that lamination enables to increase the redundancy of glass elements. This paper aims to quantify the possibilities of delamination between panes as well as the increase of redundancy for a horizontally layered glass element thanks to an analytical approach combined with a numerical modeling. From an analytical point of view, new procedures have been defined, taking into account the shear-lag effect as well as the mean curvature of the various adherents. The equilibrium of an infinitesimal element of the laminated structure has enabled to evaluate the interfacial stresses responsible for debonding phenomena. Based on this first approach and on the values of the interfacial stresses, a FE numerical simulation has been calibrated. This calibration is extended in two ways. First, the nonlinear behavior of the material is considered. A smeared crack approach is used to take into account the glass mechanical behavior. Then, a local debonding model involving the use of normal and shear springs is proposed at the interface between two glass panes. The mechanical behaviors of the springs are calibrated by simulating existing tension adhesion tests. Finally, by considering various structural cases, this work concludes that the debonding of the interface is a possibility and discusses its influence on the redundancy of the considered laminated structure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]