• List of Figures
• List of Tables
  • Introduction
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Previous work
• 1.2.1 Environmental effects on the bond and the interface of FRP and concrete
• 1.2.2 Environmental effects on the bond at the interface of FRPs and Steel
• 1.2.3 Environmental effects on the bond at the interface of FRPs and masonry
• 1.2.4 Environmental effects on the bond at the interface of FRPs and timber
• 1.2.5 Environmental effects on the mechanical properties of FRPs
• 1.3 Scope and objectives
  • Materials and Method
• 2.1 Fiber reinforced polymer
• 2.2 Environments
• 2.2.1 Acid (pH of 2.5)
• 2.2.2 Alkaline (pH of 10 and 12.5)
• 2.2.3 Seawater (pH of 7.25)
• 2.2.4 Fresh water (pH of 7)
• 2.3 Standards
• 2.4 Reservoirs
• 2.5 Testing Program
• 2.5.1 Minimum lap spliced length
• 2.5.2 Single-lap shear test procedure
  • The long-term evaluation of interface between Glass Fabrics (GFRP)
• 3.1 Abstract
• 3.2 Results and Discussion
• 3.2.1 Acidic solution (pH of 2.5)
• 3.2.2 Alkaline solutions (pH of 10)
• 3.2.3 Alkaline solutions (pH of 12.5)
• 3.2.4 Sea water solutions (pH of 7.25)
• 3.2.5 Fresh water solutions (pH of 7)
• 3.2.6 Modes of failure
  • The long-term evaluation of interface between Aramid fabrics (AFRP)
• 4.1 Abstract
• 4.2 Results and discussion
• 4.2.1 Acidic solution (pH of 2.5)
• 4.2.2 Alkaline solutions (pH of 10)
• 4.2.3 Alkaline solutions (pH of 12.5)
• 4.2.4 Sea water solutions (pH of 7.25)
• 4.2.5 Fresh water solutions (pH of 7)
• 4.2.6 Modes of failure
  • The long-term evaluation of interface between Carbon fabrics (CFRP)
• 5.1 Abstract
• 5.2 Results and discussion
• 4.2.1 Acidic solution (pH of 2.5)
• 4.2.2 Alkaline solution (pH of 10)
• 4.2.3 Alkaline solution (pH of 12.5)
• 4.2.4 Sea water solution (pH of 7.25)
• 4.2.5 Fresh water solution (pH of 7)
• 4.2.6 Modes of failure
  • Conclusions and future works
• 6.1 Summary and conclusions
• 6.2 Direction to Future Work
• References

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