Research Article

Effects of Water Immersion on the Adhesion between Adhesive Layer and Concrete Block

Table 2

Experimental program and main test result.

SpecimensaExposure duration (week)Fracture energy (mJ/mm2)Ultimate load (kN)Ultimate slip (mm)Initial stiffness (N/mm)

P0W-100.462.270.574.1
P0W-200.913.190.823.8
P0W-300.943.250.923.7
P2W-120.372.040.375.3
P2W-220.281.780.266.1
P2W-320.422.160.413.2
P4W-140.502.380.288.0
P4W-240.261.710.236.0
P4W-340.392.100.257.1

a0 W, 2 W, and 4 W denote exposure to 0 week, 2 weeks, and 4 weeks of water immersion, respectively. 1, 2, and 3 denote the number of the specimens.