Research Article

The Performance of Carbon Fibre Composites as ICCP Anodes for Reinforced Concrete Structures

Table 2

Test programme for carbon fibre anodes with respect to the electrical conductivity of the bonding medium.

SpecimensIDBonding mediumTotal surface area (cm2)Voltage applied (V)

4.1Steel 7Epoxy157.05
Fabric
4.2aSteel 8Epoxy157.010
Rod94.2
4.2bSteel 9Epoxy + chopped carbon fibres157.010
Rod94.2
4.2cSteel 10Geopolymer + chopped carbon fibres157.010
Rod94.2

is a constant that takes account of the difference between the real and apparent surface area of the CFRP fabric (see Section 3.2).