• List of Figures (7)
• List of Tables (9)
  • Introduction (10)
• 1.1 Introduction (10)
• 1.2 Previous work (11)
• 1.2.1 Environmental effects on the bond and the interface of FRP and concrete (11)
• 1.2.2 Environmental effects on the bond at the interface of FRPs and Steel (13)
• 1.2.3 Environmental effects on the bond at the interface of FRPs and masonry (14)
• 1.2.4 Environmental effects on the bond at the interface of FRPs and timber (16)
• 1.2.5 Environmental effects on the mechanical properties of FRPs (16)
• 1.3 Scope and objectives (19)
  • Materials and Method (20)
• 2.1 Fiber reinforced polymer (20)
• 2.2 Environments (22)
• 2.2.1 Acid (pH of 2.5) (22)
• 2.2.2 Alkaline (pH of 10 and 12.5) (22)
• 2.2.3 Seawater (pH of 7.25) (22)
• 2.2.4 Fresh water (pH of 7) (23)
• 2.3 Standards (23)
• 2.4 Reservoirs (23)
• 2.5 Testing Program (23)
• 2.5.1 Minimum lap spliced length (23)
• 2.5.2 Single-lap shear test procedure (30)
  • The long-term evaluation of interface between Glass Fabrics (GFRP) (31)
• 3.1 Abstract (31)
• 3.2 Results and Discussion (32)
• 3.2.1 Acidic solution (pH of 2.5) (32)
• 3.2.2 Alkaline solutions (pH of 10) (33)
• 3.2.3 Alkaline solutions (pH of 12.5) (34)
• 3.2.4 Sea water solutions (pH of 7.25) (35)
• 3.2.5 Fresh water solutions (pH of 7) (36)
• 3.2.6 Modes of failure (40)
  • The long-term evaluation of interface between Aramid fabrics (AFRP) (44)
• 4.1 Abstract (44)
• 4.2 Results and discussion (45)
• 4.2.1 Acidic solution (pH of 2.5) (45)
• 4.2.2 Alkaline solutions (pH of 10) (46)
• 4.2.3 Alkaline solutions (pH of 12.5) (47)
• 4.2.4 Sea water solutions (pH of 7.25) (48)
• 4.2.5 Fresh water solutions (pH of 7) (49)
• 4.2.6 Modes of failure (53)
  • The long-term evaluation of interface between Carbon fabrics (CFRP) (57)
• 5.1 Abstract (57)
• 5.2 Results and discussion (58)
• 4.2.1 Acidic solution (pH of 2.5) (58)
• 4.2.2 Alkaline solution (pH of 10) (59)
• 4.2.3 Alkaline solution (pH of 12.5) (60)
• 4.2.4 Sea water solution (pH of 7.25) (61)
• 4.2.5 Fresh water solution (pH of 7) (62)
• 4.2.6 Modes of failure (66)
  • Conclusions and future works (68)
• 6.1 Summary and conclusions (68)
• 6.2 Direction to Future Work (69)
• References (70)