Table 7 Fracture load of anchor bars after corrosion under different conditions.

From: Performance evolution of prestressing anchor bars in corrosive environments experimental study

pH

Fracture load (kN)

No prestressing

24% stress level

36% stress level

48% stress level

Measured value

Average value

Measured value

Average value

Measured value

Average value

Measured value

Average value

5.0

11.7

11.5

11.0

10.7

10.8

10.8

10.7

10.5

11.5

10.6

11.2

10.6

11.3

10.5

10.4

10.2

7.0

12.2

11.9

12.0

11.9

12.5

12

12.2

11.9

11.8

11.8

11.7

11.6

11.7

11.9

11.8

11.9

9.0

11.9

11.8

11.8

11.7

12.1

11.7

11.7

11.4

11.8

11.7

11.6

11.2

11.7

11.6

11.4

11.3