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. 2021 Dec 26;22(1):141. doi: 10.3390/s22010141

Table 2.

Summary of the durability test campaign, showing the characterizations performed at each test session (with the number of repeated tests in brackets).

Test Sessions
T0 T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6
Ageing environments Alkaline solution Exposure time (months) 0 3 6 9 12 15 18
Tests Concrete: compression tests (x3) X X X X X X X
Embedded DOFS: pull-out tests (x3) X X X X X X X
DOFS cables: tensile tests
coating (x3) + Steel wire (x3)
X X X X X X X
DOFS: pull-out tests
OF/coating (x3) + Steel/coating (x3)
X X X X X X X
Other analyses (OM, DSC, FTIR, D) X X X X X X X
F/T cycles Exposure time (months) 0 3 6 9 12 15 18
Tests Bonded DOFS: pull-out tests (x3) X X X X X X X
DOFS cables: tensile tests
coating (x3) + Steel wire (x3)
X X X X
DOFS cables: pull-out tests
OF/coating (x3) + Steel/coating (x3)
X X X X
Other analyses (OM, DSC, FTIR, D) X X X X
I/D cycles Exposure time (months) 0 3 6 9 12 15 18
Tests Bonded DOFS: pull-out tests (x3) X X X X X X X
DOFS cables: tensile tests
coating (x3) + Steel rod (x3)
X X X X
DOFS cables: pull-out tests
OF/coating (x3) + Steel/coating (x3)
X X X X
Other analyses (OM, DSC, FTIR, D) X X X X
Natural aging (NA) Exposure time (months) 0 12 16
Tests Concrete: compression tests (x3) X X
Embedded DOFS: pull-out tests (x3) X X
Bonded DOFS: pull-out tests (x3) X X
DOFS cables: tensile tests
coating (x3) + Steel wire (x3)
X X
DOFS cables: pull-out tests
OF/coating (x3) + Steel/coating (x3)
X X
Other analyses (OM, DSC, FTIR, D) X X X
F/T, I/D, NA Exposure time (months) 0 8
Tests Bulk X120 adhesive: tensile tests
(x3 per aging environment)
X X
Other analyses on X120 (DSC, FTIR) X X
Creep (Cr) Exposure time (months) 0 5 10 15
Tests DOFS cables: tensile tests
coating (x3) + Steel wire (x3)
X X X X
DOFS cables: pull-out tests
OF/coating (x3) + Steel/coating (x3)
X X X X
Other analyses (D, DSC) X X X X