Designation:D7565/D7565M−10(Reapproved2017)StandardTestMethodforDeterminingTensilePropertiesofFiberReinforcedPolymerMatrixCompositesUsedforStrengtheningofCivilStructures1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD7565/D7565M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethoddescribestherequirementsforsamplepreparation,tensiletesting,andresultscalculationofflatfiberreinforcedpolymer(FRP)compositematerialsusedforthestrengtheningofstructuresmadeofmaterialssuchasmetals,timber,masonry,andreinforcedconcrete.Themethodmaybeusedtodeterminethetensilepropertiesofwetlay-upandpre-impregnatedFRPcompositesfabricatedonsiteormanu-facturedinafactorysetting.TheFRPcompositemaybeofeitherunidirectional(0-degrees)orcross-ply(0/90type)rein-forcement.Forcross-plylaminates,theconstructionmaybeachievedusingmultiple-layersofunidirectionalfibersateither0or90degrees,oroneormorelayersofstitchedorwoven0/90fabrics.Thecompositematerialformsarelimitedtocontinuousfiberordiscontinuousfiber-reinforcedcompositesinwhichthelaminateisbalancedandsymmetricwithrespecttothetestdirection.ThemethodonlycoversthedeterminationofthetensilepropertiesoftheFRPcompositematerial.OthercomponentsusedtoattachtheFRPmaterialtothesubstrate,suchastheprimer,putty,andadhesiveinexternallybondedstrengtheningsystems,areexcludedfromthesampleprepara-tionandtestingdetailedinthisdocument.ThistestmethodreferstoTestMethodD3039/D3039Mforconductofthetests.1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Withinthetext,theinch-poundunitsareshowninbrackets.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenotexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemmustbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnonconformancewiththestandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconc...
