Abstract:Considering three concrete strength grades (C30, C40 and C50) and three GFRP bar dia-meters (8, 12 and 16 mm), 18 GFRP anchors with pre-drilled holes and concrete pull-out specimens were fabricated based on the Embedded Through-Section (ETS) strengthening technique for Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP). The central pull-out test was used to study the influence of bar diameter and concrete strength grade on the interface bonding performance of GFRP anchor rods and concrete. Compared with the traditional drilling anchor rod method, this method is easier to operate and avoids the local damage to the concrete caused by drilling. The results show that the bar diameter and concrete strength have significant effects on the bond failure mode, load-slip curve and bond strength. When the interface is debonded, the bond slip curve presents three stages: rising, falling and stable. In case of concrete splitting failure or FRP bar fracture, the bond-slip curve has only an ascending segment. As the concrete strength grade increased from C30 to C50, the bond strength of specimens with diameters of 8 mm and 16 mm is increased by 37.35% and 13.23%, respectively. However, when the bar diameter is 12 mm, with the increase of concrete strength, the failure mode of the specimen changes from GFRP bar fracture to concrete splitting, and the lack of the concrete confinement leads to a significant decrease in the bond strength. With the increase of bar diameter from 8 mm to 16 mm, the increase of bond length leads to the enhancement of the non-uniform distribution of interfacial bond stresses, and the bond strength of C30, C40 and C50 concrete specimens decreases by 40.76%, 47.82% and 51.16%, respectively.