Fatigue Retrofitting of Welded Steel Cover Plates using Pre-Stressed Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer Strips
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Abstract
Past research on the use of carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) strips for the fatigue retrofitting of steel structures has shown that these materials have considerable potential for this application. Several investigations have found that this approach can be significantly improved by first pre-stressing the strips. To further explore this possibility, a study was recently undertaken with the objectives of: (a) fatigue testing steel beams with welded cover plates strengthened using pre-stressed CFRP strips and (b) employing analytical models to predict the resulting fatigue life increase. This paper summarises the main findings of this study. Specifically, it is shown that a significant fatigue life increase can be achieved with the application of pre-stressed CFRP strips to welded details, such as cover plates. This increase will be modest, however, if the introduced stress is less than the residual stress already present as a result of the welding process. The test results are predicted by a fracture mechanics model, wherein the stresses in the weld are determined by finite element analysis.
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