Flexural strengthening of a steel beam with prestressed CFRP strips -preliminary investigation
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Abstract
Conventional methods of repairing and strengthening steel structures involve welding or bolting additional steel plates to the structure. These methods have a number of drawbacks: welding may lead to fatigue cracking and bolted connections can be time consuming and costly. Therefore an alternative is needed to retrofit fatigue-damaged steel bridges and structures. Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcements have superior mechanical and physical properties as well as minimum visual impact on the aesthetic appearance, making them quite promising for retrofitting steel structures with minimum disturbance to the functionality of the structure. Several studies have been reported in the literature on FRP strengthened steel structures [1-6] and design guidelines for FRP strengthened steel structures were proposed by Rizkalla et al. [7]. Limited research has been reported on the use of prestressed FRP strips for strengthening steel structures [8, 9]. This study presents preliminary results on the effectiveness of using adhesively bonded prestressed carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) strips to increase the static flexural strength of a steel member. Transfer length data of prestressed CFRP strips bonded with epoxy adhesive to a steel member is also be presented.
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| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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