Strengthening of Steel-Concrete Composite Girders Using Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers Sheets
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 129, Issue 1
Abstract
The use of advanced composite materials for rehabilitation of deteriorating infrastructure has been embraced worldwide. The conventional techniques for strengthening of substandard bridges are costly, time consuming, and labor intensive. Many new techniques have used the lightweight, high strength, and the corrosion resistance of fiber reinforced polymers (FRP) laminates for repair and retrofit applications. The load-carrying capacity of a steel-concrete composite girder can be improved significantly by epoxy bonding carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) laminates to its tension flange. This paper presents the results of a study on the behavior of steel-concrete composite girders strengthened with CFRP sheets under static loading. A total of three large-scale composite girders made of W355×13.6 A36 steel beam and 75-mm thick by 910-mm wide concrete slab were prepared and tested. The thickness of the CFRP sheet was constant and a different number of layers of 1, 3, and 5 were used in the specimens. The test results showed that epoxy-bonded CFRP sheet increased the ultimate load-carrying capacity of steel-concrete composite girders and the behavior can be conservatively predicted by traditional methods.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 129 • Issue 1 • January 2003
Pages: 30 - 40
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Copyright © 2003 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Mar 27, 2001
Accepted: May 21, 2002
Published online: Dec 13, 2002
Published in print: Jan 2003
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