TY - GEN
T1 - Strengthening of concrete bridges using CFRP rod panels
AU - Harik, Issam
AU - Peiris, Abheetha
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The application of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites for the repair and rehabilitation of concrete structural members has numerous benefits over the traditional methods (e.g., enlarging the section, etc.). Carbon FRPs (CFRPs) have been preferred over other FRP material for strengthening Civil Engineering Structures. This study, investigates experimentally the bond characteristics of CFRP rods, the development of a CFRP rod panel system for strengthening concrete structural members, and the flexural behavior of concrete members strengthened with the rod panels. Bond tests are conducted using double strap joint specimens and flexural tests are carried out under 4-point bending on several small-scale reinforced concrete beams. Case studies of four field applications are detailed along with a discussion of the lessons learned.
AB - The application of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites for the repair and rehabilitation of concrete structural members has numerous benefits over the traditional methods (e.g., enlarging the section, etc.). Carbon FRPs (CFRPs) have been preferred over other FRP material for strengthening Civil Engineering Structures. This study, investigates experimentally the bond characteristics of CFRP rods, the development of a CFRP rod panel system for strengthening concrete structural members, and the flexural behavior of concrete members strengthened with the rod panels. Bond tests are conducted using double strap joint specimens and flexural tests are carried out under 4-point bending on several small-scale reinforced concrete beams. Case studies of four field applications are detailed along with a discussion of the lessons learned.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85067730652
T3 - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering, CICE 2014
BT - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering, CICE 2014
A2 - El-Hacha, Raafat
T2 - 7th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering, CICE 2014
Y2 - 20 August 2014 through 22 August 2014
ER -