A review on strengthening steel beams using FRP under fatigue

M Kamruzzaman, MZ Jumaat… - The Scientific World …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In recent decades, the application of fibre‐reinforced polymer (FRP) composites for
strengthening structural elements has become an efficient option to meet the increased …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring changing strain fields in composites with Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensing using the optical backscatter reflectometer

JHL Grave, ML Håheim, AT Echtermeyer - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
Background/purpose Measurements of strains in critical components are often required in
addition to finite element calculations when evaluating a structure. Methods This paper …

Theoretical and experimental study on notched steel beams strengthened with CFRP plate

J Deng, Y Jia, H Zheng - Composite Structures, 2016 - Elsevier
CFRP external bonding is an alternative technique to repair or strengthen notch damaged
steel beams. However, the premature debonding failure caused by the stress concentration …

Effect of mechanical anchorage on the bond performance of double overlapped CFRP-to-steel joints

Y Yang, J Zhao, S Zhang, C Chastre, H Biscaia - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Mechanical anchorage devices have the potential to efficiently improve the bond behavior of
Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymers (CFRP) Externally Bonded (EB) onto steel with an …

Improving damping property of carbon-fiber reinforced epoxy composite through novel hybrid epoxy-polyurea interfacial reaction

TL Attard, L He, H Zhou - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
A Carbon-fiber reinforced Hybrid-Matrix C omposite (CHMC) was designed to improve the
material damping property in conventional carbon-fiber reinforced epoxy (CF/E) through the …

Influences of the bond-slip on the flexural performance of CFRP plate-strengthened damaged steel beams with intermediate debonding: A numerical study

HT Wang, CC Guo, QL Liu, Q Wu - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The interfacial intermediate debonding between the steel beam and CFRP (carbon-fiber-
reinforced polymer) is a considerable issue for a CFRP plate-strengthened damaged steel …

Experimental study on basalt FRP/steel single-lap joints under different loading rates and temperatures

M Yao, D Zhu, Y Yao, H Zhang, B Mobasher - Composite Structures, 2016 - Elsevier
In this work, basalt FRP/steel single-lap joints were tested under various temperatures (− 25,
0, 25, 50, 100° C) and dynamic loading speeds (0.625, 1.25, 2.5, 5.0 m/s), using a servo …

Numerical study on notched steel beams strengthened by CFRP plates

J Deng, J Li, Y Wang, W Xie - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) externally bonding is an efficient and effective
method to strengthen damaged steel beams, and thereby prolong their service life …

Crashworthiness characteristics of a carbon fiber reinforced dual-phase epoxy–polyurea hybrid matrix composite

H Zhou, TL Attard, K Dhiradhamvit, Y Wang… - Composites Part B …, 2015 - Elsevier
The crashworthiness characteristics of rectangular tubes made from a Carbon-fiber
reinforced Hybrid-Polymeric Matrix (CHMC) composite were investigated using quasi-static …

Integrating energy transferability into the connection-detail of coastal bridges using reinforced interfacial epoxy-polyurea reaction matrix composite

L He, TL Attard, H Zhou, A Brooks - Composite Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
A new Carbon-fiber Interfacial Epoxy-Polyurea Matrix (C-IEPM) composite is investigated as
a potential retrofit option for vulnerable girder-to-cap connection-details in coastal highway …