[HTML][HTML] Fatigue testing and analysis of steel plates manufactured by wire-arc directed energy deposition

C Huang, L Li, N Pichler, E Ghafoori, L Susmel… - Additive …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wire-arc directed energy deposition (DED), also known as wire-arc additive manufacturing
(WAAM), is a metal 3D printing technique that is recognised for its high efficiency, cost …

Fatigue strengthening of cracked steel plates with CFRP laminates in the case of old steel material

E Lepretre, S Chataigner, L Dieng, L Gaillet - Construction and Building …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper reports an experimental study performed to investigate the effectiveness of
carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) laminates in extending fatigue life of old cracked …

Development of an iron-based shape memory alloy (Fe-SMA) strengthening system for steel plates

MR Izadi, E Ghafoori, M Shahverdi, M Motavalli… - Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents the development of an iron-based shape memory alloy (Fe-SMA)
system for the strengthening of steel plates. The shape memory effect (SME), which is the …

Fatigue behavior of a Fe-Mn-Si shape memory alloy used for prestressed strengthening

E Ghafoori, E Hosseini, C Leinenbach, J Michels… - Materials & Design, 2017 - Elsevier
Cyclic deformation and fatigue behavior of an iron-based shape memory alloy (Fe-SMA) Fe-
17Mn-5Si-10Cr-4Ni-1 (V, C) were studied. In the first step, cyclic tensile tests were …

[HTML][HTML] Fatigue behavior of notched steel beams strengthened by a prestressed CFRP plate subjected to wetting/drying cycles

J Deng, J Li, M Zhu - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Prestressed carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) strengthening is effective in
suppressing crack propagation of steel beams. However, the fatigue behavior of notched …

[HTML][HTML] Design criterion for fatigue strengthening of riveted beams in a 120-year-old railway metallic bridge using pre-stressed CFRP plates

E Ghafoori, M Motavalli, A Nussbaumer… - Composites Part B …, 2015 - Elsevier
This study presents a design criterion developed for fatigue strengthening of a 120-year-old
metallic railway bridge in Switzerland and presents a pre-stressed un-bonded reinforcement …

Bonded CFRP/steel systems, remedies of bond degradation and behaviour of CFRP repaired steel: An overview

D Borrie, S Al-Saadi, XL Zhao, RKS Raman, Y Bai - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
This literature review has examined the use of FRP composite materials as a potential
retrofitting technique for civil structures. Importantly, the various material properties, bond …

Mode I fatigue crack arrest in tensile steel members using prestressed CFRP plates

A Hosseini, E Ghafoori, M Motavalli, A Nussbaumer… - Composite …, 2017 - Elsevier
Numerous studies in the literature have shown that the strengthening of steel members
using carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites can significantly extend the …

A comparative study between Fe-SMA and CFRP reinforcements for prestressed strengthening of metallic structures

A Hosseini, J Michels, M Izadi, E Ghafoori - Construction and Building …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the last two decades, carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites have been used
for the strengthening of various civil structures. Since recently, iron-based shape memory …

Iron-based shape memory alloy for the fatigue strengthening of cracked steel plates: Effects of re-activations and loading frequencies

MR Izadi, E Ghafoori, M Motavalli, S Maalek - Engineering structures, 2018 - Elsevier
The paper discusses the application of an iron-based shape memory alloy (Fe-SMA) for the
fatigue strengthening of steel plates. The shape memory effect (SME), which is the …