Carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites in civil engineering application—a comprehensive review

DS Vijayan, A Sivasuriyan, P Devarajan, A Stefańska… - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
In civil engineering, carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites have emerged as a
promising alternative to conventional materials. The article provides a comprehensive …

Enhancing Performance of Engineering Structures under Dynamic Disasters with ECC–FRP Composites: A Review at Material and Member Levels

D Zhao, B Chen, J Sun - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Dynamic loadings arising from impact, explosive, and seismic disasters impose high
requirements on the performance of engineering structures during service periods …

Performance-based design for improving impact resistance of RC bridge piers with CFRP grid-reinforced ECC

C Zhou, Y Xie, W Wang, Y Zheng - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
This study explores the performance-based design of a composite material named carbon
fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) grid-reinforced engineering cementitious composite (ECC) …

Response and shear mechanism of RC bridge piers confined with CFRP grid-reinforced ECC subjected to truck collision

C Zhou, W Wang, Y Zheng, Y Cheng, Z Wu - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2023 - Elsevier
To improving the impact resistance of RC bridge piers under truck collision, numerical
simulation is carried out to compare the dynamic response of reinforced concrete (RC) piers …

Dynamic performance of flexure-failure-type rectangular RC columns under low-velocity lateral impact

Y Song, J Wang, Q Han - International Journal of Impact Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents an experimental investigation of the dynamic moment-rotation
relationship of flexure-critical RC columns under low-velocity impact. Impact tests of RC …

Machine learning driven post-impact damage state prediction for performance-based crashworthiness design of bridge piers

C Zhou, Y Xie, W Wang, Y Zheng - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
This study applies machine learning (ML) methods to predict post-impact damage states of
reinforced concrete (RC) bridge piers under vehicle collision. 251 datasets of various …

A corrugated steel fender for bridge pier protection against truck collision

C Zhou, Y Xie, W Wang, Y Zheng, H Cao - Thin-Walled Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
This study proposes a novel corrugated steel fender system to protect bridge piers against
truck collisions. In particular, the impact energy is mainly absorbed through the deformation …

Investigating the Flexural Properties of Reinforced Concrete T-Beams Strengthened with High-Strength Steel Wire Mesh and Polyurethane Cement

K Zhang, J Xuan, X Shen, X Xue - Journal of Bridge Engineering, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
The incorporation of high-strength steel wire mesh and polyurethane cement (HSSWM–
PUC) has been identified as an effective approach for enhancing existing reinforced …

[HTML][HTML] Crashworthiness design of GFRP bar reinforced concrete bridge pier subjected to truck collision

C Zhou, W Wang, Y Zheng, Y Cheng, Z Wu - Case Studies in Construction …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigates the failure behavior and post-impact damage of glass fiber reinforced
polymer (GFRP) bar reinforced bridge pier under truck collision. The finite element model of …

Thickness effect of engineered cementitious composites subjected to quasi-static and dynamic tension

H Zhou, J Wu, X Wang, T Song, Y Wang - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Engineered cementitious composites (ECC) showed promising potentials in structural
protection against quasi-static and dynamic tension due to their superior tensile ductility. To …