Stress concentration factor (SCF) of CHS gap TT-joints reinforced with CFRP

X Xu, Y Shao, X Gao, HS Mohamed - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The current study focuses on estimating the fatigue life of circular hollow section (CHS) gap
TT-joints reinforced with carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) sheets based on S–N curve …

Effect of prestressed CFRP patches on crack growth of centre-notched steel plates

R Emdad, R Al-Mahaidi - Composite Structures, 2015 - Elsevier
Carbon fibre reinforced polymers (CFRPs) are now accepted in the retrofit and repair
industry as extremely efficient and capable of compensating for the loss of structural …

Fatigue crack growth modelling for cracked small-scale structural details repaired with CFRP

A Mohabeddine, JAFO Correia, PA Montenegro… - Thin-Walled …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents an analytical model to predict the mode I fatigue crack growth of steel
Central Cracked Tensile (CCT) specimens repaired with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer …

Strengthening of metallic beams with different types of pre-stressed un-bonded retrofit systems

F Kianmofrad, E Ghafoori, MM Elyasi, M Motavalli… - Composite …, 2017 - Elsevier
Unlike bonded retrofit systems, un-bonded systems do not need any surface preparation
prior to bond application, which reduces the overall time and cost of a retrofit plan. Because …

An approach for predicting fatigue life of CFRP retrofitted metallic structural details

A Mohabeddine, J Correia, PA Montenegro… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a new approach to estimate the fatigue life of metallic details retrofitted
with bonded CFRP patch. Existing phenomenological and analytical methods to predict the …

[HTML][HTML] Flat prestressed unbonded retrofit system for strengthening of existing metallic I-Girders

A Hosseini, E Ghafoori, M Motavalli… - Composites Part B …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel retrofitting system is developed to strengthen existing metallic I-girders
using prestressed unbonded carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) plates. The system …

Bond durability of fatigued CFRP-steel double-lap joints pre-exposed to marine environment

D Borrie, HB Liu, XL Zhao, RKS Raman, Y Bai - Composite Structures, 2015 - Elsevier
Carbon fibre reinforced polymers (CFRPs) provide new age possibilities in structural
restoration. However, limited research is available on the combined effect of marine …

CFRP strengthening of fatigue cracks at U-rib to diaphragm welds in orthotropic steel bridge decks: Experimental study, optimization, and decision-making

F Jiang, Y Ding, Y Song, F Geng, Z Wang - Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper investigated fatigue strengthening of U-rib to diaphragm welds in orthotropic
steel bridge decks (OSDs) using the carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP). Fatigue testing …

Study on thermal effects on fatigue behavior of cracked steel plates strengthened by CFRP sheets

P Feng, L Hu, XL Zhao, L Cheng, S Xu - Thin-Walled Structures, 2014 - Elsevier
Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) sheets have been used to strengthen steel
structures to enhance fatigue life. However there is very limited information on the influence …

Fatigue behavior and digital image correlation monitoring of steel plates with mixed-mode edge cracks repaired with CFRP materials

T Chen, M Ye, C Yao, Z Xiao - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) has been widely used to improve
the fatigue behavior of steel structures, while most relevant studies were focused on steel …