Effect of crack orientation on fatigue behavior of CFRP-strengthened steel plates

NJ Aljabar, XL Zhao, R Al-Mahaidi, E Ghafoori… - Composite …, 2016 - Elsevier
The introduction of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) with higher Young's modulus
has broadened its application to the strengthening of steel structures, especially under …

Fatigue tests on UHM-CFRP strengthened steel plates with central inclined cracks under different damage levels

NJ Aljabar, XL Zhao, R Al-Mahaidi, E Ghafoori… - Composite …, 2017 - Elsevier
Ageing structures and metallic bridges, in particular, are vulnerable to fatigue failure due to
having sensitive fatigue details. The literature on upgrading these structures highlights the …

Experimental investigation on the CFRP strengthening efficiency of steel plates with inclined cracks under fatigue loading

NJ Aljabar, XL Zhao, R Al-Mahaidi, E Ghafoori… - Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Employing advanced material such as carbon‐fibre‐reinforced‐polymer (CFRP) in tension
fatigue strengthening of aged roads and railway bridges have shown a great capability of …

Fatigue tests of cracked steel plates strengthened with UHM CFRP plates

C Wu, XL Zhao, R Al-Mahaidi… - Advances in …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) has shown promise for improving the fatigue
performance of steel structures. Previous studies have indicated that increasing the Young's …

Tests on cracked steel plates with different damage levels strengthened by CFRP laminates

QQ Yu, XL Zhao, R Al-Mahaidi, ZG Xiao… - … Journal of Structural …, 2014 - World Scientific
Strengthening steel structures using carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) materials has
attracted much attention in recent years owing to their potential for fatigue crack repair and …

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 …

Fatigue behaviour of CFRP strengthened steel plates with different degrees of damage

QQ Yu, T Chen, XL Gu, XL Zhao, ZG Xiao - Thin-Walled Structures, 2013 - Elsevier
An experimental and analytical study was conducted to further investigate the effectiveness
of the carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) plates in extending fatigue life of steel …

Fatigue behavior of cracked high-strength steel plates strengthened by CFRP sheets

LL Hu, XL Zhao, P Feng - Journal of Composites for Construction, 2016 - ascelibrary.org
High strength steel is widely used in buildings, bridges, railways, and other structures.
However, limited fatigue experiments have been conducted for cracked high strength steel …

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 …

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 …