Ultimate capacity of barrier–deck anchorage in MTQ TL-5 barrier reinforced with headed-end, high-modulus, sand-coated GFRP bars

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 263-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Rostami ◽  
Khaled Sennah ◽  
Hamdy M. Afefy
Keyword(s):  
Highway Bridges ◽  
Experimental Program ◽  
Embedment Depth ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Vehicle Impact ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced ◽  
Experimental Findings ◽  
Deck Slab

This paper presents an experimental program to justify the barrier design at the barrier–deck junction when compared to the factored applied transverse vehicular loading specified in the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code (CHBDC). Compared to the dimensioning and the glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) bar detailing of a recently crash-tested GFRP-reinforced barrier, the adopted barrier configurations in this paper were similar to those specified by Ministry of Transportation of Québec (MTQ) for TL-5 barrier except that the base of the barrier was 40 mm narrower and the deck slab is of 200 mm thickness, leading to reduction in the GFRP embedment depth into the deck slab. Four full-scale TL-5 barrier specimens were tested to collapse. Correlation between the experimental findings and the factored applied moments from CHBDC equivalent vehicle impact forces resulting from the finite-element modelling of the barrier–deck system was conducted followed by recommendations for use of the proposed design in highway bridges in Québec.

scholarly journals Structural Design Issues On GFRP-Reinforced Concrete Bridge Barriers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Tropynina
Keyword(s):  
Steel Corrosion ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Gfrp Bars ◽  
Bridge Rehabilitation ◽  
Vehicle Impact ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced ◽  
Experimental Findings ◽  
Deck Slab

In the era of bridge rehabilitation, glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars are considered an alternative solution to steel reinforcement to eliminate steel corrosion. In this thesis, a new bridge barrier reinforcement layout was proposed incorporating GFRP bars with anchorage heads. However, it was observed that no design provisions or research data in the literature were found to design the anchorage at barrier-deck slab junction. As such, pullout tests were conducted on GFRP bars embedded in concrete slabs, to determine their pullout strength. Also, testing to-collapse of full-scale bridge barrier under static loading was conducted to determine its load carrying capacity. In addition, finite element analysis of the barrier wall and deck slab portion was performed in order to examine the level of accuracy of the specified factored applied moments due to vehicle impact at the barrier-deck junction. The experimental findings qualified the proposed GFRP-reinforced barrier detailing when subjected to simulated vehicle impact loading.

scholarly journals Structural Design Issues On GFRP-Reinforced Concrete Bridge Barriers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Tropynina
Keyword(s):  
Steel Corrosion ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Gfrp Bars ◽  
Bridge Rehabilitation ◽  
Vehicle Impact ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced ◽  
Experimental Findings ◽  
Deck Slab

In the era of bridge rehabilitation, glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars are considered an alternative solution to steel reinforcement to eliminate steel corrosion. In this thesis, a new bridge barrier reinforcement layout was proposed incorporating GFRP bars with anchorage heads. However, it was observed that no design provisions or research data in the literature were found to design the anchorage at barrier-deck slab junction. As such, pullout tests were conducted on GFRP bars embedded in concrete slabs, to determine their pullout strength. Also, testing to-collapse of full-scale bridge barrier under static loading was conducted to determine its load carrying capacity. In addition, finite element analysis of the barrier wall and deck slab portion was performed in order to examine the level of accuracy of the specified factored applied moments due to vehicle impact at the barrier-deck junction. The experimental findings qualified the proposed GFRP-reinforced barrier detailing when subjected to simulated vehicle impact loading.

Strengthening of dapped timber beams using glass fibre reinforced polymer bars

2004 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 943-955 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Amy ◽  
D Svecova
Keyword(s):  
Glass Fibre ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Modulus Of Rupture ◽  
Experimental Program ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Bending Load ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced ◽  
Timber Beams

An economical rehabilitation scheme to strengthen creosote-treated dapped timber stringers in both flexure and shear is proposed. An experimental program was conducted to test stringers under monotonic load in three-point bending load configuration. Eight control beams with no reinforcement, 12 reinforced for flexure only, and 6 reinforced for flexure and shear were tested. Glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) dowel bars were placed at an angle of 60° from the horizontal to reinforce for shear and to bridge the dapped end. Test results from previous studies by Gentile et al. (C. Gentile, D. Svecova, and S.H. Rizkalla. ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction, 6(1): 11–20, 2002.) and Svecova and Eden (D. Svecova and R.J. Eden. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 31: 45–55, 2004) are combined with the results of this investigation for a total sample size of 54 beams. Large sample sizes are essential to study the performance of timber beams strengthened using GFRP bars in various schemes. An overall increase of 70% in the 10th percentile ultimate strength was obtained for stringers reinforced for both flexure and shear. Ductility was increased with the addition of the GFRP reinforcement, but the modulus of elasticity appeared to be unaffected.Key words: timber, bridge, glass fibre reinforced polymer, rehabilitation, modulus of rupture, analysis.

Flexural and shear strengthening of timber beams using glass fibre reinforced polymer bars — an experimental investigation

2004 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Svecova ◽  
R J Eden
Keyword(s):  
Glass Fibre ◽  
Experimental Program ◽  
Shear Strengthening ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Flexural Strengthening ◽  
Gfrp Bars ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced

An experimental program was undertaken at The University of Manitoba to test timber stringers strengthened with glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars. Various strengthening schemes were investigated as a means of increasing the load carrying capacity of timber stringers in shear and flexure. The shear strengthening was achieved by inserting GFRP dowels in the centre of the cross section along the length of the stringers. The flexural strengthening used the concept of near-surface-mounted GFRP bars. Fifty beams were tested to evaluate the performance of the various strengthening schemes. The behaviour of the beams is described in terms of mode of failure, mechanical properties, and load–deflection behaviour. This study found that strengthening timber stringers with GFRP reinforcement increased the ultimate strength of the stringers and reduced its variability. It is believed that the shear and flexural GFRP reinforcements act as a truss member within the timber beam and bridge the local defects and discontinuities of the timber.Key words: timber, glass fibre reinforced polymer, bridge, stringers, dowels, strengthening, ductility.

scholarly journals Thermal Delamination Modelling and Evaluation of Aluminium–Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Hybrid

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 492
Author(s):  
Zhen Pei Chow ◽  
Zaini Ahmad ◽  
King Jye Wong ◽  
Seyed Saeid Rahimian Koloor ◽  
Michal Petrů
Keyword(s):  
Crack Front ◽  
Cohesive Zone ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Mode I ◽  
Mode Ii ◽  
Cohesive Model ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced

This paper aims to propose a temperature-dependent cohesive model to predict the delamination of dissimilar metal–composite material hybrid under Mode-I and Mode-II delamination. Commercial nonlinear finite element (FE) code LS-DYNA was used to simulate the material and cohesive model of hybrid aluminium–glass fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP) laminate. For an accurate representation of the Mode-I and Mode-II delamination between aluminium and GFRP laminates, cohesive zone modelling with bilinear traction separation law was implemented. Cohesive zone properties at different temperatures were obtained by applying trends of experimental results from double cantilever beam and end notched flexural tests. Results from experimental tests were compared with simulation results at 30, 70 and 110 °C to verify the validity of the model. Mode-I and Mode-II FE models compared to experimental tests show a good correlation of 5.73% and 7.26% discrepancy, respectively. Crack front stress distribution at 30 °C is characterised by a smooth gradual decrease in Mode-I stress from the centre to the edge of the specimen. At 70 °C, the entire crack front reaches the maximum Mode-I stress with the exception of much lower stress build-up at the specimen’s edge. On the other hand, the Mode-II stress increases progressively from the centre to the edge at 30 °C. At 70 °C, uniform low stress is built up along the crack front with the exception of significantly higher stress concentrated only at the free edge. At 110 °C, the stress distribution for both modes transforms back to the similar profile, as observed in the 30 °C case.

scholarly journals The Effect of Layers and Bullet Type on Impact Properties of Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) Using a Single Stage Gas Gun (SSGG)

2014 ◽  
Vol 564 ◽  
pp. 428-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.N.A. Safri ◽  
Mohamed Thariq Hameed Sultan ◽  
N. Razali ◽  
Shahnor Basri ◽  
Noorfaizal Yidris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Impact Energy ◽  
Glass Fibre ◽  
Impact Test ◽  
Single Stage ◽  
Gas Gun ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this work is to study the best number of layer with the higher impact energy using Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP). The number of layers used in this study was 25, 33, 41, and 49. The impact test was performed using Single Stage Gas Gun (SSGG) for each layers given above with different bullets such as blunt, hemispherical and conical bullets. The gas gun pressure was set to 5, 10, 15 and 20 bar. All of the signals captured from the impact test were recorded using a ballistic data acquisition system. The correlation between the impact energy in terms of number of layer and type of bullet from this test are presented and discussed. It can be summarise that as the number of layer increases, impact energy also increases. In addition, from the results, it was observed that by using different types of bullets (blunt, hemispherical, conical), there is only a slight difference in values of energy absorbed by the specimen.

Quasi-Static Indentation Behaviour of Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer

2014 ◽  
Vol 970 ◽  
pp. 317-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Mohd Saiful Azwan ◽  
Yahya Mohd Yazid ◽  
Ayob Amran ◽  
Behzad Abdi
Keyword(s):  
Glass Fibre ◽  
Polyester Resin ◽  
Loading Rates ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Static Indentation ◽  
Indentation Tests ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced ◽  
Chopped Strand Mat

Fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) plates subject to quasi-static indentation loading were studied. The plates were fabricated from three layers of chopped strand mat glass fibre and polyester resin using vacuum infusion process. Indentation tests were conducted on the plates with loading rates of 1 mm/min, 10 mm/min, 100 mm/min and 500 mm/min using a hemispherical tip indenter with diameter 12.5 mm. The plates were clamped in a square fixture with an unsupported space of 100 mm × 100 mm. The loads and deflections at the indented location were measured to give energy absorption-deflection curves. The results showed that the loading rate has a large effect on the indentation behaviour and energy absorbed.

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