FIELD TESTING OF 18M POST-TENSIONED CONCRETE BEAMS STRENGTHENED WITH CFRP PLATES

ROBUST, a project to investigate the strengthening of reinforced or prestressed concrete bridges using pultruded or pre-preg carbon and glass fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP and GFRP) materials as an alternative to steel plate bonding in the UK is described. Tests conducted using 18.0 m post-tensioned prestressed concrete beams taken from the A34 Botley flyover showed that prestressing the composite plates before bonding is viable. Three other sets of tests were also undertaken. Practical aspects of the testing are discussed with a view to developing practical design rules and guidelines. For the covering abstract see ITRD E111699.

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  ENGINEERING TECHNICS PRESS

  46 CLUNY GARDENS
  EDINBURGH,   United Kingdom  EH10 6BN
• Authors:
  • Lane, J S
  • LEEMING, M B
  • DARBY, J J
  • FASHOLE-LUKE, S
• Conference:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STRUCTURAL FAULTS AND REPAIR, HELD THE ASSEMBLY ROOMS, EDINBURGH, UK, 8 JULY 1997. VOL 1: EXTENDING THE LIFE OF BRIDGES
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 209-14

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beams; Bearing capacity; Bridges; Carbon; Concrete tests; Conferences; Demand; Fibers; Flexural strength; Glass; Material reinforcement; Posttensioning; Prestressed concrete; Reinforced concrete; Repairing; Structural tests; Traffic
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 6269: Beam test; 3085: Bearing capacity; 3455: Bridge; 7158: Carbon; 8525: Conference; 285: Demand (econ); 4557: Fibre; 4547: Glass; 4789: Post tensioning; 4796: Prestressed concrete; 4794: Reinforced concrete; 9111: Reinforcement (gen); 3635: Repair; 755: Traffic; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00824037
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-947644-32-0
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Feb 6 2002 12:00AM