Abstract: The technique of prestressing has been used successfully to improve the performance of existing concrete structures. However, very few applications of this technique can be found in steel structures. Prestressing by means ...

Abstract: The use of advanced composite materials for rehabilitation of deteriorating infrastructure has been embraced worldwide. The conventional techniques for strengthening of substandard bridges are costly, time consuming, and ...

Abstract: Fatigue sensitive details in aging steel girders is one of the common problems that structural engineers are facing today. The design characteristics of steel members can be enhanced significantly by epoxy bonding carbon ...

Abstract: The aging infrastructure of the United States requires significant attention for developing new materials and techniques to effectively and economically revive this aging system. Damaged steel-concrete composite girders ...

Abstract: The demand for the use of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRP) in rehabilitation of deteriorating infrastructure is increasing worldwide. The design characteristics of reinforced concrete or steel members can be enhanced ...

Abstract: Most of the research on application of composite materials in civil engineering during the past decade has concentrated on the behavior of structural elements under static loads. In engineering practice, there are many ...

Abstract: The static strength of reinforced concrete beams strengthened by gluing glass‐fiber‐reinforced‐plastic (GFRP) plates to their tension flanges is experimentally investigated. Five rectangular beams and one T‐beam were tested ...

Abstract: Since the development of reinforced concrete over a century ago, engineers have constantly struggled with the corrosion problem of steel reinforcement. The new advances in the field of materials science have resulted in ...

Abstract: Bonding composite plates to reinforced concrete beams is an effective technique of repair and retrofit. The ultimate capacity of the strengthened beam is controlled by either compression crushing of concrete, rupture of ...

Abstract: This research project demonstrates how advanced composite materials can be used to strengthen existing timber bridge beams in order to increase the load capacity of the bridge. Many times, the timber bridges were not ...